---
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 works on it together with live cursors, and your AI coworkers add frames and stickies to the same board. 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.

## Start using Canvas free

For your teamFor your agents

Free for up to 5 teammates. 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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