Mermaid Validator API

High-performance API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for validating Mermaid diagrams with comprehensive security features, multiple transport options, and enterprise-grade capabilities.

Author: Gregorio Elias Roecker Momm (gregoriomomm@gmail.com)

🆕 Latest Updates (v1.0.29)

Unified CLI with Port Configuration:

• ✅ Single Command: One npx command with flags to start any server mode
• ✅ Port Control: --port <number> flag works with all server modes
• ✅ Environment Variables: PORT, MCP_HTTP_PORT, MCP_HTTP_HOST support
• ✅ REST API: npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp (default port: 8000)
• ✅ MCP HTTP: npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp --mcp-http (default port: 8080)
• ✅ Built-in Help: npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp --help

Package Features:

• ✅ NPM Package: Available as @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp
• ✅ Security Updates: Fixed multer vulnerabilities
• ✅ Clean Logging: Default log level set to warn for production readiness
• ✅ Complete Distribution: Both source (src/) and compiled (dist/mcp/) files
• ✅ Enterprise Ready: Unlimited configuration, environment variables, Docker support

API Endpoints:

• http://localhost:8000/api/v1/validate - Direct diagram validation (JSON)
• http://localhost:8000/api/v1/upload/file - File upload validation (multipart)

MCP Server Commands:

• npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp --mcp-stdio - Stdio transport (Claude Desktop)
• npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp --mcp-http - HTTP transport (port 8080)
• npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp --mcp-secure - Secure HTTP with authentication

🚀 Dual Architecture: REST API + MCP Server

This project provides two complementary interfaces:

1. 🌐 REST API: Traditional HTTP API for web applications and direct integrations
2. 🤖 MCP Server: Model Context Protocol server for LLM integrations (Claude Desktop, etc.)

Quick Start

# Install from npm (recommended)
npm install @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp

# Start REST API server (default)
npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp

# Start MCP HTTP server
npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp --mcp-http

# Start MCP stdio server
npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp --mcp-stdio

# Start MCP secure server
npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp --mcp-secure

# Show help
npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp --help

Alternative: Install from source

git clone https://github.com/gregoriomomm/mermaid-validator-mcp.git
cd mermaid-validator-mcp
npm install
npm run build:mcp

# Use npm scripts
npm start              # REST API server
npm run start:mcp      # MCP stdio
npm run start:mcp-http # MCP HTTP
npm run start:mcp-secure # MCP secure

Test MCP HTTP server:

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector http://localhost:8080/mcp

🎯 Core Features

Validation Capabilities

• 28 Mermaid Diagram Types: Complete support with real grammar parsing
• Multi-format Support: Markdown files, ZIP archives, direct input
• Real Grammar Validation: Jison, ANTLR, and Langium parsers
• High Performance: Optimized with minimal dependencies

MCP Server Features

• Multiple Transports: Stdio, HTTP streamable, Server-Sent Events (SSE)
• 3 MCP Tools: validate-diagrams, validate-files, get-validation-stats
• 2 MCP Resources: config://limits, info://diagram-types
• Full Protocol Compliance: JSON-RPC 2.0, MCP specification 2024-11-05

Security & Enterprise

• Security Compliant: Complete audit logging and security best practices
• Authentication: API key and Bearer token support
• Rate Limiting: Configurable request throttling
• Input Validation: Comprehensive sanitization and validation
• Container Ready: Docker deployment with optimized images

Supported Diagram Types (28 Total)

Jison-based Validation (23 types)

• Flowchart: flowchart, graph - Flow diagrams and process charts ✅
• Sequence: sequenceDiagram - UML sequence diagrams ✅
• Class: classDiagram - UML class diagrams ✅
• State: stateDiagram, stateDiagram-v2 - UML state diagrams ✅
• ER: erDiagram - Entity relationship diagrams ✅
• Gantt: gantt - Project timeline charts ✅
• User Journey: journey - User experience journey maps ✅
• Requirement: requirement, requirementDiagram - Requirements engineering diagrams ✅
• Sankey: sankey-beta - Sankey flow diagrams ✅
• XY Chart: xychart-beta - Line and bar charts ✅
• Kanban: kanban - Kanban boards ✅
• Block: block, block-beta - Block diagrams ✅
• C4: c4, C4Context - C4 architecture diagrams ✅
• Mindmap: mindmap - Mind maps ✅
• Quadrant: quadrant, quadrantChart - Four-quadrant charts ✅
• Timeline: timeline - Timeline diagrams ✅
• Example: exampleDiagram - Example/test diagrams ✅

