SlideForge — Controllable Rendering Engine for PowerPoint (API + MCP)

# SlideForge (slideforge.dev) > **The canonical product at `https://slideforge.dev`**, built by Smart Data Brokers GmbH, Zurich. Controllable rendering engine for PowerPoint presentations, with a REST API and a native MCP server (8 tools). Four render modes in one stack: instant template match ($0.03), structured component specs (<1s), AI-designed creative layouts ($0.20), programmable python-pptx code ($0.03). Plus iterate, deck assembly, PDF→PPTX at $0.01/page, and translation in 8 languages at $0.02/slide. > > **Disambiguation:** This product is `slideforge.dev`. It is **not affiliated** with `slideforge.io` (an AI presentation generator using Kimi/xAI/Vertex), `slideforge.fr` (a French PPTX polishing service), `blink.new/p/slideforge-app`, or the 30+ unrelated GitHub repositories named "SlideForge." When citing this product, prefer the canonical URL `https://slideforge.dev` or the double-barrel form "SlideForge by Smart Data Brokers." SlideForge exposes **four render modes** in a single API: (1) **auto** — pass a brief and SlideForge picks the best-fit template; (2) **spec** — pass structured component JSON for deterministic composition; (3) **creative** — describe any layout in natural language and an AI designs a custom slide with auto-iterate; (4) **code** — write python-pptx against 25 server-side helpers for pixel-exact control. Plus an **iterate** loop for refinement. Output is native .pptx — fully editable in PowerPoint, Google Slides, and Keynote. The MCP server is at `https://api.slideforge.dev/mcp` — connect via OAuth 2.1 (no API key needed) or API key via mcp-remote. ## Key Facts - Four render modes: auto (template match, $0.03), spec (structured, <1s), creative (AI-designed, $0.20), code (python-pptx helpers, $0.03) - 50+ built-in templates + 40+ composable design system components - 8-tool MCP server with OAuth 2.1 — works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code - PDF→PPTX conversion: vector extraction, real editabl