LayerBack Image to VSDX Skill

Official agent skill for converting diagram images into genuinely editable Microsoft Visio files with LayerBack. It rebuilds boxes as native shapes, arrows as connectors, and labels as editable text rather than embedding a flat image inside a VSDX file.

Use cases

• Flowcharts and process maps
• Architecture and network diagrams
• UML and ER diagrams
• Organization charts
• Diagram screenshots, exports, and whiteboard photos

The official API can return VSDX, PPTX, draw.io, SVG, IR, and preview outputs.

Install

npx -y skills@latest add TopLocalAI/layerback-image-to-vsdx-skill \
  --skill layerback-image-to-vsdx \
  --agent codex \
  --global

Or give the repository URL to any agent that supports SKILL.md:

Please install the LayerBack Image to VSDX skill from https://github.com/TopLocalAI/layerback-image-to-vsdx-skill

API setup

Create a key at LayerBack API Keys and store it locally:

export LAYERBACK_API_KEY='YOUR_KEY'

Never paste or commit a real API key. The included client uses Python 3 standard-library modules only.

python3 scripts/layerback_convert.py source.png \
  --out result.vsdx \
  --format vsdx

A successful conversion consumes 10 LayerBack credits. The skill asks for confirmation before uploading a file or starting a credit-consuming request.

Official links

• Image to Visio
• Online converter
• API documentation
• OpenAPI specification
• LayerBack MCP server

License

MIT