Langium-based Validation (5 types)

• Packet: packet, packet-beta - Packet diagrams ✅
• Architecture: architecture, architecture-beta - Architecture diagrams ✅
• Treemap: treemap - Treemap diagrams ✅

Validation Results: 28/28 types supported with real grammar parsing

🤖 MCP Server Documentation

For complete MCP server documentation, see: docs/api/README-MCP.md

Quick MCP Commands

# Stdio transport (for Claude Desktop)
npm run start:mcp

# HTTP streamable transport (for web integrations)
npm run start:mcp-http

# Secure transport (production ready)
npm run start:mcp-secure

# Test with MCP Inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector http://localhost:8080/mcp

MCP Tools Available

• validate_mermaid: Direct diagram validation with comprehensive error reporting
• validate_file: File content validation (Markdown, ZIP support) with base64 encoding
• get_examples: Get sample diagrams for all 28+ supported diagram types

MCP Resources Available

• config://limits: Validation limits and configuration
• info://diagram-types: All 28 supported diagram types

🛠️ Claude Code Integration

Adding to Claude Code

1. Install and start the MCP server:

   # Install from npm
   npm install @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp
   
   # Or from source
   git clone https://github.com/gregoriomomm/mermaid-validator-mcp.git
   cd mermaid-validator-mcp
   npm install
   npm run build:mcp
   npm run start:mcp-http  # HTTP transport for Claude Code
   

2. Configure Claude Code using the CLI:

   claude mcp add --transport http -s project mermaid-validator http://localhost:8080/mcp
   

   This creates a .mcp.json file in your project:

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "mermaid-validator": {
         "type": "http",
         "url": "http://localhost:8080/mcp"
       }
     }
   }
   

3. Available Tools in Claude Code:

   🔍 validate_file - Validate ZIP Archives and Markdown Files

   Process Base64-encoded ZIP archives containing multiple markdown files,
   or individual markdown files. Automatically extracts ZIP contents,
   finds ```mermaid code blocks, and validates all diagrams.
   
   Perfect for: Documentation validation, CI/CD checks, bulk processing
   

   🔧 validate_mermaid - Validate Individual Mermaid Diagrams

   Validate raw Mermaid diagram code blocks directly.
   Supports all 28+ diagram types with detailed syntax checking.
   Returns comprehensive error information with line numbers.
   
   Perfect for: Single diagram validation, syntax checking, error debugging
   

   📊 get_examples - Get Sample Diagrams

   Retrieve sample Mermaid diagrams for all supported diagram types.
   Perfect for learning syntax, testing validation, and development.
   

Usage Examples with Claude Code

Validate a documentation repository:

Use the validate_file tool with this ZIP file containing our documentation:
[Upload ZIP file with multiple .md files]

Check a single diagram:

Use validate_mermaid to check this flowchart:
flowchart TD
    A[Start] --> B{Decision}
    B -->|Yes| C[Action 1]
    B -->|No| D[Action 2]

Get sample diagrams:

Use get_examples to show sample diagrams for all supported types

Developer Workflow Example:

1. "Show me examples of flowchart diagrams"
2. "Validate this sequence diagram: [paste diagram]"
3. "Check all diagrams in this documentation folder: [upload ZIP]"
4. "Fix the syntax errors you found and re-validate"

Supported Integrations

• ✅ Claude Code (HTTP transport)
• ✅ MCP Inspector (SSE/HTTP)
• ✅ Claude Desktop (stdio transport)
• ✅ Custom MCP clients (all transports)

🌐 REST API Documentation

Quick Start

Start the API server:

npx @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp

The server runs on http://localhost:8000 by default.

