canvas_add_shape — mcp MCP Tool
canvas_add_shape
(canvas add shape) is one of 36 tools on the
mcp
MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.
by client
How to call canvas_add_shape from your client
- Claude Code mcp canvas_add_shape run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop mcp canvas_add_shape ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor mcp canvas_add_shape ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code mcp canvas_add_shape .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed mcp canvas_add_shape ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf mcp canvas_add_shape ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline mcp canvas_add_shape ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI mcp canvas_add_shape ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok mcp canvas_add_shape .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT mcp canvas_add_shape Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai mcp canvas_add_shape Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain mcp canvas_add_shape pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://datadef.io/mcpOther tools on this server
- get_design_guide
- canvas_describe_canvas
- canvas_inspect_nodes
- canvas_measure_canvas
- canvas_suggest_simplifications
- canvas_search_icons
- canvas_add_nodes
- canvas_add_standalone_node
- canvas_update_nodes
- canvas_replace_node
- canvas_remove_nodes
- canvas_connect_nodes
- canvas_update_edges
- canvas_disconnect_nodes
- canvas_set_columns
- canvas_group_nodes
- canvas_move_to_group
- canvas_add_lineage
- canvas_add_text
- canvas_add_flow_arrow
- canvas_add_region
- canvas_move_nodes
- canvas_resize_nodes
- canvas_align_nodes
- canvas_collapse_nodes
- canvas_layout_canvas
- canvas_validate_canvas
- create_diagram
- create_blank_diagram
- list_diagrams
- get_diagram
- edit_diagram
- export_diagram
- repo_status
- repo_refresh
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.