io.github.estruyf/vscode-demo-time Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server

This MCP server enables AI assistants to interact with “Demo Time” and supports building presentations and demos. It is associated with a Visual Studio Code extension focused on scripting coding demonstrations and presenting slides within VS Code, based on the repository description.

🛠️ Key Features

Integrates AI assistants with Demo Time
Helps script flawless coding demonstrations
Supports seamless slide presentations in Visual Studio Code

🚀 Use Cases

Building and running demos and presentations in VS Code
Using demo scripting to reduce typos and missteps during live demos

⚡ Developer Benefits

Assistance for creating presentation and demo flows
Reduces errors during demos (typos, missteps) as described in the README excerpt

⚠️ Limitations

Limited details provided: no explicit MCP tools, commands, or toolCount information is included in the source data

Sources (metadata)

Topics: demo, demo-app, vscode, vscode-extension, demo-time, hacktoberfest

Features

Scripted Demos: Automate your coding demonstrations to maintain a perfect flow.

Code Highlighting: Emphasize specific code segments to draw audience attention.

Integrated Slides: Present slides directly within VS Code for a cohesive experience.

Customizable Actions: Execute various VS Code commands and tasks as part of your demo.

PowerPoint Integration: Seamlessly move from slides to code using the PowerPoint integration.

Getting Started

Installation: Install the extension.

Initialization: After installation, initialize the extension in your project by opening the Explorer panel in VS Code. Locate the Demo Time view and click on the "Initialize" button. This action creates a .demo folder in your workspace containing either a demo.json or demo.yaml file, depending on your chosen format.

Creating Demos: Populate the act file with your actions, defining each step and action as required. More information about the available actions can be found in the supported actions documentation section.

Example act file

Here is an example demo:

json

{
  "$schema": "https://demotime.show/demo-time.schema.json",
  "title": "Sample demo",
  "description": "This is a sample demo configuration to show the capabilities of the extension.",
  "demos": [
    {
      "title": "Step 1",
      "description": "This is step 1",
      "steps": [
        {
          "action": "create",
          "path": "sample.json",
          "content": "{\n  \"firstName\": \"Elio\",\n  \"lastName\": \"Struyf\"\n}"
        },
        {
          "action": "open",
          "path": "sample.json"
        },
        {
          "action": "highlight",
          "path": "sample.json",
          "position": "2:3"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Step 2",
      "description": "This is step 2",
      "steps": [
        {
          "action": "snippet",
          "contentPath": "./snippets/insert_and_highlight.json",
          "args": {
            "MAIN_FILE": "sample.json",
            "CONTENT_PATH": "content.txt",
            "CONTENT_POSITION": "3",
            "HIGHLIGHT_POSITION": "4"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

You can also explore a comprehensive example in the following GitHub Repositories:

io.github.estruyf/vscode-demo-time