pingLABSCO SUMMARY
Slides without opening a slide editor.
It takes the part that is not writing — laying the deck out, holding it to a theme, producing the file — and hands back a PPTX or a PDF, so the work stops at the point where you have something to send.
What it is
A slide generator reached over MCP. Text goes in — notes, markdown, a URL, a document — and a themed presentation comes back, with speaker notes and an export to PowerPoint or PDF.
What you get
- A full presentation generated from text you already have, rather than a blank first slide
- The theme catalogue, so the look is settled before anything is generated
- The vibe options the generator accepts alongside a theme
- A status read on a deck that is still being built, so a long job can be picked up later
- Decks that come out as PowerPoint (PPTX), PDF, or a shareable link
Requirements
The local wrapper runs on npm and forwards every call to Alai's hosted endpoint at https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/. Generating a deck needs an Alai API key.
Setup effort
Add the hosted endpoint plus a key — paste it into your client, then supply credentials
USE CASES
01
Turning meeting notes into a deck
Paste in what you already wrote — notes, markdown, a rough brief — and settle the theme first, so what comes back is in the style you would have picked anyway.
02
Getting a pitch deck out of a rough brief
The brief becomes the outline and the outline becomes slides in one pass. Speaker notes come with it, so the deck is presentable rather than just laid out.
03
Choosing the look before committing
Read the themes and the vibes on offer and decide up front, instead of generating a deck and then restyling it.
04
Picking up a deck that takes a while to build
Generation runs on Alai's side, so a long job can be left and checked on later by its status rather than watched.
11 tools
Listed in project docs. Your client may show a different list.
generate_presentationget_generation_statusget_themesget_vibesget_presentationscreate_slidedelete_slideexport_presentationgenerate_transcriptsdelete_presentationBEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
11 tools named in the project's documentation.
Requires
- A client that can reach a remote MCP server over HTTP
- An Alai API key from app.getalai.com, sent as an api-key header — or sign in through OAuth instead
Where it runs
Both documented clients connect to a hosted endpoint.
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
ENDPOINT URL
https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/Add this hosted endpoint to your MCP client using the credentials listed under Requirements.
MCP Clients
Cursor
CURSOR · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"alai-presentations": {
"url": "https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/"
}
}
}Any MCP client — Static API Key
ANY MCP CLIENT — STATIC API KEY · JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"alai-presentations": {
"url": "https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/",
"type": "http",
"headers": {
"api-key": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
