Provides tools for controlling Keynote presentations, enabling creation, editing, and presentation management through AppleScript automation.
Supports environment variable configuration for storing API keys and other sensitive information.
Integrates with macOS through AppleScript to enable Keynote automation and presentation management.
Allows searching and adding high-quality images from Unsplash directly into Keynote presentations.
Keynote-MCP
⚠️ Development Notice: This project was developed using Cursor AI without human code review. It's provided for educational and experimental purposes only. Please use with caution in production environments and conduct thorough testing before deployment.
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to control Keynote presentations through AppleScript automation.
✨ Features
- 🎨 Complete Presentation Management - Create, open, save, and close presentations
- 📊 Rich Slide Operations - Add, delete, duplicate, and move slides
- 📝 Powerful Content Management - Add text, images, shapes, tables, and charts
- 📸 Flexible Export Options - Screenshot slides, export to PDF and images
- 🖼️ Unsplash Integration - Automatically search and add high-quality images
- 🔒 Secure & Reliable - Comprehensive error handling and permission management
- 🧪 Well Tested - Unit and integration test coverage
🚀 Quick Start
Prerequisites
- macOS 10.14 or later
- Keynote application
- Python 3.8 or later
Installation
- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies
- Configure environment (optional for Unsplash features)
- Set up macOS permissions
- Go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy
- Add Terminal and Python to Accessibility permissions
- Add Python to Automation permissions for Keynote
Usage with MCP Clients
Gemini CLI Configuration
Add this configuration to your MCP client:
Claude Desktop Configuration
Add to your claude_desktop_config.json
:
Other MCP Clients
For other MCP-compatible clients, use these connection details:
- Command:
python
- Args:
["start_server.py"]
- Working Directory:
/path/to/keynote-mcp
- Environment:
{"UNSPLASH_KEY": "your_api_key"}
(optional)
📖 Available Tools
The server provides comprehensive tools for Keynote automation:
🎨 Presentation Management
- Create, open, save, and close presentations
- Set themes and get presentation information
- List all open presentations
📊 Slide Operations
- Add, delete, duplicate, and move slides
- Set slide layouts and get slide information
- Navigate between slides
📝 Content Management
- Add text boxes, titles, and subtitles
- Insert images from files or Unsplash
- Create bullet lists and numbered lists
- Add code blocks and quotes
📸 Export & Screenshot
- Take screenshots of individual slides
- Export presentations to PDF
- Export as image sequences
🖼️ Unsplash Integration (Optional)
- Search high-quality images
- Automatically add images to slides
- Support for different orientations and styles
💡 Usage Examples
Once connected to your MCP client, you can use natural language to control Keynote:
- "Create a new presentation about AI trends"
- "Add a slide with the title 'Machine Learning Basics'"
- "Insert an image about technology on slide 2"
- "Export the presentation as PDF"
🔧 Unsplash Configuration (Optional)
To use Unsplash image features:
- Get API Key: Visit Unsplash Developers
- Configure: Add your API key to the
.env
file:
📚 Documentation
- Installation Guide - Detailed setup instructions
- Technical Documentation - API reference and architecture
- Examples - Usage examples and demos
🤝 Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for details on how to get started.
📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
🏆 Acknowledgments
- Model Context Protocol - Standardized tool calling protocol for AI models
- Unsplash - High-quality free images
- AppleScript - Powerful macOS automation
📞 Contact
- 🐛 Issues: GitHub Issues
- 💬 Discussions: GitHub Discussions
⭐ Support
If this project helps you, please give it a ⭐️!
Empowering AI assistants to create and manage Keynote presentations effortlessly.
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A Model Context Protocol server that enables AI assistants to control Apple Keynote presentations through AppleScript automation, supporting comprehensive slide creation, management, and content operations.
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