Resources

Slidev MCP exposes documentation as MCP resources. Your AI assistant reads these automatically to understand Slidev syntax, available themes, and best practices.

You don't need to interact with resources directly — your assistant uses them behind the scenes when generating presentations.

Available Resources

Slidev Syntax & Features

Resource URI	Content
slidev://guide/syntax	Slide separators, frontmatter, speaker notes, comments
slidev://guide/animations	Click animations (<v-click>), transitions, motion
slidev://guide/layout	Layout system guide
slidev://guide/theme-addon	Theme and addon authoring guide
slidev://builtin/components	Built-in components reference
slidev://builtin/layouts	Built-in layout reference (cover, two-cols, image, etc.)

Themes

Resource URI	Content
slidev://themes/installed	Which themes are pre-installed and available on this server
slidev://themes/guide	Theme selection guide with style categories, tone, and "best for" recommendations
slidev://themes/{name}	Per-theme README with layouts, components, and usage examples (e.g. slidev://themes/swiss-ai-hub)

Session Slides

Resource URI	Content
slides://session	All slides created in the current session with their themes, URLs, and latest markdown
slides://session/{uuid}	Details for a specific slide: theme, URL, current markdown, and version history

Session slide resources let the assistant read back previous presentations to reference, modify, or continue iterating on them.

Examples

Resource URI	Content
slidev://examples/minimal	A minimal 3-slide deck to use as a starting point
slidev://examples/full_demo	A 10-slide deck showcasing layouts, code blocks, and animations

How Resources Work

When your AI assistant is asked to create a presentation, it typically:

1. Reads slidev://themes/guide to understand which theme fits the user's request
2. Reads slidev://themes/{name} for the chosen theme's layouts and components
3. Reads slidev://guide/syntax to understand the markdown format
4. Generates the markdown and calls render_slides

When updating an existing presentation, the assistant reads slides://session/{uuid} to get the current markdown, modifies it, and calls render_slides with the same UUID.

The resources are sourced from the official Slidev documentation pinned to the Slidev version running in the builder.

Resources vs Tools

Some MCP clients (like Claude Code) support reading resources automatically. Others (like claude.ai) only support tools. Slidev MCP provides equivalent tools for the most important resources:

Resource	Equivalent Tool
slidev://themes/guide	list_themes
slidev://themes/{name}	get_theme
slidev://guide/syntax + layouts + examples	get_slidev_guide

The AI assistant uses whichever method is available on your client.