What is Slidev MCP?

Slidev MCP is a self-hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants generate, render, and host Slidev presentations from markdown.

You connect your MCP client (Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, etc.) to the server, ask your AI assistant to create a presentation, and it returns a live URL with your slides — ready to share.

How It Works

1. Connect your MCP client to a Slidev MCP server.
2. Ask your AI assistant to create a presentation on any topic.
3. The assistant reads the available resources to learn Slidev syntax and themes.
4. It calls the render_slides tool with markdown and a theme name.
5. The server builds the presentation and returns a shareable URL.
6. You can update the same presentation within your session — the URL stays the same.

What You Get

• A hosted, interactive HTML presentation at a unique URL
• Support for Slidev features: layouts, animations, code highlighting, LaTeX, Mermaid diagrams
• 24 curated themes to choose from — all MIT-licensed and build-validated
• The ability to iterate on your slides within the same session

Who Is This For?

• Anyone using an MCP-compatible AI assistant who wants to create presentations quickly
• Teams who want a shared slide generation service
• Developers who prefer markdown over drag-and-drop slide editors

Self-Hosted

Slidev MCP is designed to be self-hosted. You deploy it on your own server and connect your MCP clients to it. See the Deployment guide for setup instructions.