Slideshot MCP server

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• create_slideswrite action

  Create slides. IMPORTANT: Use mode=default unless the user explicitly chose token_saver. mode=default = AI writes full HTML (best quality). mode=token_saver = AI sends JSON, server uses basic templates. REQUIRES discover_themes first AND user must have confirmed the data outline. After this tool saves the HTML, you MUST show the htmlPath as a code preview artifact. Then STOP and ask the user to co

• discover_themes

  MANDATORY first step — all other tools REJECT until this is called. Returns themes, orientation presets, token-usage modes, and output formats. Use ONLY the native selector prompts from the "ask" array — DO NOT render themes as a separate markdown list. DO NOT ask how many slides (you decide based on topic). After user picks options, show a data outline of proposed slides and WAIT for confirmation

• edit_slides

  Token-efficient partial edits on a previously-generated HTML deck. Use this INSTEAD of regenerating the whole deck for small changes — it saves 60-90% tokens vs a full rewrite. Operations: replace_slide (swap one slide block by 1-indexed slideIndex), patch_css (append CSS rules to <style>), swap_token (replace a CSS variable's value, e.g. {"--coral": "#FF0000"}), patch_class (add/remove a class on

• health_check

  Verify Puppeteer/Chromium can launch. Use when render fails.

• list_themes

  Idempotent read-only listing of all available themes (8+). Unlike discover_themes, this does NOT start a slide-creation workflow — call it any time the user asks "what themes are there?" mid-conversation. Returns the same tiered theme catalog (primary/secondary). Models MUST present every theme returned, never truncate.

• render_slides

  Final render to PDF/WebP/PNG/PPTX. Accepts html string OR htmlPath. Supports width, height, selector, scale, webpQuality, orientation, pptxMode, pptxFilename, slideRange. NEVER call render_slides in the same turn as create_slides. When the user provides an existing HTML file path, pass it as htmlPath and call this tool directly — no discover_themes or create_slides needed. For the full slide-creat

• Code scan35 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
• Maintenancelast push 17 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Slideshot: common questions

Is Slideshot MCP server safe?

Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (92/100). Read the Slideshot safety report

How do I install Slideshot?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does Slideshot need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is Slideshot maintained?

The last commit was 17 days ago (2026-09-11). The latest release is v4.4.0.

What can I use instead of Slideshot?

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