alai-mcp-server

Alai - AI Presentation Maker MCP Server


AI presentation maker and slide generator for Claude, Cursor, and MCP clients. Create designer-level presentations, pitch decks, and slides from text. Export to PowerPoint (PPTX) and PDF.

What is Alai?

Alai is an AI presentation maker and the fastest way to create high-quality, beautiful slides without design skills.

• Generate slides from text - Turn notes, markdown, URLs, or documents into polished presentations
• Beautify existing slides - Restyle and improve your PowerPoint presentations with AI
• Export anywhere - Download as PowerPoint (PPTX), PDF, or shareable link
• Professional themes - Designer-level templates for any occasion
• Speaker notes - AI-generated talking points for each slide
• Nano Banana Pro Image Slides - Theme-aware image slide generation that matches your deck's visual style
• Edit and iterate - Make targeted changes to text, icons, and images on existing slides

Use Cases

• Pitch decks - Create investor-ready presentations from your notes
• Sales presentations - Generate compelling slides for prospects
• Meeting notes to slides - Transform your notes into shareable decks
• PowerPoint beautification - Restyle existing slides with professional themes
• Marketing presentations - Build product and campaign decks quickly

Features

• Generate designer-level presentations from text, markdown, or meeting notes
• AI-powered slide beautification and restyling
• Export to PowerPoint (PPTX) or PDF
• Professional pitch deck themes
• Add and remove slides from existing presentations
• Edit and iterate on existing slides with targeted prompts
• Generate speaker notes automatically

Server URL

https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/

Glama / Local Wrapper

This repository includes a local MCP wrapper so Glama can build, start, and inspect the server automatically.

The wrapper runs over stdio and forwards tool calls to the hosted Alai MCP endpoint:

• ALAI_MCP_URL - optional override for the upstream MCP URL
• ALAI_API_KEY - optional API key used when forwarding tool calls upstream
• api_key - alternate env var name supported for Glama placeholder arguments

Tool introspection works without credentials, which is enough for Glama to inspect the server. Real tool execution requires a valid API key.

Run locally

npm install
npm start

With upstream credentials:

ALAI_API_KEY=sk_your_key npm start

Authentication

The server accepts either a static API key or an OAuth 2.1 bearer token on the same endpoint.

API Key

Get a key from getalai.com and pass it in one of these headers:

• api-key: sk_your_key
• Authorization: Bearer sk_your_key

OAuth 2.1 with Dynamic Client Registration

The server implements RFC 9728 Protected Resource Metadata and delegates authorization to Supabase, which supports RFC 7591 Dynamic Client Registration and PKCE (S256). Spec-compliant MCP clients (e.g. Claude Desktop, MCP Inspector) can auto-discover the flow:

GET https://slides-api.getalai.com/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource

The response's authorization_servers entry points at the Supabase authorization server, whose /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server document advertises the registration_endpoint, authorization_endpoint, and token_endpoint. After the authorization code + PKCE flow, the client sends Authorization: Bearer <jwt> to the MCP endpoint.

Available Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | ping | Verify your API key and return your user ID | | generate_presentation | Create a presentation from text content | | get_generation_status | Check async operation status | | get_themes | List themes available to the authenticated user | | get_vibes | List vibes (visual styles) available to the authenticated user | | get_presentations | List all your presentations | | create_slide | Add a slide (classic or creative) to an existing presentation | | delete_slide | Remove a slide from a presentation | | export_presentation | Export to PDF, PPTX, or shareable link | | generate_transcripts | Generate speaker notes for slides | | delete_presentation | Permanently delete a presentation |

Workflow

1. Call generate_presentation with your content
2. Poll get_generation_status every 2-5 seconds until status is completed
3. Use the returned presentation_id for further operations

Example Usage

Generate a Presentation

Call get_themes and get_vibes first to discover the IDs available to your account, then pass them in:

{
  "input_text": "Benefits of AI in the workplace: increased productivity, enhanced creativity, improved efficiency",
  "title": "AI in the Workplace",
  "theme_id": "<id from get_themes>",
  "vibe_id": "<id from get_vibes>",
  "slide_range": "2-5",
  "include_ai_images": true,
  "num_creative_variants": 1,
  "total_variants_per_slide": 1,
  "image_ids": [],
  "export_formats": ["link"],
  "language": "English"
}

Only input_text is required. num_creative_variants must be 0–2 (set to ≥1 when using vibe_id). total_variants_per_slide must be 1–4. export_formats accepts "link", "pdf", "ppt".

Check Generation Status

{
  "generation_id": "abc123-def456"
}

Export Presentation

{
  "presentation_id": "xyz789",
  "formats": ["pdf", "link"]
}

Available Themes

Call get_themes to discover the themes available to your account (returns theme IDs and display names). A handful of built-in legacy theme names you can pass directly as theme_id:

• AURORA_FLUX
• MIDNIGHT_EMBER
• EMERALD_FOREST
• DESERT_BLOOM
• DONUT
• OAK
• PRISMATICA
• SIMPLE_LIGHT
• SIMPLE_DARK
• CYBERPUNK

Configuration

For Claude Desktop / MCP Clients

OAuth-capable clients (Claude Desktop, MCP Inspector, Cursor, etc.) can use just the URL — the client will discover and run the OAuth 2.1 + DCR flow on first connect:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alai-presentations": {
      "url": "https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

If you prefer to skip OAuth and use a static API key, add a header block:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "alai-presentations": {
      "url": "https://slides-api.getalai.com/mcp/",
      "transport": "streamable-http",
      "headers": {
        "api-key": "sk_your_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Links

• Website
• Get API Key
• API Documentation

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details.