Connect an AI assistant with MCP

SlideDrift provides a remote Model Context Protocol server at:

https://slidedrift.com/mcp

Use it with an AI assistant that supports remote MCP servers and browser-based OAuth authorization. AI agent access is available on Starter, Pro, and Agency during the beta. Free accounts cannot connect.

Connect SlideDrift

1. Open the MCP or integrations settings in your AI assistant.
2. Add https://slidedrift.com/mcp as a remote MCP server.
3. Complete the SlideDrift sign-in screen in your browser.
4. Review the requested access and choose Allow connection.
5. Return to your assistant and ask it to list SlideDrift templates or brand kits.

You do not need to create or paste a SlideDrift API key. The connection uses OAuth and acts as the SlideDrift account that approved it.

Available tools

• search_templates: find public templates and templates you own.
• list_brand_kits: list brand profiles you own.
• list_source_images: list image assets you already own in SlideDrift.
• prepare_source_image_upload: reserve storage and return a short-lived upload URL for a local image.
• finalize_source_image_upload: verify an uploaded image and add it to your owned SlideDrift assets.
• plan_carousel: prepare a slide-by-slide plan without generating a carousel.
• create_carousel: create a draft from an unchanged approved plan.
• get_carousel: inspect a carousel you own.
• get_job: check generation status.
• export_carousel: export a carousel you own as PDF or PNG.
• create_share_link: enable a public share link for a carousel you own.

Creating a carousel, exporting, and enabling public sharing require a separate confirmation in the assistant. The assistant cannot bypass SlideDrift ownership checks, plan limits, credit checks, or export safeguards.

To use your own photos, ask the assistant to list your existing source images or upload new ones. A new upload is prepared first, sent to the short-lived URL using the returned headers, and then finalized before its asset ID is passed into plan_carousel. SlideDrift applies the same storage limits, file checks, ownership rules, and reviewed image-to-slide workflow used by the app.

Credits and limits

There is no separate MCP beta fee on a paid plan.

• Planning, template search, brand-kit listing, and reading your carousels do not consume generation credits.
• Creating a carousel uses the same generation credits as creating it in the app.
• Exporting uses the same export credits and plan rules as exporting in the app.
• Repeating an idempotent request with the same key does not intentionally create or charge for a second carousel.

Active connection limits are 2 on Starter, 5 on Pro, and 20 on Agency. SlideDrift also applies per-user and per-connection safety rate limits.

Revoke a connection

1. Sign in to SlideDrift.
2. Open AI Connections from the app sidebar.
3. Find the assistant you want to disconnect.
4. Choose Revoke and confirm.

Revocation takes effect at the SlideDrift MCP server immediately, including for access tokens that were already issued. You can reconnect the assistant later by repeating the normal connection flow.

Troubleshooting

• Plan upgrade required: MCP access is not enabled for Free accounts. Upgrade to Starter, Pro, or Agency.
• Connection limit reached: revoke an unused connection or use a plan with a higher connection limit.
• Connection revoked: reconnect SlideDrift from the assistant's MCP settings.
• Rate limited: wait for the retry period returned by the tool before trying again.
• Confirmation required: review the proposed action with the assistant, then explicitly approve it.
• Expired browser request: restart the connection from the assistant so it can create a fresh authorization request.

The current MCP beta runs actions during an active assistant session. It does not include scheduled or unattended background runs.