# renderdeck-mcp

> MCP server for generating PowerPoint presentations via Gemini

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/renderdeck-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: Francis Rosario
- homepage: https://github.com/exjch/renderdeck
- repository: https://github.com/exjch/renderdeck/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
- version: 0.9.1
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, gemini, llm, mcp, powerpoint, pptx, presentations, slides
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:renderdeck-mcp

### Description (declared)

# RenderDeck

**AI-powered presentation generation as an MCP server.** Describe the presentation you want in conversation with your LLM, and RenderDeck generates a `.pptx` with Gemini-created slide images.

> **Quick start:** After installing, tell your LLM *"How do I use RenderDeck?"* to get a detailed explanation of all tools, workflows, and example prompts.

## Getting Started

### 1. Install

```bash
pip install renderdeck-mcp
# or run directly with uvx (no install needed):
uvx renderdeck-mcp serve
```

### 2. Configure your LLM client

Add RenderDeck as an MCP server in your client's config.

**Claude Desktop** — add to `~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "renderdeck": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["renderdeck-mcp", "serve"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

**Claude Code** — add to `.claude/settings.json` or `~/.claude/settings.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "renderdeck": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["renderdeck-mcp", "serve"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

**Cursor** — add to `.cursor/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "renderdeck": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["renderdeck-mcp", "serve"],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_GEMINI_API_KEY": "your-api-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 3. Set up your API key

Ask your LLM to run the `setup_gemini_key` tool with your [Gemini API key](https://aistudio.google.com/apikey), or set `GOOGLE_GEMINI_API_KEY` in the server's environment.

### 4. Develop your storyline

Tell your LLM what presentation you need — the topic, audience, tone, and any specific points to cover. The LLM reads the `renderdeck://reference` resource to learn the slide prompt format, then collaborates with you to develop:

- **Storyline and structure** — how many slides, what each one covers, the narrative arc
- …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- documents.presentations (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/renderdeck-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T11:26:46.984Z)

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