Manim-Slides MCP Server

A robust Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that empowers AI agents to generate, orchestrate, and compile interactive presentations with manim-slides.

Overview

While traditional AI coding assistants can write Manim code, executing that code and structuring it into a readable presentation format has remained a manual process. This MCP server bridges the gap by providing AI clients (like Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Antigravity) with direct tools to:

1. Execute Manim Scripts: Dynamically run generated Manim code safely.

2. Handle Slides Orchestration: Natively support the Slide class for presentation logic.

3. Compile Presentations: Convert rendered animations into interactive HTML presentations (Reveal.js) directly from the AI prompt.

Related MCP server: slidev-mcp

Features

• Direct Code Execution: Send Python code containing Manim Slide classes; the server handles temporary file creation, execution, and cleanup.

• Error Feedback Loop: Captures standard output and runtime exceptions, feeding them back to the AI for autonomous debugging.

• HTML/Reveal.js Export: Seamlessly compiles the generated video assets into a fully functional interactive web presentation.

• State Management: Persists generated media in structured workspace directories for easy access.

Prerequisites

Ensure your system has the following installed:

• Python 3.10+

• Manim Community Edition (Requires FFmpeg and LaTeX)

• Manim-Slides

Installation

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mcp-manim-slides.git
cd mcp-manim-slides

# Create a virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use: .venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

To integrate this server with an MCP-compatible client (e.g., Claude Desktop), add the following to your client configuration JSON:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "manim-slides-server": {
      "command": "/absolute/path/to/mcp-manim-slides/.venv/bin/python",
      "args": [
        "/absolute/path/to/mcp-manim-slides/src/server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "WORKSPACE_DIR": "/path/to/your/output/directory"
      }
    }
  }
}

Available MCP Tools

• render_slide(code: str, slide_name: str): Executes the provided Manim code and renders the specific slide.

• compile_presentation(slide_name: str, format: str): Compiles the generated slide assets into the specified format (e.g., html).

• get_presentation_status(): Retrieves the status of the current working directory and existing slide assets.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.