slidev-mcp

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<h1 align="center">Slidev MCP</h1>

<p align="center"> Ask your AI to create a presentation. Get a shareable link. </p>

<p align="center"> <a href="https://slidev-mcp.org">Docs</a> · <a href="#quick-start">Quick Start</a> · <a href="#supported-clients">Clients</a> · <a href="#themes">Themes</a> </p>

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How It Works

1. Connect your AI assistant to mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp
2. Ask it to create a presentation on any topic
3. Share the link it gives you — it works in any browser, no login required

Your slides are hosted and ready to present. Bookmark them, send them to a colleague, or open them on your phone.

Quick Start

Claude Code

claude mcp add --scope user slidev-mcp --transport streamable-http https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp

That's it. Start a conversation and ask Claude to make a presentation.

Claude Desktop / claude.ai

Add mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp as a custom connector in Settings > Connectors.

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slidev-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Other Clients

Any MCP client that supports streamable HTTP works with:

https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp

See client setup guides for Windsurf, VS Code, JetBrains, Zed, Opencode, Gemini CLI, and ChatGPT.

What You Can Do

• Create presentations — describe what you want, pick a theme, get slides
• Update slides — ask for changes and the same URL updates in place
• Browse themes — ask to see the theme gallery or let the AI pick one for you
• Learn Slidev — the AI reads the Slidev docs automatically and uses theme-specific layouts and components

Sharing Your Slides

Every presentation gets a permanent URL like:

https://slides.slidev-mcp.org/slides/abc123-def456/

• Open it in any browser — no login, no app required
• Bookmark it for later
• Send it to anyone
• Present directly from the browser (press f for fullscreen)
• Slides stay available for 30 days after your session ends

While your session is active, you can keep updating the same presentation. Once you disconnect, the slides become a permanent snapshot.

Themes

24 pre-installed themes to choose from:

Official: default, seriph, apple-basic, bricks, shibainu

Community: academic, cobalt, dracula, eloc, field-manual, frankfurt, geist, neocarbon, neversink, nord, penguin, purplin, scholarly, swiss-ai-hub, the-unnamed, unicorn, vibe, vuetiful, zhozhoba

Ask your AI to "show me the themes" for a visual gallery, or describe a style like "something dark and modern" and let it pick.

Supported Clients

Client	Type	Setup
Claude Code	CLI	One command
Claude Desktop / claude.ai	Desktop / Web	Custom connector
Cursor	IDE	JSON config
Windsurf	IDE	JSON config
VS Code (Copilot)	IDE	JSON config
JetBrains IDEs	IDE	JSON config
Zed	IDE	JSON config
Opencode	CLI	JSON config
Gemini CLI	CLI	JSON config
ChatGPT	Web / Desktop	JSON config

Self-Hosting

Slidev MCP can be self-hosted on your own server. See the deployment guide for Docker Compose setup with Let's Encrypt TLS.

Development

make install          # Install Python dependencies
make docker-dev-up    # Start Postgres + Builder
make serve            # Run MCP server locally
make pr-ready         # Lint + format + test

License

FSL-1.1-ALv2 — Functional Source License, converting to Apache 2.0 after two years.