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Slidev MCP Server

io.github.joelbarmettlerUZH/slidev-mcp
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Slidev MCP is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. It exposes 8 tools. Last commit 11 Jul 2026.

Generate, render, and host Slidev presentations from markdown

Uptime history 40 hours of history · worst hour 0%
40 hours agonow
2.2%
Uptime 24h
2 of 91 checks
8
Tools
read from the server
9681 ms
Response time
average over 24h
5
Stars
last commit 11 Jul 2026

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 8 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add slidev-mcp --transport http https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slidev-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.slidev-mcp]
url = "https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slidev-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slidev-mcp": {
      "url": "https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 8

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

browse
browse_themes
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. only dark themes), first call list_themes to identify matching themes, then pass their names here. Do NOT call this to decide which theme to use yourself — use list_themes for that instead.
export
export_slides
Export a presentation as a downloadable PDF. The presentation must have been created in the current session. Returns a URL to download the PDF.
render
render_slides
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 high-quality slides that match the theme's design. If the user has not specified a theme, call list_themes to pick one. If you are unfamiliar with Slidev markdown syntax, call get_slidev_guide. Images must be remote URLs or base64-encoded inline. Local file paths are not supported.
screenshot
screenshot_slides
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.
session
list_session_slides
List all slide presentations created in the current MCP session. Returns URLs, themes, and timestamps for each presentation you've created.
slidev
get_slidev_guide
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.
theme
get_theme
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 is the primary tool for preparing to render slides. When the user specifies a theme, call this directly — no need to call browse_themes.
themes
list_themes
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 full documentation (layouts, components, examples) before rendering. This tool does NOT display anything to the user — it is for your own reference when choosing a theme.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp streamable-http answering 8364 ms 8 min ago

Slidev MCP — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can Slidev MCP do?
It exposes 8 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: browse_themes, export_slides, get_slidev_guide, get_theme, list_session_slides, list_themes and 2 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is Slidev MCP working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 2 of 91 checks got a reply (2.2%), average response time 9681 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
The registry lists Slidev MCP as active — why does it not respond?
The official MCP registry stores what the author submitted; it does not verify that the server still runs. We check the endpoint ourselves, and this one does not answer. Catalogues that copy the registry without checking will show it as working.
How do I connect Slidev MCP?
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 is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does Slidev MCP need an API key?
No. Slidev MCP completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 8 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
Is Slidev MCP open source?
Yes — it is published under the NOASSERTION licence, written in Python and 5 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.