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Slideshot MCP Server

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Slideshot runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 83 installs a week from npm. Last commit 11 Sep 2026.

Convert HTML to PDF/PNG/WebP/PPTX slide carousels with 11 themes — for LinkedIn, decks, posts.

Installs per day peak 26 · avg 12 · -8% w/w
a month agotoday
83
Installs / week
npm · slideshot-mcp
2
Stars
1 open issues
11 Sep 2026
Last commit
0 releases in 90 days
MIT
License
TypeScript

What the code does

We read the source, 3 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

Capabilities

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

Builds a file path from a variable packages/mcp-server/src/save.ts:19
  const htmlPath = path.join(dir, filename);
          <select
            value={scale}
            onChange={(e) => setScale(+e.target.value)}

Is this your server and something here is wrong? Tell us — corrections are free and do not require a plan.

This code can reach further than it looks

We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add slideshot -- npx -y slideshot-mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slideshot": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "slideshot-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.slideshot]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "slideshot-mcp"]
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slideshot": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "slideshot-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slideshot": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "slideshot-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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Slideshot — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

Why is there no uptime for Slideshot?
Slideshot runs on your own machine over stdio — there is no network address to reach, so uptime cannot be measured for it by anyone. What can be measured is adoption: the npm package slideshot-mcp was installed 83 times last week.
How do I connect Slideshot?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It runs locally, so the command pulls slideshot-mcp straight from npm; nothing to host, nothing to sign up for.
How many people use Slideshot?
The npm package slideshot-mcp was installed 83 times in the last week. Week over week that is -8%. We show installs rather than GitHub stars on purpose: a star is a bookmark, an install is someone actually running it.
Is Slideshot open source?
Yes — it is published under the MIT licence, written in TypeScript, 2 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.