LABSCO SUMMARY
Slides produced where the discussion already happened.
The gain is a removed step: no copying a transcript into another tool and re-uploading the file it needs. You work through the material in your client and ask for the deck there, and the same path covers summaries and document questions.
What it is
SlideSpeak's MCP server exposes the SlideSpeak API inside MCP-compatible clients, so generating a deck, summarising a document or asking questions about one happens in the same window where the material already is.
What you get
- PowerPoint presentations generated from a conversation, an uploaded document or structured data
- Length, tone and style set in the prompt rather than in a form
- Summaries of documents and of existing presentations
- Report decks built from the data or findings you were just discussing
- Questions about an attached document answered without opening it elsewhere
Requirements
A SlideSpeak API key, and an MCP-compatible client such as Claude Desktop.
Setup effort
Paste a URL with a key — add the endpoint to your client
USE CASES
01
Turning a meeting transcript into slides
Once the transcript is in the conversation, ask for a summary deck of the key points.
02
Building a stakeholder report from findings
Discuss the data first, then ask for the report deck from that same discussion.
03
Drafting a pitch deck from a brainstorm
The angles you just worked out become the outline of the first draft.
04
Asking a document a question
Upload it in your client and ask about its contents without switching applications.
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Requires
- npx on PATH
- SLIDESPEAK_API_KEY in your environment
Where it runs
Of the 2 documented setups, 1 runs the server on your machine and 1 connects to a hosted endpoint.
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the endpoint to your client.
Server setup
ENDPOINT URL
https://mcp.slidespeak.co/mcpMCP Clients
Claude Desktop — remote
CLAUDE DESKTOP — REMOTE · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"slidespeak": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.slidespeak.co/mcp",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_SLIDESPEAK_API_KEY>"
],
"timeout": 300000
}
}
}Claude Desktop — Docker
CLAUDE DESKTOP — DOCKER · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"slidespeak": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"-e",
"SLIDESPEAK_API_KEY",
"slidespeak/slidespeak-mcp:latest"
],
"env": {
"SLIDESPEAK_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SLIDESPEAK_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}