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Slideshot MCP server

Turn HTML your AI writes into slide images, PDFs, and PowerPoint files in one step.

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Slideshot is a small helper that takes a web page your AI wrote and turns it into finished slide files. You get pictures, a PDF, or a PowerPoint deck you can post or present. It is handy if you make carousels for LinkedIn or Instagram, or quick pitch decks, but do not want to fiddle with design tools.

What is an MCP server? The 30-second version

On its own, your AI can only chat. An MCP server is a small helper program that gives your AI a new skill or a connection to another tool. This one connects your AI to Slideshot, a slide maker that runs on your computer. So when you ask for slides, your AI can actually build the files instead of just describing them.

What this MCP server does

You ask your AI to make slides, and it writes the slide content as a simple web page. Slideshot then opens that page in a hidden browser and takes a picture of each slide. It saves those pictures as PNG, WebP, or PDF files, or packs them into a PowerPoint file. When it is done, you get the files in a folder on your computer, ready to use.

Flow diagram: you ask your AI “Make me a 5-slide Instagram carousel about morning habits”, the Slideshot MCP server works in steps: your AI writes the slides, then slideshot takes pictures, then saves the files, and you get back slide files on your computer.

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What you can do with it

Turn a written idea into slide images
Export slides as PNG, WebP, PDF, or PowerPoint
Pick from seven ready-made styles like Instagram or pitch deck
Get a prompt template to help your AI write nicer slides
Check that the slide maker is working before you start
Make carousels for social posts in one go

Try asking your AI

“Make me a 5-slide Instagram carousel about morning habits, in the bold vibrant style”
“Turn this text into a pitch deck and save it as a PDF”
“Create slides about our quarterly numbers and export them as PNG images”
“Give me the prompt template for the editorial theme”

What it gives back to you

You get slide files saved to a folder on your computer, usually in a folder called slides. In the chat, your AI tells you where the files are and what formats were made. If something went wrong, it tells you that too. You can then open the images or PDF and use them right away.

Before you start

What you need

Node.js installed on your computer (the free program that runs small tools like this)
An AI app that supports MCP servers, like Cursor or Claude Desktop
A folder where the slide files can be saved

Good to know

It runs a hidden browser on your computer and saves files to a folder you choose, so be careful if you point it at private pages or an important folder.

Install it with your AI

Add Slideshot MCP server to your AI, no technical skills needed

You don't install anything by hand. You copy one prompt, paste it into an AI that can work on your computer, and it checks, installs and connects the server for you, asking you when it needs something.

Sign in to get the install prompt

Members get a ready-made prompt that lets the Claude desktop app check Slideshot MCP server, install it and connect it for them, step by step. You don't need any technical skills: you copy, paste and answer a few questions. Your connected AI can also find and install any of the 4,066 MCP servers here for you.