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Connect Claude to the Swoop MCP server and create presentations directly from your conversations. Setup differs depending on which Claude client you use.

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Prerequisites

  • A Swoop account at app.swoop.it
  • Claude Desktop installed, or a Claude Pro/Max/Team account at claude.ai

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Desktop setup

1

Locate the config file

Open the Claude Desktop configuration file:
~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Create the file if it doesn’t exist.
2

Add the Swoop MCP server

Add the following configuration:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swoop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://app.swoop.it/api/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
This uses mcp-remote to connect to the Swoop server with automatic OAuth authentication.
3

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop for the configuration to take effect.
4

Authenticate

On first use, a browser window opens for you to sign in with your Swoop account. After signing in, the connection is established automatically.
5

Verify the connection

Look for the MCP tools icon in Claude Desktop’s interface. You should see ask_swoopAgent listed as an available tool.

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Using an API key instead of OAuth

If you prefer API key authentication, use the --header flag with mcp-remote:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swoop": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://app.swoop.it/api/mcp",
        "--header",
        "Authorization:Bearer ak_your_api_key_here"
      ]
    }
  }
}
See Authentication for details on creating API keys.

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Usage

Once connected, ask Claude to create presentations naturally:
  • “Use Swoop to create a presentation about quarterly sales results”
  • “Make a 10-slide deck explaining our product roadmap with Swoop”
Claude maintains the conversation thread automatically. Follow-up messages in the same conversation build on previous Swoop interactions, so you can iteratively refine your presentation.