API Endpoints

1. Direct Diagram Validation

POST /api/v1/validate
Content-Type: application/json

Examples:

Valid Flowchart:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/validate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "diagram": "flowchart TD\n    A[Start] --> B[Process]\n    B --> C[End]"
  }'

Invalid Flowchart:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/validate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "diagram": "flowchart TD\n    A[Start -->> B[Invalid]"
  }'

Valid Sequence Diagram:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/validate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "diagram": "sequenceDiagram\n    Alice->>Bob: Hello\n    Bob-->>Alice: Hi there"
  }'

2. File Upload Validation

POST /api/v1/upload/file
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Parameters:

• file: One or multiple markdown files (.md, .markdown, .txt) or ZIP archives (.zip)
• timeout: Optional timeout in milliseconds

Examples:

Single File Upload:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/upload/file \
  -F "file=@diagram.md"

Multiple Files Upload:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/upload/file \
  -F "file=@diagram1.md" \
  -F "file=@diagram2.md" \
  -F "file=@diagram3.md"

Upload ZIP Archive:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/upload/file \
  -F "file=@diagrams.zip"

With Validation Timeout:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/upload/file \
  -F "file=@diagram.md" \
  -F "timeout=60000"

Response:

{
  "requestId": "db4d2fd2-d16c-42b5-b09f-a4e67408ea06",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-12T00:40:02.595Z",
  "processingTime": 2,
  "validator": "custom_grammar_parser",
  "totalFiles": 1,
  "processedFiles": 1,
  "totalDiagrams": 1,
  "validDiagrams": 0,
  "invalidDiagrams": 1,
  "fileProcessing": {
    "totalFiles": 1,
    "processedFiles": 1,
    "errors": [],
    "processingTime": 1
  },
  "files": [
    {
      "fileName": "sequence_test.md",
      "size": 152,
      "totalDiagrams": 1,
      "validDiagrams": 0,
      "invalidDiagrams": 1,
      "results": [
        {
          "diagramId": "diagram_1",
          "valid": false,
          "errors": [
            {
              "type": "syntax_error",
              "message": "Parse error on line 2: Expecting 'TEXT', got 'ID'",
              "line": 2,
              "column": 1
            }
          ],
          "warnings": [],
          "metadata": {
            "diagramType": "sequenceDiagram",
            "validationMethod": "real_jison_grammar",
            "contentLength": 112,
            "lineCount": 5,
            "processingTime": 1
          }
        }
      ],
      "errors": []
    }
  ],
  "validationOptions": {
    "timeout": 30000
  }
}

Multiple Files Upload:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/upload/file \
  -F "file=@valid_diagrams.md" \
  -F "file=@invalid_diagrams.md"

Response:

{
  "requestId": "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-12T00:40:05.123Z",
  "processingTime": 15,
  "validator": "custom_grammar_parser",
  "totalFiles": 2,
  "processedFiles": 2,
  "totalDiagrams": 5,
  "validDiagrams": 3,
  "invalidDiagrams": 2,
  "fileProcessing": {
    "totalFiles": 2,
    "processedFiles": 2,
    "errors": [],
    "processingTime": 8
  },
  "files": [
    {
      "fileName": "valid_diagrams.md",
      "size": 456,
      "totalDiagrams": 3,
      "validDiagrams": 3,
      "invalidDiagrams": 0,
      "results": [
        {
          "diagramId": "diagram_1",
          "valid": true,
          "errors": [],
          "warnings": [],
          "metadata": {
            "diagramType": "flowchart",
            "validationMethod": "real_jison_grammar",
            "contentLength": 45,
            "lineCount": 3,
            "processingTime": 2
          }
        }
      ],
      "errors": []
    },
    {
      "fileName": "invalid_diagrams.md", 
      "size": 234,
      "totalDiagrams": 2,
      "validDiagrams": 0,
      "invalidDiagrams": 2,
      "results": [
        {
          "diagramId": "diagram_1",
          "valid": false,
          "errors": [
            {
              "type": "syntax_error",
              "message": "Parse error: Invalid syntax on line 1",
              "line": 1
            }
          ],
          "metadata": {
            "diagramType": "flowchart",
            "validationMethod": "real_jison_grammar"
          }
        }
      ],
      "errors": []
    }
  ],
  "validationOptions": {
    "timeout": 30000
  }
}

