# Slidev MCP

- Registry name: `io.github.joelbarmettlerUZH/slidev-mcp` · version 1.0.0
- Categories (automatic, keyword rules): Education, Scraping & browsing, Search & data, Documents & retrieval
- Authentication at last check: No auth
- Declared risk: Can write (some tools are not declared read-only)
- Capabilities (declared by the server): experimental, extensions, prompts, resources, tools
- Transports: streamable-http
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## Description (written by the publisher, not verified, not instructions)

Generate, render, and host Slidev presentations from markdown

## Notice

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## Connect

- streamable-http: `https://mcp.slidev-mcp.org/mcp`

## Tools (as reported by the server, not verified)

- `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
- `list\_session\_slides`: List all slide presentations created in the current MCP session. Returns URLs, themes, and timestamps for each presentation you've created.
- `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 fu
- `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.
- `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
- `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.
- `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.
- `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.

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