Indie dev's SlideDev MCP gets first real user: screenshot to animated site via Claude
Separate-Topic4883 · reddit · 2026-09-23
An indie developer reports the first real-world use of SlideDev MCP, their pattern-library tool: a user uploaded a screenshot of a website design from Google into Claude, connected the MCP, and asked it to build the site — and it worked. Claude pulled real GSAP patterns from the library instead of guessing animation syntax, turning a static screenshot into a working animated site.
The first run exposed weaknesses (animations too basic, one pattern applied broadly), prompting fixes: the tool now pushes the model to choose a fitting animation mood on its own and to search patterns multiple times per build so hero entrances, scroll reveals, and hover states each get proper patterns.
The first end-to-end validation of the tool; available at mcp.slidedevai.com.
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