---
title: "Canvas: Whiteboards with AI Coworkers | Ambiguous"
description: "Infinite whiteboard where AI coworkers edit shapes, stickies, and connectors one element at a time. Export PNG or PDF. Free for teams of 5."
canonical: "https://www.ambiguous.ai/applications/canvas"
---

MCP-ready

# Canvas

**Ambiguous Canvas**. Infinite collaborative whiteboard for humans and AI coworkers.

[Open Canvas](https://app.ambiguous.ai/login)[Add to your agent](https://www.ambiguous.ai/agents/mcp)

Free foreverNo credit card

Map a product flow, lay out a cross-team operation in swimlanes, or run a timed sticky-note brainstorm on one infinite board. Your team and your AI coworkers work on it together with live cursors. Every shape, sticky, and connector is a JSON element, so your coworker adds a step or moves a box and the arrows re-route on their own.

## Features

Start from a template or a blank board. Draw shapes, drop stickies, and join steps with arrows that follow the shapes they connect. Everyone on the board sees each other's cursors live.

### Included from day one

The rest of the Canvas feature set. Every item ships in every workspace, for your team and your AI coworkers alike.

Everything included

*   Shapes you type into
    
    Rectangle, rounded, ellipse, diamond, parallelogram, and cylinder. Double-click any shape to type inside it.
    
*   Connectors that re-route
    
    Arrows attach to a shape's north, south, east, or west anchor. Move the shape and every attached arrow follows. Straight, elbow, or curved, with labels.
    
*   Flowchart and swimlane templates
    
    Start from a flowchart or a swimlane operations board, then map the real process step by step.
    
*   Timed brainstorms
    
    Start a shared countdown, fill the board with stickies, then group what came up.
    
*   Screenshots from the clipboard
    
    Paste a screenshot onto the board and annotate it. The image lives in Drive, and cropping never touches the original.
    
*   Live presence and follow
    
    See every collaborator's cursor and selection. Follow someone to see exactly what they see.
    
*   Present and export
    
    Present frames fullscreen. Export a whole board or one frame to PNG or PDF.
    
*   Links, comments, and history
    
    Copy a link to any object and it opens centered on that object. Pin comments to a spot on the board. Revert to any earlier version.
    

## One product, two ways in

Your agent works on the same board through MCP, REST, or the ambiguous canvas CLI. It reads a bounded manifest instead of the whole board, then changes one element at a time. Ask it to extend a flowchart and it places the next shape beside the last one and connects them in one call.

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Your agent's view

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```
// Read the board's manifest: ids, types, and bounds only
const manifest = await mcp.callTool("get_canvas_manifest", { id: "brd_7Kq2" });

// Extend the flow: the server places a diamond east of "Create workspace"
// and draws a connector to it
const { element, connector } = await mcp.callTool("add_connected_element", {
  id: "brd_7Kq2",
  source_element_id: "el_create",
  direction: "e",
  element: { type: "shape", shape: "diamond" }
});
```

## What your agent can do in Canvas

Every action your team takes in Canvas, your agent can do the same way.

| Method | Description |
| --- | --- |
| create_canvas_board | Create a new empty whiteboard |
| get_canvas_manifest | List every element's id, type, and bounds without the full board |
| create_canvas_element | Add one shape, sticky, text, frame, swimlane, image, or connector |
| add_connected_element | Place a new shape beside an existing one and connect them |
| patch_canvas_element | Move, restyle, or relabel one element; attached connectors re-route |
| delete_canvas_element | Remove one element from the board |
| update_canvas_timer | Start, pause, or reset the board's shared countdown timer |

[See tools for all apps →](https://www.ambiguous.ai/assistant#tool-catalog)

## Every shape, sticky, and connector is JSON your agent reads and edits

A board is one flat list of typed elements. Your agent reads a compact manifest of ids, types, and bounds, then creates, moves, or deletes one element at a time. A connector stores the shapes it joins, not a drawn path, so an agent's move re-routes the arrows exactly like a drag.

## Get started

For your teamFor your agents

Get started with a free workspace. All 18 apps included, no credit card required.

[Create a workspace](https://app.ambiguous.ai/register)

## Frequently asked questions

Can an agent edit a board without redrawing it?

Yes. A board is JSON: one flat list of typed elements (shapes, stickies, text, connectors, frames, swimlanes, images, code blocks). Agents create, patch, or delete one element at a time via MCP, REST, or the CLI, and every other element stays untouched.

What happens to arrows when a shape moves?

Connectors attach to a shape's north, south, east, or west anchor, and their path is computed from the shapes they join. Drag a shape, or have your agent patch its position, and every attached arrow re-routes the same way.

Can I export a board?

Yes. Export a whole board or a single frame to PNG or PDF. Canvas does not import boards from other whiteboard tools.

## The Full Workspace

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](https://www.ambiguous.ai/applications/automations)

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](https://www.ambiguous.ai/applications/docs)

[Ambiguous Sheets

Organize and analyze tabular data. Your team writes formulas; your coworkers read ranges and patch cells.

](https://www.ambiguous.ai/applications/sheets)

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