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ByAxe/keynote-mcp
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to control Keynote presentations through AppleScript automation.
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From the listing
About ByAxe/keynote-mcp
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants control Keynote presentations using AppleScript automation. It translates MCP tool calls into AppleScript commands to advance slides, start presentations, and retrieve slide notes. The project is a small Python wrapper with minimal community adoption.
Best for
Developers building macOS‑native presentation workflows with AI assistants
Use cases
- Automating slide navigation during a live presentation
- Extracting presenter notes from Keynote slides via AI
- Scripting presentation playback from an AI assistant
Notes
1 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-03-13. Licensed MIT.
Pros
- Enables direct AI control of Keynote without manual intervention
- Leverages existing AppleScript automation infrastructure on macOS
- Simple Python codebase easy to inspect and modify
Cons
- Requires macOS and a local Keynote installation to function
- Low star count suggests limited testing and community support
- Depends on MCP compatibility which is still an evolving standard
Key facts
What we have checked
- Days since the last commit
- 227
- GitHub forks
- 1
- GitHub stars
- 5
- Releases in the last 90 days
- 0
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How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
uvx keynote-mcpClients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop, Claude Code
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"keynote-mcp": {
"command": "keynote-mcp",
"env": {
"UNSPLASH_KEY": "your_key_here"
}
}
}
}Install
Add ByAxe/keynote-mcp to your client
No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.
Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
Works with
What ByAxe/keynote-mcp connects to
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Health and security
Is ByAxe/keynote-mcp looked after, and what do its setup files show
Health score
15 out of 100
| Part | Points | What we saw |
|---|---|---|
| Recent activity | 12.4 of 30 | Last push 227 days ago |
| Releases | 0 of 15 | 0 releases in 90 days |
| Issue replies | Not counted | The latest check has no issue response reading (fewer than 3 measured issues, or issues switched off) |
| Maintainer | 0 of 15 | Owned by a single user |
| Official source | 0 of 20 | Community server |
Sources
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- GitHubRegistry
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