diff --git a/config/config.yaml b/config/config.yaml
index 25301fa0f..4abec8f25 100644
--- a/config/config.yaml
+++ b/config/config.yaml
@@ -55,3 +55,9 @@ SD_T2I_API: "/sdapi/v1/txt2img"
 
 #### for Execution
 #LONG_TERM_MEMORY: false
+
+#### for Mermaid CLI
+# adds support for installing mmdc (Mermaid CLI) locally on the user's machine.
+# PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=true npm install @mermaid-js/mermaid-cli
+#PUPPETEER_CONFIG: "./puppeteer-config.json"
+#MMDC: "./node_modules/.bin/mmdc"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/metagpt/config.py b/metagpt/config.py
index 096aa2fa5..0f8ed37d6 100644
--- a/metagpt/config.py
+++ b/metagpt/config.py
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
             logger.warning("LONG_TERM_MEMORY is True")
         self.max_budget = self._get("MAX_BUDGET", 10.0)
         self.total_cost = 0.0
+        self.puppeteer_config = self._get("PUPPETEER_CONFIG","")
+        self.mmdc = self._get("MMDC","mmdc")
 
     def _init_with_config_files_and_env(self, configs: dict, yaml_file):
         """从config/key.yaml / config/config.yaml / env三处按优先级递减加载"""
diff --git a/metagpt/utils/mermaid.py b/metagpt/utils/mermaid.py
index ca3a928ea..d1bbb85f7 100644
--- a/metagpt/utils/mermaid.py
+++ b/metagpt/utils/mermaid.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
-
+from metagpt.config import CONFIG
 from metagpt.const import PROJECT_ROOT
 from metagpt.logs import logger
 from metagpt.utils.common import check_cmd_exists
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ from metagpt.utils.common import check_cmd_exists
 IS_DOCKER = os.environ.get('AM_I_IN_A_DOCKER_CONTAINER', 'false').lower()
 
 
+
+
 def mermaid_to_file(mermaid_code, output_file_without_suffix, width=2048, height=2048) -> int:
     """suffix: png/svg/pdf
 
@@ -42,7 +44,11 @@ def mermaid_to_file(mermaid_code, output_file_without_suffix, width=2048, height
             subprocess.run(['mmdc', '-p', '/app/metagpt/puppeteer-config.json', '-i',
                            str(tmp), '-o', output_file, '-w', str(width), '-H', str(height)])
         else:
-            subprocess.run(['mmdc', '-i', str(tmp), '-o',
+            if CONFIG.puppeteer_config:
+                subprocess.run([CONFIG.mmdc,'-p',CONFIG.puppeteer_config, '-i', str(tmp), '-o',
+                           output_file, '-w', str(width), '-H', str(height)])
+            else:
+                subprocess.run( [CONFIG.mmdc, '-i', str(tmp), '-o',
                            output_file, '-w', str(width), '-H', str(height)])
     return 0