plantuml-server

plantuml-server provides a service interface for rendering PlantUML diagrams (server-side generation of images from PlantUML source).

Evaluated Mar 30, 2026 (29d ago)
Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ DevTools plantuml diagram-rendering server http documentation devtools
⚙ Agent Friendliness
28
/ 100
Can an agent use this?
🔒 Security
39
/ 100
Is it safe for agents?
⚡ Reliability
25
/ 100
Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality
0
Documentation
30
Error Messages
0
Auth Simplicity
50
Rate Limits
20

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement
50
Auth Strength
30
Scope Granularity
20
Dep. Hygiene
50
Secret Handling
50

Security posture is largely unknown from the provided information. Diagram rendering services should be protected (TLS, authentication, rate limiting) and should treat PlantUML input as untrusted; sandboxing and strict resource limits are important.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA
0
Version Stability
40
Breaking Changes
40
Error Recovery
20
AF Security Reliability

Best When

You want to programmatically render PlantUML diagrams from text as part of a build or documentation workflow.

Avoid When

You need to handle untrusted PlantUML content without isolation; or you require an API with strong formal contracts (OpenAPI/SDKs) and detailed operational guarantees that may not be present.

Use Cases

  • Converting PlantUML text into rendered diagrams (e.g., PNG/SVG) via an HTTP service
  • Integrating diagram rendering into CI/CD documentation pipelines
  • Generating architecture/sequence diagrams from source-as-text in internal tooling

Not For

  • High-sensitivity environments where untrusted PlantUML content could be executed/abused without sandboxing
  • Use cases requiring rich interactive editing (this is for rendering, not authoring)

Interface

REST API
No
GraphQL
No
gRPC
No
MCP Server
No
SDK
No
Webhooks
No

Authentication

OAuth: No Scopes: No

No authentication details were provided in the prompt content, so this is treated as unknown/unspecified.

Pricing

Free tier: No
Requires CC: No

Self-hosted/open-source style pricing not provided; treated as not determinable from the given information.

Agent Metadata

Pagination
none
Idempotent
False
Retry Guidance
Not documented

Known Gotchas

  • Diagram rendering services may require careful input handling and size limits
  • If auth/rate limiting are not clearly specified, agents should assume conservative request sizes and implement retries with backoff only when safe

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-30.

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