MCP server

Slidev MCP

io.github.joelbarmettlerUZH/slidev-mcp

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Generate, render, and host Slidev presentations from markdown

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

8

Token cost

About 1,596 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

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

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.slidev-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp"

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

{"servers":{"slidev-mcp":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

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

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"slidev-mcp","server_url":"https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"slidev-mcp","server_url":"https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp"}

Tools

• browse_themes Browses the web · ~266 tokens
  Show the user a visual theme gallery with preview images. ONLY call this when the user explicitly asks to SEE or BROWSE themes visually (e.g. "show me the themes", "what do they look like", "let me pick a theme"). This renders an interactive gallery in the user's UI. To show a filtered subset (e.g
• export_slides ~85 tokens
  Export a presentation as a downloadable PDF. Returns a URL to download the PDF.
• get_slidev_guide ~120 tokens
  Get the Slidev syntax guide: how to write slides in markdown. Returns the official Slidev syntax reference (frontmatter, slide separators, speaker notes, layouts, code blocks) plus built-in layout documentation and an example deck. Call this once to learn how to write Slidev presentations.
• get_theme ~265 tokens
  Get full documentation for a specific theme: layouts, components, and examples. Call this BEFORE render_slides to learn the theme's unique features. Each theme has different layouts, components, and frontmatter options. Use what you learn here to produce high-quality, theme-specific slides. This i
• list_session_slides ~159 tokens
  Look up presentations by UUID. Returns URLs, themes, and timestamps for each requested presentation. The server does not track which presentations belong to a conversation, so pass the UUIDs you got back from render_slides. Unknown UUIDs are omitted.
• list_themes ~172 tokens
  Get a list of all available themes with style descriptions and recommendations. Call this to decide which theme to use. Returns a guide organized by style (dark, academic, modern, playful, etc.) with "best for" recommendations. After picking a theme, call get_theme with the theme name to read its
• render_slides ~407 tokens
  Render a Slidev presentation from markdown and return its hosted URL. IMPORTANT: Before calling this tool, you MUST call get_theme with the theme name you plan to use. Each theme has unique layouts, components, and frontmatter options. Apply the theme's specific features in your markdown to produce
• screenshot_slides Browses the web · ~122 tokens
  Render all slides as PNG images and return them. Use this to visually review a presentation. Returns one image per slide so you can see exactly what each slide looks like and give specific feedback.

Browse

• GitHub tools
• Website screenshots
• PDF tools
• Converting to Markdown
• Presentations

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