Deckbuilder is a Python library, Command Line tool, and MCP server that generates PowerPoint presentations from structured content. Focus on your
Deckbuilder is a Python library, Command Line tool, and MCP server that generates PowerPoint presentations from structured content. Focus on your content - Deckbuilder handles the formatting and layout. Exposed over MCP by the deck builder mcp mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.
Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:
Installation — The Installation tool exposed by this serverPrerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this serverContributing — 1. Fork the repository 2. Create feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name 3. Follow code quality standards 4. Add comprehensive tests 5. SubmitYou will need 5 environment variables: DECK_TEMPLATE_FOLDER, DECK_TEMPLATE_NAME, DECK_OUTPUT_FOLDER, DECK_PROOFING_LANGUAGE, DECK_DEFAULT_FONT. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at deckbuilder on PyPI and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Deck Builder MCP's toolset — Installation, Prerequisites, Contributing — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by teknologika; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against Deck Builder MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Installation | The Installation tool exposed by this server. |
| Prerequisites | The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server. |
| Contributing | 1. Fork the repository 2. Create feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name 3. Follow code quality standards 4. Add comprehensive tests 5. Submit pull request with clear description |
{
"mcpServers": {
"deck-builder": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["deckbuilder"],
"env": {
"DECK_TEMPLATE_FOLDER": "your-value",
"DECK_TEMPLATE_NAME": "your-value",
"DECK_OUTPUT_FOLDER": "your-value",
"DECK_PROOFING_LANGUAGE": "your-value",
"DECK_DEFAULT_FONT": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| DECK_TEMPLATE_FOLDER | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| DECK_TEMPLATE_NAME | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| DECK_OUTPUT_FOLDER | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| DECK_PROOFING_LANGUAGE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| DECK_DEFAULT_FONT | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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