plantuml_web
A web-based PlantUML frontend with MCP server integration, enable plantuml image generation and plantuml syntax validation.
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Using nicegui as a PlantUML frontend, you can deploy PlantUML on an intranet.
It's a nicegui demo project with an added MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that exposes PlantUML functionality to AI assistants.
Plantuml jar version: plantuml-1.2025.3.jar

Features
Web Interface
- Interactive PlantUML editor with live preview
- Save and load diagrams
- Responsive UI with resizable panels
MCP Server
- Generate PlantUML diagrams in SVG or PNG format
- Validate PlantUML code with detailed error messages
Usage:
With Docker
docker build -t plantuml_web_mcp .
# or pull from dockerhub
# docker pull 2niuhe/plantuml_web_mcp:latest
docker run -d -p 8080:8080 -p 8765:8765 plantuml_web_mcp:latest
Then you can access: - Web interface: http://127.0.0.1:8080 - MCP server: http://127.0.0.1:8765/sse
Without Docker
pip install -r requirements.txt
sh start.sh
The start script will launch: 1. PlantUML server on port 8000 2. Web interface on port 8080 3. MCP server on port 8765
Connecting to the MCP Server
You can connect to the MCP server using any MCP client, such as Claude Desktop:
- Open Claude Desktop
- Go to Settings > MCP Servers
- Add a new server with the URL:
http://localhost:8765/sse - Restart Claude Desktop
Testing the MCP Server
A test client is provided to verify the MCP server functionality:
python test_plantuml_mcp.py http://localhost:8765/sse
Available MCP Tools
generate_plantuml_image: Generate a diagram image from PlantUML codevalidate_plantuml_syntax: Validate PlantUML code and return validation result
ref
Home · zauberzeug/nicegui Wiki
How to use nicegui for beginners? · zauberzeug/nicegui · Discussion #1486
Nicegui example and suggestions · zauberzeug/nicegui · Discussion #1778
syejing/nicegui-reference-cn: NiceGUI 中文版本文档
(1) Use NiceGUI to watch images and do it from the COMMAND LINE! - YouTube
