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Mermaid Station
Build flowcharts, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, Gantt charts, and more from plain text — preview them as SVG, then turn one diagram into as many classroom versions as you need.
AI can draft. You decide what the class sees.
What Mermaid is
Mermaid is a way of drawing diagrams from plain text. You describe a flowchart, sequence, class diagram, Gantt chart, or mind map in a short, readable language — and the result is a clean SVG you can teach with.
That matters in teaching because process and structure change mid-lesson. Edit a line, and the diagram updates — without redrawing boxes by hand or hunting for a last-year screenshot.
Why teachers use Mermaid
Process and decision maps
Flowcharts for methods, algorithms, and classroom decision paths that stay editable.
Interactions over time
Sequence diagrams for protocols, stories, and step-by-step exchanges.
Schedules and projects
Gantt-style views when order and duration are part of the teaching point.
Concept and data maps
Mind maps, ER diagrams, and class structures for topics that need relationships made visible.
On TeachForge, Mermaid is a Workshop Station — built to move from idea to live teaching without leaving the platform.
Inside the Mermaid Station
Like the rest of the Workshop, Mermaid gives you a familiar working space: refine on one side, see the diagram on the other.
- Mermaid code editor for full control of the diagram language
- Parametric builder when you prefer controls and catalogue packages over raw DSL
- Type and direction tools — flowchart, sequence, class, state, Gantt, pie, mindmap, ER, and more
- Themes and edge styles, including TeachForge and classic looks, plus a hand-drawn option
- Live SVG preview with helpful go-to-line cues when the syntax needs fixing
- Export, share, embed, Copy SVG, and one-click send to the Whiteboard
How text becomes a diagram
Start from a template, write Mermaid, or open a parametric package
Pick the path that matches how you like to work.
Adjust direction, theme, or parametric controls
The live SVG updates as the diagram takes shape.
Export, save, or send it live
Take it to the board, into a question, or out as a file you own.
One diagram. Every version of it.
Alongside the classic Mermaid editor, the Station also supports parametric diagrams: teaching visuals driven by controls — instead of rewriting the whole DSL every time the example changes.
Change it while you teach
Switch layout, labels, or package settings without rebuilding the figure from scratch.
Keep the structure, vary the story
The same flowchart or sequence package can become tomorrow’s starter or a harder follow-up.
Match the room in one step
Age bands can shift the look for Early Childhood, Primary, Secondary, and Lifelong teaching.
Stay close to assessment
Save the package as JSON and reuse the same diagram inside questions and labs.
Prefer writing Mermaid by hand? The DSL editor stays. Parametric is there when you want a classroom instrument, not only a static image.
Ready-made diagrams to start from
Open a template or catalogue package and adapt it to your lesson:
| Area | What you can open |
|---|---|
| DSL templates | Flowchart; Sequence; Class; State; Gantt; Pie; Mindmap; ER Diagram |
| Parametric catalogue | Decision flowchart; Dialogue sequence; Inheritance; Lifecycle; Project Gantt; Share pie; Topics mindmap; Entities ER |
| Also in the DSL | Journey, timeline, git graph, quadrant, requirement, sankey, and XY chart styles |
AI help, your way
Need a first draft? Use AI as an assistant — then review, edit, and approve before anything reaches learners.
Copy the prompt
Generate a ready-made prompt and paste it into the chat tool you already use.
Use your own GPU
Connect a local model endpoint in your settings and run generation on hardware you control.
Use your own API key
Add your provider key in settings, choose the model, and generate with your own account.
AI can be wrong. That is exactly why a teacher stays in the loop.
Take the diagram where teaching happens
- Whiteboard — put it on the live board and adjust it in front of the class
- Quest Ladder — drop it into questions and explanations
- Virtual Lab — reuse it inside interactive lab work
- Community — share what you built, and build on what other educators shared