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CLI tool for drawing AWS architecture. Version 0.23 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-30.
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Package summary
CLI tool for drawing AWS architecture
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Commands and aliases
- awsdac
- awsdac-mcp-server
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Project history and usage
awsdac is the command-line interface for AWS Labs' Diagram-as-code project, a YAML-driven tool for drawing AWS architecture diagrams without a browser or heavyweight image pipeline.
Project history
The `awslabs/diagram-as-code` repository was created in February 2024 and began publishing 0.x releases almost immediately. Its README presents the project as a way to manage diagrams with Git, write human-readable YAML, and generate AWS architecture diagrams that follow AWS diagram guidelines.
The project later expanded beyond a single CLI into a Go library and `awsdac-mcp-server`, with documentation for CloudFormation conversion, templating, resource definitions, links, and AI assistant integration.
Adoption history
awsdac's adoption is early but visible for a young AWS Labs tool: the repository is under the official `awslabs` organization, has Homebrew packaging, and has accumulated public GitHub attention since 2024. It fits the broader infrastructure-as-code habit of keeping generated artifacts and their source definitions in version control.
The tool targets teams that want architecture diagrams to live beside IaC and documentation, rather than in manually edited drawing files.
How it is used
Users install with `go install github.com/awslabs/diagram-as-code/cmd/awsdac@latest` or `brew install awsdac`, then run `awsdac <input filename>` to render YAML into an output image. Flags cover output filenames, templates, CloudFormation conversion, and definition-file overrides.
Because it draws from declarative YAML rather than cloud credentials, no AWS credentials file is documented as required for normal diagram generation.
Why package nerds care
awsdac is a package-manager-friendly example of documentation automation: one CLI turns versioned text into visual architecture diagrams. For package nerds, its appeal is that the rendering tool can be pinned in CI and used without a GUI, headless browser, or SaaS diagram editor.
Its presence in Homebrew also shows how AWS Labs experiments can move quickly into developer workstation tooling when they are delivered as a single Go CLI.
Timeline
- 2024: Public GitHub repository `awslabs/diagram-as-code` created.
- 2024: v0.10 release published.
- 2024: v0.21.x releases expand the early 0.x line.
- 2026: v0.23 release published with additional diagram features.
Related projects
- AWS Architecture Icons and guidelines provide the visual vocabulary referenced by the project.
- Infrastructure-as-code tools such as CloudFormation are adjacent inputs; the project documents beta CloudFormation conversion.
- MCP integrations are exposed by the `awsdac-mcp-server` executable.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
awsdac | cli | global executable | |
awsdac-mcp-server | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version0.23
manager updated2026-07-30
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.23
https://github.com/awslabs/diagram-as-code
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:awsdac |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.23 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/awsdac |
| Homepage | https://github.com/awslabs/diagram-as-code |
| Repository | https://github.com/awslabs/diagram-as-code |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/awslabs/diagram-as-code/archive/refs/tags/v0.23.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-30T12:47:52Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | awsdac |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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