Presentations MCP Server
AI presentation maker and slide generator for Claude, Cursor, and MCP clients. Create designer-level presentations, pitch decks, and slides from text. Export to PowerPoint (PPTX) and PDF. Its 11 documented tools cover presentation, generate, slide. It is available as a remote MCP endpoint.
Teams that want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process. The project is written in JavaScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-04-23 · ★ 5 · #818 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25
MIT · JavaScript servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Presentations
before you install - you'll need
ALAI_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README.
Claude Code
claude mcp add getalai-alai-mcp-server --transport http https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"getalai-alai-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/"
}
}
}Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.
Using another client? Same JSON, different key
Claude Desktop · mcpServers
Cursor · mcpServers
VS Code · servers
Windsurf · mcpServers
Zed · context_servers
Cline · mcpServers
Roo Code · mcpServers
Continue · mcpServers
LibreChat · mcpServers
Gemini CLI · mcpServers
Codex CLI · mcp_servers
Full setup guides: every client.
02 · Evidence
https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/
transport: streamable-http
endpoint alive - authentication required · probed 2026-08-25
Security posture
What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.
runs as remote - your agent's requests go to slides-api.getalai.com
endpoint auth requires authentication - rejected our unauthenticated MCP initialize
license MIT - declared in the repository
registry vendor namespace com.getalai - domain-verified with the official MCP registry
03 · What Presentations can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
What you can build
With this server connected, an agent can verify your API key and return your user ID, create a presentation from text content, check async operation status, and list themes available to the authenticated user.
Capability map
Tools grouped from the project's README - what Presentations lets an agent do.
read & search
4 tools - e.g. Check async operation status; List themes available to the authenticated user; List vibes (visual styles) available to the authenticated user
get_generation_status · get_themes · get_vibes · get_presentations
Generate
2 tools - e.g. Create a presentation from text content; Generate speaker notes for slides
generate_presentation · generate_transcripts
Slide
2 tools - e.g. Add a slide (classic or creative) to an existing presentation; Remove a slide from a presentation
create_slide · delete_slide
Ping
1 tool - e.g. Verify your API key and return your user ID
ping
Export
1 tool - e.g. Export to PDF, PPTX, or shareable link
export_presentation
delete
1 tool - e.g. Permanently delete a presentation
delete_presentation
Latest releases
1.0.2 · 2026-04-23
1.0.1 · 2026-04-18
Alai MCP release
v1.0.0 · 2026-01-27
First version of Alai - · Read more at
04 · Who maintains Presentations
presentations is maintained by getalai. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Jan 2026.
05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/getalai/alai-mcp-server
- website
- https://getalai.com/
- category
- other - ranked #818 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
- registry
- com.getalai/presentations (active, first published 2026-04-18)
06 · Presentations FAQ
Is Presentations still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-04-23. We re-verify nightly.
What can Presentations do?
With this server connected, an agent can verify your API key and return your user ID, create a presentation from text content, check async operation status, and list themes available to the authenticated user.
How do I install Presentations?
Run `claude mcp add getalai-alai-mcp-server --transport http https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/`. The README documents one environment variable (ALAI_API_KEY) to set first. ALAI_API_KEY is optional or environment-specific per the README. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Presentations require authentication?
Yes - when we probed the endpoint on 2026-08-25, it rejected an unauthenticated MCP initialize; you'll need credentials to connect.
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