SlideForge

Name: SlideForge
Author: smartdatabrokers

by smartdatabrokersversion 5.9.0i★ –iComputer or cloud

Registry namedev.slideforge/slideforge

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Deterministic, fully editable PowerPoint from typed slide intents. 200+ layouts, brand templates.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Computer or cloud
Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
Category: Marketing & social media
You need to fill in: SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slideforge": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "slideforge-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http slideforge https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add slideforge --env SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY=your-value -- uvx slideforge-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slideforge": {
      "url": "https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "slideforge": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "slideforge-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "slideforge": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "slideforge": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "slideforge-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY secret env
SlideForge API key (starts with sf_live_). Required to run tool calls; schema discovery works without it. Get one at https://slideforge.dev.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

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Basic checksi

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Endpoint responds
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 3622 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 28% of the other 3622 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3622 servers in this category

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Common questions

Is SlideForge safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (5.9.0) reached the registry 2 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

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README from the maker

Open the README

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mcp-name: dev.slideforge/slideforge

SlideForge MCP — PowerPoint slides for AI agents

SlideForge ([slideforge.dev](https://slideforge.dev)) — the deterministic PowerPoint compiler for AI agents. Typed slide intents → native, fully editable .pptx in under a second, with a fidelity manifest that states exactly what was bound verbatim. Built by Smart Data Brokers GmbH, Switzerland.

Remote MCP server + REST API. No local install, no Python environment, no python-pptx boilerplate. OAuth 2.1 for Claude Desktop & ChatGPT; API key for everything else.

⚠️ Disambiguation

"SlideForge" is used by multiple unrelated projects. This is SlideForge by Smart Data Brokers GmbH at [slideforge.dev](https://slideforge.dev). Not affiliated with:

slideforge.io — a separate AI presentation generator
slideforge.fr — a French document polishing service
blink.new/p/slideforge-app — an unrelated web app
Other github.com/*/SlideForge repositories outside the smartdatabrokers org

When citing or linking, prefer slideforge.dev or "SlideForge by Smart Data Brokers."

Why SlideForge

A compiler, not a generator. A slide is a typed intent: pick a form from 200+ catalog patterns (KPI dashboards, waterfalls, Gantt plans, org charts, funnels, …), put your real content in typed fields. A deterministic engine lays it out — no LLM in the render path, same input → same slide, sub-second.
The honesty layer. Every response carries a fidelity manifest: per field, was your content bound verbatim, mixed, or ai_completed? A partial grade means some supplied content didn't make it onto the slide — the manifest names what was dropped; never deliver a partial render without telling the user what's missing. Slides with blocking defects don't bill (usable-or-free). If your agent feeds numbers into slides, this is what makes the output auditable.
Native, editable .pptx. Real shapes and text boxes — not images, not HTML exports. Openable and editable in PowerPoint.
Escape hatch included — under the same trust contract. mode=code runs your own python-pptx in a sandbox (widget/chart toolkit, theme injected, intent fields render as chrome). Code renders are linted, measured (layout block + presentation_ready), and provenance-checked — agents may escape the layout grammar, never the trust grammar.
Your template, natively. Upload your company's .pptx — slides are built ON your file (theme, masters, fonts), not a color-matched imitation.
Check for free. dry_run validates any payload + forecasts fidelity at $0 — or use mode=safe to validate-then-render in ONE call (renders + bills only if faithful; else a $0 report with the fix). verify tiers on code renders (lint default, lint+vlm adds a visual second-look). quality_profile (executive/technical/appendix) sets the readiness bar the layout is judged against — answered on any form. Free deck inspect (POST /v1/inspect) runs a deterministic quality report on any pptx.
97% quality parity with Gamma in our own blind side-by-side benchmark (internal instrument, not third-party).

Pricing in one breath: creating a slide 5¢ · transforming a slide 2¢ (translate, repair) · checking free. 60 free slides on signup, no subscription. slideforge.dev/pricing

Quick Start

One click, no config file:

VS Code (Copilot agent mode) signs you in over OAuth on first use — no key, no JSON file.

Cursor installs with an API-key placeholder: after clicking, replace sf_live_YOUR_KEY in the server's headers with a real key from the console. Cursor's own OAuth browser launch is broken as of 3.16.17, so the key is the working path there today.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http slideforge https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/

Then just ask: *"Make a KPI dashboard slide: revenue $12.4M (+18% YoY), 847 new clients, NPS 62."*

Optional — install the skills + bundled server config as a plugin:

/plugin marketplace add smartdatabrokers/slideforge-mcp

/plugin install slideforge@slideforge-mcp

Or copy any folder from skills/ into ~/.claude/skills/ (personal) or .claude/skills/ (project).

Claude Desktop (OAuth — no key needed)

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/ — sign in with Google on first use.

ChatGPT (Developer Mode)

Settings → Apps → Advanced → Developer mode → Add custom connector → https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/ (OAuth).

Cursor / Windsurf / Codex CLI / any MCP client (API key)

"mcpServers": { "slideforge": { "url": "https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/", "transport": "streamable-http", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sf_live_YOUR_KEY" } } } }

Get a key: slideforge.dev → Console → API keys. (Codex CLI and other AGENTS.md-native tools: see AGENTS.md.)

