Prezent MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for creating presentations using the Prezent API.

Features

• Create presentations using prompts and templates
• Check presentation generation status
• Background polling for presentation completion
• Support for multiple presentation templates
• CLI entry point for direct execution

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Set up environment variables:

export PRESENTATION_API_TOKEN="your_api_token_here"

Or create a .env file:

PRESENTATION_API_TOKEN=your_api_token_here

Building and Installing

Building the Package

To create a distributable Python package:

1. Install build tools:

pip install build

2. Build the package:

python -m build

This will create both wheel (.whl) and source distribution (.tar.gz) files in the dist/ directory.

Installing the Built Package

You can install the built package locally:

pip install dist/prezent_mcp_server-0.1.4-py3-none-any.whl

Or install from the source distribution:

pip install dist/prezent_mcp_server-0.1.4.tar.gz

Publishing to PyPI (Optional)

To publish the package to PyPI:

1. Install twine:

pip install twine

2. Upload to TestPyPI (for testing):

python -m twine upload --repository testpypi dist/*

3. Upload to PyPI:

twine upload dist/*

Note: You'll need PyPI credentials to upload packages.

Usage

Running the MCP Server

Option A: Using the CLI Entry Point (Recommended)

prezent-mcp-server

Option B: Direct Python Execution

python prezent_mcp.py

Available Tools

create_presentation

Creates a new presentation using the specified prompt and template.

Parameters:

• prompt (str): The presentation prompt/description
• template (str): The template ID to use for the presentation

Example:

create_presentation("Create a presentation about AI trends in 2024", "prezent_corporate_2022")

check_presentation_status

Checks the status of a presentation generation job.

Parameters:

• callback_id (str): The callback ID returned when the presentation was submitted

Example:

check_presentation_status("abc123-def456-ghi789")

Templates

The server supports various presentation templates. If no template is specified, it defaults to prezent_corporate_2022.

Configuration

The server uses the following environment variables:

• PRESENTATION_API_TOKEN: Your Prezent API authentication token

Development

This MCP server is built using FastMCP and provides async tools for presentation generation and status checking.

Package Information

• Current Version: 0.1.4
• Python Requirement: >=3.10
• Dependencies: httpx>=0.27.0, mcp[cli], python-dotenv