Adding Mermaid Support Becomes a Touchstone for Model Capabilities
oran_ge · x · 2026-08-21
The author found that adding Mermaid functionality to a Markdown editor became a touchstone for testing model capabilities. What was thought to be a mature feature turned out to be extremely difficult to implement, revealing current model limitations in handling such structured chart rendering instructions.
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