Keynote-MCP

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⚠️ 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.

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✨ 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

git clone https://github.com/easychen/keynote-mcp.git
cd keynote-mcp

Install dependencies
```
pip install -r requirements.txt
```

Configure environment (optional for Unsplash features)

cp env.example .env
# Edit .env file and add your Unsplash API key

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:

{
  "KeynoteServer": {
    "command": "python",
    "args": ["start_server.py"],
    "env": {
      "UNSPLASH_KEY": "your_unsplash_api_key_here"
    },
    "cwd": "/path/to/keynote-mcp",
    "timeout": 5000
  }
}

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "keynote": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/keynote-mcp/start_server.py"],
      "env": {
        "UNSPLASH_KEY": "your_unsplash_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

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:

UNSPLASH_KEY=your_unsplash_access_key_here

📚 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.