canvas_update_nodes — mcp MCP Tool
canvas_update_nodes
(canvas update nodes) 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_update_nodes from your client
- Claude Code mcp canvas_update_nodes run in your project directory
- Claude Desktop mcp canvas_update_nodes ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Cursor mcp canvas_update_nodes ~/.cursor/mcp.json
- VS Code mcp canvas_update_nodes .vscode/mcp.json
- Zed mcp canvas_update_nodes ~/.config/zed/settings.json
- Windsurf mcp canvas_update_nodes ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json
- Cline mcp canvas_update_nodes ~/Library/Application Support/Code/User/globalStorage/saoudrizwan.claude-dev/settings/cline_mcp_settings.json
- Gemini CLI mcp canvas_update_nodes ~/.gemini/settings.json
- Grok mcp canvas_update_nodes .mcp.json (in your project root)
- ChatGPT mcp canvas_update_nodes Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
- Claude.ai mcp canvas_update_nodes Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
- LangChain mcp canvas_update_nodes pip install langchain-mcp-adapters
Fastest route
claude mcp add --transport http mcp https://datadef.io/mcp
Other 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_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_shape
- 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.