Presentations.AI MCP Server

Official Model Context Protocol server for Presentations.AI. Create designed slide decks from a topic or your notes, apply your brand, then share or download them, from any MCP client.

Endpoint

https://api.presentations.ai/mcp

Property	Value
Transport	Streamable HTTP
Authentication	OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and dynamic client registration, or an API key

A Presentations.AI account is required. Most clients open a browser to sign in the first time they connect. Clients without OAuth support can send an API key instead:

Authorization: Bearer pai_live_...

Create a key at api.presentations.ai.

Tools

Tool	Use it to
`create_presentation`	Generate a deck from a prompt, pasted text, or an edited outline, with optional audience, slide count, and brand kit.
`create_outline`	Draft an outline to review and edit before generating. Spends credits: 10 per slide.
`get_task`	Wait up to 60 s per call for generation to finish.
`get_export`	A download link for the finished file, valid for 15 minutes.
`share_deck`	A public link anyone can open, created when the user asks to share.
`search_brand_kits`	Find a brand to apply via `brand_kit_id`.
`whoami`	Identity, workspace, plan, and credit balance.
`list_decks` / `get_deck` / `list_projects`	Find and inspect existing work.
`patch_deck` / `delete_deck`	Rename, move, change visibility or content version, or delete a deck.
`create_grant`	Share a deck with a person by email.

Source material goes in inline as text. File upload, admin, and usage operations are REST-only; see the API docs.

Clients that support the MCP Skills extension also get two skills, create-presentation and manage-presentations.

Full reference: docs.presentations.ai/docs/agents.

Example prompts

Make a 10-slide deck on our product roadmap for the leadership team.
Turn these meeting notes into a short deck: <paste notes>
Show me an outline first, then build the deck with the Presentations.AI brand kit.
Find my onboarding deck and give me a fresh download link.
Share my "Q3 results" deck with teammate@example.com as a viewer.

Connect from your MCP client

Claude (claude.ai and Claude Desktop): docs/clients/claude-desktop.md
Claude Code: docs/clients/claude-code.md
ChatGPT: docs/clients/chatgpt.md
Cursor: docs/clients/cursor.md
VS Code: docs/clients/vs-code.md
Visual Studio: docs/clients/visual-studio.md
Kiro: docs/clients/kiro.md
Cline: docs/clients/cline.md
Gemini CLI: docs/clients/gemini-cli.md

Stdio wrapper

For clients that only run local servers, src/index.js forwards stdio to the hosted endpoint with an API key. It needs Node.js 22 or later:

git clone https://github.com/slidecraft-in/presentations-ai-mcp-server
cd presentations-ai-mcp-server && npm ci

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "presentations-ai": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/presentations-ai-mcp-server/src/index.js"],
      "env": { "PRESENTATIONSAI_API_KEY": "pai_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

The client's config file then holds the key, so keep it private.

Or with Docker: docker build -t presentations-ai-mcp ., then docker run -i --rm --init -e PRESENTATIONSAI_API_KEY presentations-ai-mcp, which passes the key from your environment.

Without a key, the wrapper lists the tools from src/snapshot.json and tool calls return an error asking for one. To refresh the snapshot from the live server, set PRESENTATIONSAI_API_KEY in your environment and run npm run snapshot. Set PRESENTATIONSAI_MCP_URL to read a different https endpoint.

Data and security

The server acts as the signed-in account, or the owner of the API key, within that account's permissions and the scopes the sign-in or key grants. Tools a connection isn't allowed to use are hidden.
Seven tools only read. The other six change or share work and carry MCP's destructiveHint annotation, so clients can ask before running them: create_presentation and create_outline spend credits, share_deck creates a public link, patch_deck can change who can open a deck, create_grant shares a deck by email, and delete_deck moves a deck to trash.
Download links from get_export and get_deck work without signing in and expire after 15 minutes, so share them only with people who should have the file.
Treat an API key like a password: keep it out of chats, code, and shared config files. If a key is exposed, revoke it in the API keys dashboard or with DELETE /api-keys/current, then create a new one.

See the privacy policy and terms of service.

Troubleshooting

Problem	What to do
The client asks you to sign in again, or calls fail with 401	Sign in from the client: `/mcp` in Claude Code, `/mcp auth presentations-ai` in Gemini CLI. With an API key, check that the key is still active in the API keys dashboard.
Claude won't add another custom connector	Free plans allow one custom connector.
ChatGPT won't add the server	Workspace policies can restrict custom MCP servers. Ask your workspace admin.
A deck is still generating	A deck usually takes a few minutes. The agent checks progress with `get_task`, up to 60 s per call.
A download link stopped working	Links expire after 15 minutes. Ask for the file again and `get_export` returns a fresh link.
The stdio wrapper lists tools but every call fails	Set `PRESENTATIONSAI_API_KEY` to an active key.

Related repos

presentations-ai-skills: the create-presentation and manage-presentations Agent Skills
presentations-ai-gemini-extension: Gemini CLI extension with this server and both skills

Support

Email support@presentations.ai with the client you use, the tool that failed, when it happened, and the error message. Never include an API key or an Authorization header.

More help: docs.presentations.ai/docs/support.

License

MIT, see LICENSE.

presentations-ai

Documentation