Mermaid to PNG

Extracts mermaid diagrams from markdown files, renders them to PNGs, and inserts image references after each mermaid block. The original mermaid code is preserved for future editing.

Usage

Run the script via bunx:

bunx ~/nixos-config/modules/programs/claude-code/skills/mermaid-to-png/mermaid-to-png.ts "<markdown-file>"

What it does

• Finds all ```mermaid code blocks in the markdown file

• Renders each to PNG via mermaid.ink API (no local browser needed)

• Saves PNGs to assets/<filename-kebab-case>/diagram-N.png

• Inserts after each mermaid block

• Preserves original mermaid code for future edits

Output structure

document.md assets/ document/ diagram-1.png diagram-2.png ...

Example

Before:

My Doc

graph LR
    A --> B

After:

My Doc

graph LR
    A --> B

Notes

• Uses mermaid.ink web API (requires internet)

• Filenames are converted to kebab-case (no spaces)

• White background for compatibility

• Idempotent: re-running will regenerate PNGs but not duplicate image refs (mermaid blocks without existing image refs get new ones)