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An MCP server that generates diagrams from Mermaid code in multiple formats (SVG, PNG, PDF). This server enables AI assistants and other MCP clients to create diagrams using the Mermaid diagram syntax ...

Shelby Putnam Tupper is founder and creative director of Shelby Designs Inc., a small-but-mighty, full-service, customer-obsessed design consultancy.

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