Groundmail vs Slideless
A side-by-side look at the Groundmail and Slideless MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Groundmail for communication work over a hosted endpoint; choose Slideless for communication over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Groundmail when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
GROUNDMAIL_API_KEY, GROUNDMAIL_API_URL.
Choose Slideless when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Communication domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- You want tools like
slideless_whoami, slideless_list_presentations, slideless_get_presentation.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Communication | Communication |
| Quality signal | 58/100 · Good | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | GROUNDMAIL_API_KEYGROUNDMAIL_API_URL | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 22 |
| Full listing | View Groundmail | View Slideless |
Tools & capabilities
Groundmail tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Slideless tools 22
slideless_whoamiIdentity check — returns org, key name, scopesslideless_list_presentationsList owned + invited presentationsslideless_get_presentationFull info for one presentation (tokens, collaborators)slideless_list_versionsVersion history of a presentationslideless_get_versionManifest of a specific versionslideless_download_versionManifest + inline text-file contents (HTML/CSS/JS up to 256 KB each)slideless_upload_html_presentationUpload a single-file HTML deckslideless_upload_presentation_filesUpload a multi-file deck (base64 array)slideless_add_share_tokenMint a public viewer URLslideless_set_token_version_modePin or unpin a token to a versionslideless_unshare_presentationRevoke one or all share tokensslideless_share_via_emailSend the share URL by email- +10 more on the listing page
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Groundmail
{
"mcpServers": {
"groundmail": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"groundmail-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GROUNDMAIL_API_KEY": "YOUR_GROUNDMAIL_API_KEY_HERE",
"GROUNDMAIL_API_URL": "YOUR_GROUNDMAIL_API_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Slideless
{
"mcpServers": {
"slideless": {
"url": "https://mcp.slideless.ai/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Groundmail is categorized under Communication and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Slideless belongs to Communication and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Groundmail for communication work and Slideless for communication.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Groundmail has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Slideless has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add groundmail and slideless as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Groundmail has a quality signal of 58/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Slideless has 41/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.