If you use AI tools alongside Nuclino, this update unlocks a much better way to connect the two! On top of that, Canvas got a set of improvements that make visual work faster and easier.

Let's dive in.

MCP Server for AI assistants

You can now connect Nuclino to AI assistants via MCP (Model Context Protocol).

This allows your AI assistant to work directly with your content in Nuclino and use it as its live data source. Instead of relying on whatever was pasted into chat, it can simply look things up in Nuclino and perform tasks with full context.

Once connected, you can ask your AI assistant to:

• find information in Nuclino

• read and summarize content

• create new items and collections

• update existing items

• ...and more!

All of this respects your existing permissions. The AI can only see and edit what you can see and edit. Learn more about how it works in our Help Center.

Canvas improvements

We've also spent some time polishing Canvas, especially for larger diagrams and more complex layouts.

More flexible layouts

You can now organize canvases using grids and freely mix grid layouts with images.

Better connections

Connections are now easier to work with and more expressive:

• Connections can have different colors to make relationships clearer.

• You can reconnect arrows without re-drawing them.

• Multiple connections can be edited at once.

Smoother editing and performance

A few smaller changes add up to a smoother experience:

• You can now add captions to canvases for extra context.

• Copy and paste works more naturally, with pasted content slightly offset instead of stacked.

• Empty canvases can now be copied and pasted without issues.

• Panning and zooming feels smoother, especially on larger canvases.

Other small but impactful changes

It's often the details that make the biggest difference. Here are a few more improvements included in this update:

• YouTube videos now embed correctly again in published content.

• Markdown imports now handle line breaks more reliably, so formatting stays intact.