ZIP Archive Upload:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/upload/file \
  -F "file=@diagrams.zip;type=application/zip"

Response:

{
  "requestId": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-12T00:40:10.456Z",
  "processingTime": 25,
  "validator": "custom_grammar_parser",
  "totalFiles": 1,
  "processedFiles": 1,
  "totalDiagrams": 8,
  "validDiagrams": 6,
  "invalidDiagrams": 2,
  "fileProcessing": {
    "totalFiles": 1,
    "processedFiles": 1,
    "errors": [],
    "processingTime": 12
  },
  "files": [
    {
      "fileName": "diagrams.zip",
      "size": 2048,
      "totalDiagrams": 8,
      "validDiagrams": 6,
      "invalidDiagrams": 2,
      "results": [
        {
          "diagramId": "diagram_1",
          "valid": true,
          "errors": [],
          "metadata": {
            "diagramType": "flowchart",
            "sourceFile": "diagrams.zip/flowchart.md",
            "validationMethod": "real_jison_grammar"
          }
        },
        {
          "diagramId": "diagram_2",
          "valid": true,
          "errors": [],
          "metadata": {
            "diagramType": "sequenceDiagram", 
            "sourceFile": "diagrams.zip/sequence.md",
            "validationMethod": "real_jison_grammar"
          }
        }
      ],
      "errors": []
    }
  ]
}

Error Response Example:

{
  "error": "File validation failed",
  "message": "File size exceeds maximum allowed (10MB)",
  "requestId": "error-123-456",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-12T00:40:15.789Z"
}

Test Results - All 25 Diagram Types:

# Comprehensive test with all supported diagram types
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/api/v1/validate \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"diagrams": [
    {"content": "flowchart TD\n    A[Start] --> B[Process]\n    B --> C[End]", "type": "flowchart"},
    {"content": "sequenceDiagram\n    participant A\n    participant B\n    A->>B: Hello", "type": "sequenceDiagram"},
    {"content": "classDiagram\n    class Animal\n    Animal : +name string", "type": "classDiagram"},
    {"content": "stateDiagram-v2\n    [*] --> Still\n    Still --> [*]", "type": "stateDiagram-v2"},
    {"content": "erDiagram\n    CUSTOMER {\n        string name\n    }", "type": "erDiagram"},
    {"content": "gantt\n    title A Gantt\n    dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD\n    section Section\n    A task: 2014-01-01, 30d", "type": "gantt"},
    {"content": "journey\n    title My day\n    section Go to work\n      Make tea: 5: Me", "type": "journey"},
    {"content": "requirementDiagram\n    requirement test_req {\n    id: 1\n    text: test\n    }", "type": "requirement"},
    {"content": "xychart-beta\n    title Sales\n    x-axis [jan, feb]\n    bar [5000, 6000]", "type": "xychart-beta"},
    {"content": "kanban\n    Todo\n        Task 1\n    Done\n        Task 2", "type": "kanban"},
    {"content": "C4Context\n    Person(user, \"User\")", "type": "c4"},
    {"content": "mindmap\n  root((idea))\n    branch1\n    branch2", "type": "mindmap"},
    {"content": "quadrantChart\n    title Chart\n    x-axis Low --> High\n    quadrant-1 Expand", "type": "quadrant"},
    {"content": "timeline\n    title History\n    2020 : Event 1\n    2021 : Event 2", "type": "timeline"},
    {"content": "pie title Data\n    \"A\" : 50\n    \"B\" : 30", "type": "pie"},
    {"content": "gitGraph\n    commit\n    commit\n    branch dev\n    commit", "type": "gitGraph"},
    {"content": "info\n    showInfo", "type": "info"},
    {"content": "architecture-beta\n    service db(database)[DB]", "type": "architecture"},
    {"content": "radar\n    title Analysis\n    \"Metric\" : [8, 6]", "type": "radar"},
    {"content": "packet-beta\n    0-15: Source Port", "type": "packet"},
    {"content": "treemap-beta\n    title Tree\n    Branch\n        Leaf: 100", "type": "treemap"}
  ]}'

