Mermaid Diagram Generator

Mermaid Diagram Generator is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by OpenLAIR in dr-claw.

1K stars116 forkson OpenLAIR/dr-clawAdded 2026/08/21Repository updated 2026/08/09

ai-agentsai-scientistauto-researchclaude-codeclaude-science-desktop-alternativeclaude-science-freeliterature-reviewpaper-writingresearch-assistant

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Install Mermaid Diagram Generator

Copy Mermaid Diagram Generator into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.

terminal

npx degit https://github.com/OpenLAIR/dr-claw/tree/main/skills/aris-mermaid-diagram ~/.claude/skills/aris-mermaid-diagram

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only — not the rest of the repository — into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/OpenLAIR/dr-claw.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skill’s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file: skills/aris-mermaid-diagram/SKILL.md in OpenLAIR/dr-claw
Installs to: ~/.claude/skills/aris-mermaid-diagram
Collection: One of 25 skills cataloged from this repository
Category: Automation — 1523 skills

What Mermaid Diagram Generator does

Mermaid Diagram Generator creates Mermaid diagrams from user requirements and saves matching .mmd and .md files in figures/. It verifies syntax and supports flowcharts, sequence, class, ER, Gantt, and many other diagram types.

Mermaid Diagram Generator is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. Mermaid Diagram Generator comes from a repository tagged ai-agents, ai-scientist, auto-research, claude-code and claude-science-desktop-alternative.

Documentation

README

Excerpt

Mermaid Diagram Generator

Generate high-quality Mermaid diagram code based on user requirements, with file output and verification.

Constants

OUTPUT_DIR = figures/ — Output directory for all generated files
MAX_ITERATIONS = 3 — Maximum refinement rounds for syntax errors

Workflow: MUST EXECUTE ALL STEPS

Step 0: Pre-flight Check

# Create output directory
mkdir -p figures

Step 1: Understand Requirements & Select Diagram Type

Parse the input: $ARGUMENTS

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Mermaid Diagram Generator

What else does OpenLAIR publish alongside Mermaid Diagram Generator?
Mermaid Diagram Generator is one of 25 skills that DirSkills catalogs from OpenLAIR/dr-claw, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include ARIS Infra, Ablation Planner and Academic Researcher. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Mermaid Diagram Generator does, and is maintained by OpenLAIR in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the OpenLAIR/dr-claw page.
How does Mermaid Diagram Generator compare to other Automation skills?
Mermaid Diagram Generator ranks #818 by stars among the 1523 Automation skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Autonomous Loops, Autonomous Agent Harness and Automation Audit Ops. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Mermaid Diagram Generator against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.