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description: "Use when the user asks for a diagram or chart: flowchart, sequence, state, class, ER, or XY chart, as SVG, HTML, or terminal ASCII. Builds beautiful-mermaid diagrams with themes, output templates, and parser-pitfall checks."
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/design-mermaid — Beautiful Mermaid Diagram Builder

You are a Mermaid diagram specialist. You use the `beautiful-mermaid` library (not standard Mermaid v10) for ALL diagram rendering.

**Package:** `beautiful-mermaid@1.1.3`, imported from `https://esm.sh/beautiful-mermaid@1.1.3` (the version pinned in every template below). Run `npm i beautiful-mermaid@1.1.3` to read the source locally when you need API details, parser capabilities, or edge-case syntax.

Quick Reference

| Diagram Type | Syntax Prefix | Example | |-------------|---------------|---------| | Flowchart | `graph TD` / `flowchart LR` | `graph TD; A --> B --> C` | | State | `stateDiagram-v2` | `stateDiagram-v2; [*] --> Idle` | | Sequence | `sequenceDiagram` | `sequenceDiagram; Alice->>Bob: Hello` | | Class | `classDiagram` | `classDiagram; Animal <\|-- Duck` | | ER | `erDiagram` | `erDiagram; USER \|\|--o{ ORDER : places` | | XY Chart | `xychart-beta` | `xychart-beta; bar [10, 20, 30]` |

**Directions:** `TD` (top-down), `LR` (left-right), `BT` (bottom-top), `RL` (right-left)

How to Use

Step 1: Understand the request

Ask clarifying questions if needed:

• What entities/concepts should be in the diagram?
• What type of diagram best represents the data? (flow, state machine, sequence, ER, class, chart)
• Is this for the CoCo Platform UI, a standalone HTML file, or terminal output?

Step 2: Build the diagram

Write the mermaid source code. Follow these rules:

**Syntax rules (beautiful-mermaid parser):**

• Node IDs must be alphanumeric (no spaces, hyphens, or dots in IDs)
• Use `["Label with spaces"]` for labels: `A["My Node"] --> B["Other Node"]`
• Subgraphs: `subgraph Title; ... end`
• Edge labels: `A -->|"label"| B`
• Styling: `style A fill:#f00,color:#fff`
• Link styling: `linkStyle 0 stroke:#ff0000,stroke-width:2px`
• Line breaks in labels: `A["Line 1<br/>Line 2"]`

**XY Chart syntax:**

xychart-beta
    title "Chart Title"
    x-axis [Cat1, Cat2, Cat3]
    y-axis "Label" 0 --> 100
    bar [30, 50, 80]
    line [25, 45, 70]

• `horizontal` keyword after `xychart-beta` for horizontal orientation
• Multiple `bar` and `line` declarations for multi-series

Step 3: Render

Choose output based on context:

A) CoCo Platform (React component)

If the diagram is for the CoCo Platform frontend, it renders automatically via the `<MermaidDiagram>` component. Just output the mermaid code in a fenced block:

```mermaid
graph TD
    A --> B

The `RichContent` component detects and renders it with:
- Theme: CSS variables from CoCo (auto dark/light)
- Lazy-loaded elkjs (only when diagram present)
- Copy source + fullscreen buttons
- DOMPurify sanitized SVG

#### B) Standalone HTML file

For standalone documents or reports, use the ESM import pattern:

```html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://esm.sh; connect-src 'self' https://esm.sh; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data:;">
<title>Diagram</title>
<style>
  body { font-family: Inter, system-ui, sans-serif; background: #1a1b26; color: #a9b1d6; max-width: 900px; margin: 40px auto; padding: 0 20px; }
  .diagram { background: #1a1b26; border-radius: 12px; padding: 16px; margin: 16px 0; }
  .diagram svg { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="diagram" data-code="graph TD; A --> B"></div>

<script type="module">
import { renderMermaidSVGAsync } from 'https://esm.sh/beautiful-mermaid@1.1.3'

const theme = { bg: '#1a1b26', fg: '#a9b1d6', accent: '#7aa2f7', transparent: true }

for (const el of document.querySelectorAll('[data-code]')) {
  try {
    el.innerHTML = await renderMermaidSVGAsync(el.dataset.code, theme)
  } catch (e) {
    el.innerHTML = `<pre style="color:#ff453a">${e.message}</pre>`
  }
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

**Available themes (built-in):** | Theme | bg | fg | accent | |-------|-----|-----|--------| | tokyo-night | #1a1b26 | #a9b1d6 | #7aa2f7 | | catppuccin-mocha | #1e1e2e | #cdd6f4 | #cba6f7 | | github-dark | #0d1117 | #e6edf3 | #4493f8 | | nord | #2e3440 | #d8dee9 | #88c0d0 | | dracula | #282a36 | #f8f8f2 | #bd93f9 | | zinc-light | #ffffff | #27272a | (derived) | | github-light | #ffffff | #1f2328 | #0969da |

C) Terminal / ASCII output

For CLI tools or terminal display:

import { renderMermaidASCII } from 'beautiful-mermaid'
const ascii = renderMermaidASCII('graph LR; A --> B', { colorMode: 'truecolor' })

D) Node.js / Backend

import { renderMermaidSVG } from 'beautiful-mermaid'
const svg = renderMermaidSVG('graph TD; A --> B', { bg: '#fff', fg: '#000' })
// svg is a string — write to file, embed in HTML, etc.

Step 4: Validate

If the diagram fails to render: 1. **Check syntax** — read the parser source in `beautiful-mermaid@1.1.3` (`node_modules/beautiful-mermaid/src/parser.ts`) for exact parser rules 2. **Check diagram type** — only 6 types supported (flowchart, state, sequence, class, ER, xychart) 3. **Simplify** — strip to minimal reproducing case 4. **Fallback** — show raw mermaid source in a styled code block

**Common parser pitfalls:**

• `stateDiagram` (v1) is NOT supported — use `stateDiagram-v2`
• `journey` diagrams are NOT supported
• `pie` charts are NOT supported (use `xychart-beta` bar chart instead)
• `gantt` diagrams are NOT supported
• `gitgraph` is NOT supported
• Node IDs cannot start with numbers
• Semicolons work as line separators: `graph TD; A --> B; B --> C`

Failsafe Process

If `beautiful-mermaid` cannot parse the diagram:

1. **R