Run it locally (stdio — for container/offline clients)

Most clients should use the hosted remote server above (no install). But if your client boots MCP servers from a container or a local stdio process, run the bundled local server. It's a thin REST client over api.slideforge.dev — it holds no engine logic; the tool schemas are baked in locally (so discovery works offline, no key) and each call forwards to the SlideForge REST API authenticated with your key.

pip install slideforge-mcp        # or: uv pip install slideforge-mcp

export SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY=sf_live_YOUR_KEY slideforge-mcp # speaks MCP over stdio

Or via Docker:

docker build -t slideforge-mcp .

docker run -i -e SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY=sf_live_YOUR_KEY slideforge-mcp

Client config (stdio):

"mcpServers": { "slideforge": { "command": "slideforge-mcp", "env": { "SLIDEFORGE_API_KEY": "sf_live_YOUR_KEY" } } } }

Schema discovery (tools/list) needs neither a key nor network; tool *calls* need the key.

LangChain / LlamaIndex (agent frameworks)

No SlideForge SDK needed — both load the MCP tools directly:

pip install langchain-mcp-adapters      # or: pip install llama-index-tools-mcp

from langchain_mcp_adapters.client import MultiServerMCPClient

client = MultiServerMCPClient({"slideforge": { "transport": "streamable_http", "url": "https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp/", "headers": {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}}}) tools = await client.get_tools() # 7 tools, drop into any LangGraph agent

Runnable examples + the LlamaIndex equivalent: examples/. Need a key? Sign up — 60 free slides, no credit card — then grab it at console/keys.

REST (no MCP)

curl -X POST https://api.slideforge.dev/v1/render/intent \

-H "Authorization: Bearer sf_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"form": "kpi_metrics", "headline": "Q3 at a glance", "data": {"metrics": [{"label": "Revenue", "value": "$12.4M", "delta": "+18% YoY"}, {"label": "New clients", "value": "847"}, {"label": "NPS", "value": "62"}]}}'

Full REST reference: slideforge.dev/docs/api

The 7 MCP tools

Tool	What it does	Cost
`create_slide`	ONE slide from a structured intent (form + typed fields) or a brief; `mode=safe` validates-then-renders in one call; `mode=code` for sandboxed python-pptx (verify tiers, chrome fields, patch-by-replacements). Routing controls: `variant`, `variant_policy`, `allow_fabrication`/`allow_truncation`/`allow_low_confidence` (honest defaults: reject at $0 rather than guess). `min_font_pt` sets a BINDING type floor — text grows to meet it where the box allows; content that cannot fit returns a $0 `min_font_not_met` error naming the size it needs. Response carries the fidelity manifest + a measured `layout` readiness block on diagram forms. Default themes ship topical design — a subject-informed palette + designed cover, named in the response's design note (`styling: "clean"` opts out; your pinned/uploaded brand theme always wins).	$0.05 (usable-or-free)
`create_deck`	Whole deck: `slides[]` of intents (code-mode slides are first-class children), parallel render, one merged .pptx, per-slide fidelity rollup + per-slide child jobs (own preview/pptx). Failed slides isolated + free; deck-level `dry_run` validates the whole deck at $0. Deck-level `language`, `direction` (`rtl` for Arabic/Hebrew — typeset right-to-left, layout unmirrored + honestly warned), `imagery`/`imagery_tag`, `styling` and `logo_id` inherit into every slide; a slide's own value wins.	N × $0.05
`plan_slide`	Brief → top form/variant candidates with confidence.	Free
`browse_catalog`	200+ patterns with per-form JSON Schemas + copy-pasteable example intents, themes, the code-mode widget toolkit. Pass an uploaded `theme_id` to list its branded cover/agenda/divider layouts. `type=brands` lists your brand kits with their versions. 9 built-in themes + your uploaded brand kits.	Free
`translate_deck`	Translate any PPTX preserving formatting (32 languages).	$0.02/slide
`upload_asset`	Logos, brand template PPTX, images; `purpose=pdf` extracts a PDF into editable slide intents (PowerPoint/Keynote/Google-Slides/Beamer-exported PDFs only — other sources aren't supported yet); or AI-generate an image. Brand template upload (`purpose=brand` — `purpose=theme` is the same thing under its old name, still accepted) renders NATIVE by default — decks are built on the client's own template file. Omit `data` on large files for an in-card drag/drop zone.	Free / $0.01/page / $0.05/image
`manage_account`	Balance, usage, jobs, security status, feedback, `action=feedback_list` to read your filed reports back, `action=brand_report` for a brand kit's per-token fidelity report.	Free

dry_run: true on create tools = validation + fidelity forecast at $0.

Two more tools (generate_report, manage_connections — data-driven reports from connected tools like Zoho Sprints) exist behind an enterprise gate and are not served by default.

Also on REST (for now): the Deck Doctor. POST /v1/inspect — a free deterministic Deck Quality Report for any pptx (overflow via real font metrics, content hidden behind shapes, off-canvas leftovers, WCAG contrast). POST /v1/repair — deterministic fixes, never your words, $0.02/repaired slid

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SlideForge

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Or run it on your computer

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Alternatives

MCP YouTube Transcript

Google Analytics MCP

BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

README from the maker

SlideForge MCP — PowerPoint slides for AI agents

⚠️ Disambiguation

Why SlideForge

Quick Start

Claude Code

Claude Desktop (OAuth — no key needed)

ChatGPT (Developer Mode)

Cursor / Windsurf / Codex CLI / any MCP client (API key)

Run it locally (stdio — for container/offline clients)

LangChain / LlamaIndex (agent frameworks)

REST (no MCP)

The 7 MCP tools