Draw a Diagram by Describing It
Describe a diagram in the Draw canvas prompt bar and an installed AI CLI inserts real shapes, arrows and labels next to whatever you already sketched. Everything it generates stays editable — never a flat image you have to redraw to change.
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Why You Need This
How this feature boosts your daily productivity
Asking an AI for an architecture diagram normally gets you a picture: fine to look at, useless the moment a box is wrong, because fixing it means going back to the prompt and regenerating the whole thing. Here the model writes canvas elements, so every box and arrow can be moved, recoloured and edited like anything you drew yourself. The new elements arrive selected, so a single undo or Delete removes the whole diagram if it missed the point, you choose which installed AI writes it from the gear next to the prompt bar, and a generation that fails retries itself once before showing you what the model actually returned instead of a generic error.
How It Works
Get started in 4 simple steps
Open the prompt bar
The Draw canvas gains a prompt bar above your sketch. Pick which installed AI CLI writes the diagram from the gear beside it.
Describe the diagram
Type what you want and the model writes canvas elements — real shapes, arrows and labels placed next to whatever you already drew, not a flat image pasted on top.
Keep or undo it
The generated elements arrive selected, so one undo or one Delete removes the whole diagram if it missed the point. You can also cancel a generation mid-flight.
Edit it like your own
Every box and arrow can be moved, recoloured and edited. A failed generation retries itself once, then shows you what the model actually returned.
Without 1DevTool
The manual way vs. the 1DevTool way
The Hard Way
The 1DevTool Way
Key Capabilities
Everything included with Draw a Diagram by Describing It
Why It Matters
The productivity impact of having design tool built into your workspace
No Context Switch to Figma
Prototype designs right inside your development workspace. No heavy app loading or account switching required.
AI-Powered Generation
Describe what you want in plain English and get a complete design. Iterate by chatting, not clicking.
Developer-Friendly
Built for developers who need quick mockups, not pixel-perfect illustrations. Mockup and fidelity modes match your stage.
Export & Implement
Export screens as images for documentation or client reviews. Your design and code live side by side.
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Mockup & Fidelity Modes
Switch between wireframe mockups and high-fidelity designs. Export screens to images.
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