# Result: 21/23 diagrams validated successfully
# ✅ All Jison parsers working (18 types)
# ✅ All Langium parsers working (7 types)
# ❌ 2 expected syntax failures in test data

Health Check

GET /api/v1/health

Response:

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-13T02:40:00.000Z",
  "uptime": 3600.5,
  "version": "1.0.15",
  "environment": "production"
}

Direct Validation (Alternative Method)

POST /api/v1/validate
Content-Type: application/json

Request:

{
  "diagrams": [
    {
      "content": "flowchart TD\\n    A --> B",
      "type": "flowchart"
    },
    {
      "content": "pie title Sample\\n    \"A\" : 50\\n    \"B\" : 30",
      "type": "pie"
    }
  ],
  "options": {
    "generateSvg": false,
    "timeout": 30000
  }
}

Response:

{
  "requestId": "6e7ffdb8-b023-4c6b-8576-1cc60229c381",
  "timestamp": "2025-09-11T06:21:45.793Z",
  "totalDiagrams": 2,
  "validDiagrams": 2,
  "invalidDiagrams": 0,
  "processingTime": 33,
  "validator": "custom_grammar_parser",
  "results": [
    {
      "diagramId": "direct_1",
      "valid": true,
      "errors": [],
      "warnings": [],
      "metadata": {
        "diagramType": "flowchart",
        "validationMethod": "real_jison_grammar",
        "contentLength": 25,
        "lineCount": 2,
        "processingTime": 3,
        "customValidator": true
      }
    },
    {
      "diagramId": "direct_2", 
      "valid": true,
      "errors": [],
      "warnings": [],
      "metadata": {
        "diagramType": "pie",
        "validationMethod": "langium_grammar",
        "contentLength": 35,
        "lineCount": 3,
        "processingTime": 1,
        "customValidator": true
      }
    }
  ]
}

Validation Statistics

GET /api/v1/validate/stats

Response:

{
  "supportedDiagramTypes": [
    "flowchart", "graph", "sequenceDiagram", "classDiagram", 
    "stateDiagram", "stateDiagram-v2", "erDiagram", "gantt", 
    "journey", "requirement", "sankey-beta", "xychart-beta", 
    "kanban", "block", "c4", "mindmap", "quadrant", "timeline",
    "pie", "gitGraph", "info", "architecture", "radar", 
    "packet", "treemap"
  ],
  "validationMethods": {
    "jison": 18,
    "langium": 7,
    "total": 25
  },
  "limits": {
    "maxFileSize": 10485760,
    "maxFiles": 20,
    "maxDiagramsPerFile": 50,
    "maxTotalDiagrams": 200,
    "validationTimeout": 30000
  },
  "features": {
    "realGrammarValidation": true,
    "markdownSupport": true,
    "multiFileValidation": true,
    "diagramGrammarParsers": true,
    "jisonParsers": true,
    "langiumParsers": true
  }
}

🚀 Quick Start

Using Docker (Recommended)

# Pull and run the container
docker run -p 8000:8000 mermaid-validator-mcp

# Or build from source
git clone <repository>
cd mermaid-validator-mcp
docker-compose up

Using Node.js

# Install from npm
npm install @ai-of-mine/mermaid-validator-mcp

# Or install development dependencies from source
git clone https://github.com/gregoriomomm/mermaid-validator-mcp.git
cd mermaid-validator-mcp
npm install

# Start development server
npm run dev

# Start production server
npm start

Environment Variables

🆕 New Configurable Limits (v1.0.15)

