# presentations

Generates, updates, and exports presentation decks to PPTX or PDF directly from text notes using the Alai API.

- MCP server · `type=mcp` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf (Devin Desktop), Cline, Zed, Gemini CLI · ★ 5
- Author: getalai
- License: MIT · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/getalai/alai-mcp-server
- Updated: 2026-04-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/mcp/presentations

## What it does

This MCP server connects clients to the Alai API to turn unstructured text or markdown into styled presentations. The toolset covers deck creation via `generate_presentation` and slide adjustments with `create_slide` and `delete_slide`. It also creates speaker talking points. Final outputs download as PPTX files, PDF documents, or shareable web links.

Deck creation runs asynchronously. The client triggers the generation task, polls `get_generation_status` every 2 to 5 seconds, and handles the finished deck via `presentation_id`. Visual styling uses built-in themes such as `EMERALD_FOREST` or visual vibes listed by `get_vibes`.

Without a valid `ALAI_API_KEY` or an OAuth 2.1 session, execution calls fail. Unauthenticated connections can only inspect tool definitions.

## Requirements
- Remote server: `https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/`

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
claude mcp add --transport http presentations https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/
```

### Codex

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
codex mcp add presentations --url https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/
```

### Cursor

**Config file**
File `.cursor/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "presentations": {
            "url": "https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/"
        }
    }
}
```

### GitHub Copilot

**Config file**
File `.vscode/mcp.json`:
```json
{
    "servers": {
        "presentations": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/"
        }
    }
}
```

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI: remote server**
```bash
gemini mcp add -t http presentations https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/
```

## When to use it
- turn meeting notes into a structured slide deck
- export generated decks to PPTX or PDF formats
- generate speaker talking points for presentation slides
- restyle existing presentations with built-in visual themes

## Example prompts
- Create a 5-slide presentation from `notes.md` using the `EMERALD_FOREST` theme
- Export presentation `pres_123` as a PPTX file
- Generate speaker notes for the slides in presentation `pres_123`

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