ariel-rs-cli-0.2.0 is not a library.

ariel-rs-cli

arielc — a fast Mermaid diagram CLI. Renders .mmd files to SVG without Node.js, Puppeteer, or a browser. Compatible with mmdc flags.

Install

Pre-built binaries (no Rust required) — download from GitHub Releases:

Platform	File
Linux x86_64	`arielc-linux-x86_64.tar.gz`
macOS Intel	`arielc-macos-x86_64.tar.gz`
macOS Apple Silicon	`arielc-macos-arm64.tar.gz`
Windows x86_64	`arielc-windows-x86_64.zip`

Via Cargo:

cargo install ariel-rs-cli

Usage

arielc -i diagram.mmd -o output.svg
arielc -i diagram.mmd -o output.svg --theme dark
cat diagram.mmd | arielc -i - -o output.svg
arielc -i diagram.mmd -o -          # stdout

Flags

Flag	Description	Default
`-i, --input <FILE>`	Input `.mmd` file (use `-` for stdin)	required
`-o, --output <FILE>`	Output `.svg` file (use `-` for stdout)	required
`-t, --theme <NAME>`	Theme: `default`, `dark`, `forest`, `neutral`	`default`
`-b, --background-color <COLOR>`	Background colour (e.g. `transparent`, `#ffffff`)	—
`--quiet`	Suppress progress output	false
`--version`	Print version and exit	—

mmdc compatibility

arielc is command-line compatible with mmdc for SVG output. To use it as a drop-in in scripts:

alias mmdc=arielc

Flags not applicable to arielc (no Puppeteer, no browser):

-e, --puppeteerConfigFile — ignored
-p, --puppeteerConfig — ignored
-w, --width / -H, --height — SVG is resolution-independent (planned for PNG output)

Supported diagram types

All 29 diagram types supported by ariel-rs.