presentation-md vs Tome — AI narrative presentation app

Side-by-side

Criterion	presentation-md	Tome
Where it runs	Inside your AI agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Gemini CLI)	AI narrative presentation app
Output format	Single self-contained HTML file — you own it	Platform-hosted or exported file
Price	✓ Free, MIT licensed, no account	Freemium or subscription
LLM schema	✓ Typed Deck JSON spec — consistent, validatable	✗ Freeform generation
MCP support	✓ 8 typed MCP tools	✗ No MCP integration
Offline / no login	✓ Works fully offline after install	✗ Requires internet + account
Theming	Swappable npm theme packages	Built-in styles only

Where Tome is stronger

Strong narrative/storytelling focus
Clean consumer UI
Integrated media search

Where presentation-md is stronger

Runs inside the AI agent you already use
Single self-contained HTML file output
Free and MIT licensed
Schema-validated, reproducible via Deck JSON spec

Verdict

Tome is a consumer storytelling tool. presentation-md targets developers who already use AI coding agents and want deck generation as part of that workflow — not a separate web app to switch to.

Try presentation-md in one command:

npx @presentation-md/install claude-code

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