v0.1 · Next.js + FastAPI + MCP

Say the thing. We build the room around it.

Lectern turns a prompt, your spreadsheets and documents into a finished presentation. Agents interview you, write, design and check every slide, then export PowerPoint you can actually edit.

The Lectern editor with slide rail, canvas, speaker notes and the Ask panel
How it works

From a brief to a finished deck. You approve before anything is built.

01

Brief

A prompt, plus sheets, docs and links.

02

Interview

The Strategist asks only what's missing.

03 · you approve

Outline

Reorder the story, then say go.

04

Build

Analyst, Writer and Art Director fill slides live.

05

Critic

Lints every slide and sends weak ones back.

06

Export

Editable PPTX, PDF, PNG, notes or a link.

Strategist interview

Interview

Audience, goal and length, asked only when your brief leaves them open.

Outline review

Outline

Every headline is a claim. Drag to reorder, then approve.

Live build

Live build

Watch each agent work. Pause and resume any time.

Built to be trusted

Every number traced. Every slide checked. Every change undoable.

Critic report

A Critic that reads every slide

Overflow, tiny text, weak headlines, contrast, and numbers that don't match your spreadsheet. Fix them in one click, or keep them on purpose and it becomes a rule.

Data studio

Charts linked to your data

The Analyst computes figures from real cells. Refresh the sheet and the charts, headlines and notes update.

Screens

Everything a deck needs, in one place.

Home

Home

Your decks, each with its own icon.

Brand kit

Brand kit

Import a .potx for fonts, colours and logo.

Media studio

Media studio

Generate images and video, or pick stock.

Connections

Connections

Pick a model for each agent.

Export

Export

Native charts, tables and text in PPTX.

Present mode

Present

Presenter view with notes and a pace timer.

Integrations

One engine, every surface.

Models

Claude Code, Anthropic, OpenRouter, LiteLLM, any OpenAI-compatible gateway

Plus an offline mode that needs no key.

Images and video

Higgsfield, Google Imagen and Veo, OpenAI, FLUX, Runway, Pexels

Or upload your own.

Agents

An MCP server for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and Antigravity

Approving the outline always stays with a person.

Exports

PowerPoint with native charts, tables and text

PDF, PNG, speaker notes, present mode and share links.

Run it locally

Two commands. Works offline out of the box.

# Backend · http://localhost:8000
cd server && uv sync && uv run uvicorn lectern.main:app --port 8000

# Web app · http://localhost:3000
cd web && pnpm install && pnpm dev

Read the docs for setup, the agents, the API and connecting Claude Code.