Google Slides connector

The google-slides MCP adapter wraps the Google Slides API and Drive search. Use it in workflow mcp_call steps to create decks, fill template placeholders, add slides with standard layouts, and refresh embedded Sheets charts — ideal for sales proposals, QBR decks, and automated reporting slides.

Prerequisites

A Google account with Google Slides and Drive access
A Google Workspace connection in AgentRuntime (OAuth via the Google account card on Connections)
project_contributor access in your workspace

Connect in AgentRuntime

Connect Google

On Connections, use the Google account card and complete OAuth. See Google Workspace setup and Connections.

Enable Slides

On your Google connection, enable the Slides service so the account exposes Slides and Drive API scopes.

Add google-slides MCP instance

Go to MCP, click Add instance for google-slides. Open Instance config, wire your Google connection, and set the profile active.

Test in a workflow

Smoke-test with mcp_call in Workflow Studio. Test with find_presentations or get_presentation on a known deck before production workflows.

What you can build

QBR deck from metrics — google-sheets export → LLM bullet points → generate_from_template with {{Quarter}} placeholders → refresh_sheets_charts for live charts.
Sales proposal pack — CRM webhook → generate_from_template from master deck → google-drive add_permission for AE → gmail send presentation_url.
Training slide append — New module content from CMS → get_presentation → add_slide with TITLE_AND_BODY → replace_text for section title.
Brand refresh sweep — find_presentations by folder query → replace_text old product name → log updated IDs in google-sheets.

Tools

Tool	Description
`create_presentation`	Create a Google Slides presentation with a title.
`get_presentation`	Get a Google Slides presentation by ID, including title and per-slide plain text.
`add_slide`	Add a slide to a presentation using a predefined Slides layout.
`replace_text`	Replace text across all slides in a presentation.
`find_presentations`	Find Google Slides presentations in Drive by title or raw Drive query.
`generate_from_template`	Generate a presentation from a template by replacing placeholder tokens.
`refresh_sheets_charts`	Refresh embedded Google Sheets charts in a presentation.

Example

Generate a client QBR deck from a template after metrics are ready:

{
  "id": "build-qbr",
  "type": "mcp_call",
  "name": "Generate QBR presentation",
  "tool_name": "generate_from_template",
  "tool_args": {
    "template_presentation_id": "{{input.qbr_template_id}}",
    "new_title": "QBR — {{input.client_name}} — {{input.quarter}}",
    "placeholder_format": "curly_braces",
    "replacements": {
      "ClientName": "{{input.client_name}}",
      "Quarter": "{{input.quarter}}",
      "RevenueSummary": "{{steps.llm-metrics.result.summary}}"
    },
    "match_case": false
  },
  "depends_on": ["llm-metrics"],
  "timeout_s": 90
}

Troubleshooting

Issue	Fix
Reconnect prompt on Google connection	Re-authorize OAuth; Slides and Drive scopes may have been revoked
Placeholders not replaced	Match `placeholder_format` to tokens in the template (`curly_braces`, `square_brackets`, etc.)
Charts show stale data	Call `refresh_sheets_charts` after updating source google-sheets ranges
`find_presentations` misses files	Set `include_trashed: false` and scope with a raw Drive `query` if needed

Get started

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Google Slides connector

Prerequisites

Connect in AgentRuntime

What you can build

Tools

Example

Troubleshooting

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Prerequisites

Connect in AgentRuntime

What you can build

Tools

Example

Troubleshooting

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