# Server Configuration
PORT=8000
HOST=0.0.0.0
NODE_ENV=production

# Server Performance Optimization
SERVER_TIMEOUT=30000           # Server timeout in milliseconds
KEEP_ALIVE_TIMEOUT=5000        # Keep-alive timeout
HEADERS_TIMEOUT=6000           # Headers timeout (must be > keep-alive)
MAX_CONNECTIONS=1000           # Maximum concurrent connections
MAX_HEADERS_COUNT=2000         # Maximum headers per request
MAX_REQUESTS_PER_SOCKET=0      # Max requests per socket (0 = unlimited)

# Security (Rate limiting delegated to API Gateway)
CORS_ORIGIN=*
HSTS_MAX_AGE=31536000          # HTTPS Strict Transport Security

# File Upload Limits (All configurable, use -1 for unlimited)
MAX_FILE_SIZE=104857600        # 100MB (was 10MB)
MAX_FILES=100000               # 100k files (was 20)
MAX_TOTAL_DIAGRAMS=1000000     # 1M diagrams (was 200)
MAX_DIAGRAMS_PER_FILE=10000    # 10k per file (was 50)

# Validation Limits (All configurable, use -1 for unlimited)
VALIDATION_TIMEOUT=30000
MAX_DIAGRAM_CONTENT_LENGTH=1048576  # 1MB per diagram (was 50KB)
MAX_TIMEOUT_MS=60000               # Max validation timeout
MAX_FILENAME_LENGTH=255            # Max filename length

# Mermaid Parser Limits (All configurable, use -1 for unlimited)
MERMAID_MAX_TEXT_SIZE=1048576      # 1MB (was 50KB)
MERMAID_MAX_EDGES=10000            # 10k edges (was 500)
MERMAID_MAX_VERTICES=5000          # 5k vertices (was 200)

# Logging
LOG_LEVEL=info
LOG_TO_FILE=true
LOG_FILE=logs/app.log
LOG_MAX_FILES=5
LOG_MAX_SIZE=10m

# Health Monitoring
MEMORY_THRESHOLD=90
DISK_THRESHOLD=90

# Cleanup
TEMP_DIR=./tmp
CLEANUP_INTERVAL=3600000       # 1 hour cleanup interval

🚀 Unlimited Mode

Set any limit to -1 to disable it completely:

# Unlimited processing configuration
MAX_FILES=-1                   # Process unlimited files
MAX_FILE_SIZE=-1               # Accept any file size
MAX_DIAGRAM_CONTENT_LENGTH=-1  # Process any diagram size
MERMAID_MAX_TEXT_SIZE=-1       # No text size limits
MERMAID_MAX_EDGES=-1           # No edge count limits
MERMAID_MAX_VERTICES=-1        # No vertex count limits

📋 See docs/CONFIGURATION.md for complete configuration guide.

Deployment

Prerequisites

• Kubernetes cluster with kubectl access
• Container registry access (Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, etc.)
• Docker/Podman for building images
• Helm 3.x (for Helm deployments)

Make Commands

Development

make install        # Install dependencies
make dev           # Start development server
make test          # Run tests
make lint          # Code linting
make security      # Security checks

Build & Deploy

make deployment-amd64    # Build AMD64 deployment
make deployment-arm64    # Build ARM64 deployment (local)
make push-amd64         # Push AMD64 to registry
make push-arm64         # Push ARM64 to registry

Kubernetes (Kustomize)

make k8s-deploy-dev     # Deploy to mmjc-dev namespace
make k8s-deploy-test    # Deploy to mmjc-test namespace
make k8s-status-dev     # Check dev deployment status
make k8s-status-test    # Check test deployment status
make k8s-logs-dev       # View dev logs
make k8s-logs-test      # View test logs

Kubernetes (Helm)

make helm-install-dev   # Install Helm chart (dev)
make helm-install-test  # Install Helm chart (test)
make helm-uninstall-dev # Uninstall Helm chart (dev)
make helm-uninstall-test # Uninstall Helm chart (test)

Docker Development

docker-compose --profile dev up

Production Deployment

docker-compose --profile production up

With Monitoring

docker-compose --profile monitoring up

Environment Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
NODE_ENV	Application environment	production
PORT	Server port	8000
LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	info

See DEPLOYMENT.md for comprehensive deployment instructions.

Monitoring

Health Endpoints

• GET /api/v1/health - Basic health check
• GET /api/v1/health/detailed - Detailed system information
• GET /api/v1/health/live - Kubernetes liveness probe
• GET /api/v1/health/ready - Kubernetes readiness probe

Metrics (with Prometheus)

• Request rate and response times
• Error rates by endpoint
• Memory and CPU usage
• File processing statistics
• Validation success/failure rates

Grafana Dashboards

• API performance metrics
• System resource utilization
• Error rate monitoring
• Request volume trends

Security Features

• Rate Limiting: Configurable per-IP request limits (100 requests per 15 minutes)
• Input Validation: Comprehensive request validation with express-validator
• File Security: Dual MIME type and file extension validation for robust upload security
• Content Security: CSP headers, XSS protection, and security headers via Helmet
• CORS Protection: Configurable cross-origin policies with whitelist support
• Process Security: Non-root container execution with dedicated nodejs user
• Resource Limits: Memory and disk usage monitoring with configurable thresholds
• Upload Protection: File size limits, suspicious filename detection, and malware prevention

Testing

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run with coverage
npm run test:coverage

# Run in watch mode
npm run test:watch

# Lint code
npm run lint

API Documentation

Interactive API documentation is available at /docs when running in development mode.

Performance

• Custom Grammar Parser: Fast validation without browser dependencies
• Concurrent Processing: Multiple diagrams processed in parallel
• Memory Efficient: Automatic cleanup of temporary files
• Minimal Dependencies: Reduced attack surface and faster startup
• Response Compression: Built-in compression for faster responses

Configuration

See src/config/config.js for all available configuration options. Most settings can be controlled via environment variables for easy deployment customization.

📋 Claude Code Usage Examples

For comprehensive examples of using this validator with Claude Code, see:

• CLAUDE_CODE_USAGE_EXAMPLE.md - Original validation examples
• LATEST_CHANGES.md - Latest features and capabilities
• docs/CONFIGURATION.md - Complete configuration guide
• docs/PERFORMANCE_TESTING.md - Load testing methodology
• docs/LOAD_TESTING_EVIDENCE.md - Performance evidence

Validation Results Summary

Recent validation of the examples/ folder:

• Total Files Processed: 9
• Total Diagrams Found: 43
• Valid Diagrams: 32 (74% success rate)
• Invalid Diagrams: 11

Common Issues and Fixes

1. Quoted Text in Node Labels

# ❌ Invalid (causes parser error)
flowchart TD
    A --> B[Error: "No COMMAREA Received"]

# ✅ Fixed (remove quotes)
flowchart TD
    A --> B[Error: No COMMAREA Received]

2. Diagram Type Syntax

# ❌ Invalid
quadrant
    title Chart

# ✅ Fixed
quadrantChart
    title Chart

3. Beta Suffix Requirements

# ❌ Invalid
treemap
    title Tree

# ✅ Fixed
treemap-beta
    title Tree

Developer Workflow with Latest Features

1. Discovery: claude validate all diagrams in examples folder
2. Batch Processing: Validates 43 diagrams across 9 files with unlimited processing
3. Error Analysis: Comprehensive error reporting with line numbers and context
4. Systematic Fixes: Apply corrections based on detailed error messages
5. Re-validation: Instant re-validation with optimized performance
6. Enterprise Scale: Process 100MB files, 100k+ diagrams with zero limits

Performance Capabilities (v1.0.15)

• Single Pod: 500+ concurrent connections (with nginx proxy)
• Cluster Scale: Auto-scale to 10,000+ concurrent connections
• Processing: 145 req/sec sustained throughput
• Zero-Error Experience: Aggressive HPA prevents connection failures
• Enterprise Limits: 100MB files, 1MB diagrams, unlimited processing

License

PROPRIETARY - see LICENSE file for details.

Author

Gregorio Elias Roecker Momm