# create_image

Inserts an image on a slide (batchUpdate createImage) from EITHER image_url — a public https URL Google's servers can fetch (validated: https-only, no private/local hosts, ≤2 kB; the image itself must be PNG/JPEG/GIF, ≤50 MB, ≤25 megapixels) — OR image_path, a local file that is checked by magic bytes, uploaded to Drive, shared by link for the fetch and DELETED from Drive right after (Slides stores its own copy, so the temp file is disposable; the result reports the cleanup). Omitted size keeps the image's native proportions fitted to the page; position/size are in points. Returns the image objectId in the reply.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `create_image`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/create-image

## Facts

- Tool: `create_image`
- Server: Mcp Google Slides (`@a1-x-tech/mcp-google-slides`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides.md
- Install: `npx -y @a1-x-tech/mcp-google-slides`
- Homepage: https://github.com/A1-x-Tech/mcp-google-slides
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 9 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `x_pt` | number | no | Left edge in points (requires y_pt). |
| `y_pt` | number | no | Top edge in points (requires x_pt). |
| `width_pt` | number | no | Width in points (requires height_pt). |
| `height_pt` | number | no | Height in points (requires width_pt). |
| `image_url` | string | no | Public https URL of a PNG/JPEG/GIF (exactly one of image_url / image_path). |
| `object_id` | string | no | Optional custom object id for the new image. |
| `image_path` | string | no | Absolute local path of a PNG/JPEG/GIF file (exactly one of image_url / image_path). |
| `page_object_id` | string | yes | The slide's object id to place the image on (from list_slides). |
| `presentation_id` | string | yes | The presentation id — the long id from the URL (docs.google.com/presentation/d/<presentationId>/edit) or from create_presentation output. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "create_image",
    "arguments": {
      "page_object_id": "<page_object_id>",
      "presentation_id": "<presentation_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why create_image is rated Medium

Creates new presentation content reversibly; no permanent damage or code execution risk.

From the tool's own definition: "Inserts an image on a slide from URL or local file, uploaded to Drive."

## Use case

AI agents use create_image to create or update resources in Mcp Google Slides, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mcp Google Slides environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mcp Google Slides:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "create_image": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "create_image_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mcp Google Slides (25)

- `delete_object` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/delete-object.md
- `edit_table` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/edit-table.md
- `manage_comments` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/manage-comments.md
- `batch_update` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/batch-update.md
- `raw_request` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/raw-request.md
- `get_page` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/get-page.md
- `get_presentation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/get-presentation.md
- `get_speaker_notes` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/get-speaker-notes.md
- `get_thumbnail` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/get-thumbnail.md
- `list_layouts` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/list-layouts.md
- `list_slides` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/list-slides.md
- `add_slide` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/add-slide.md
- `create_presentation` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/create-presentation.md
- `create_shape` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/create-shape.md
- `create_table` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/create-table.md
- `duplicate_slide` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/duplicate-slide.md
- `export_presentation` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/export-presentation.md
- `insert_text` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/insert-text.md
- `move_slides` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/move-slides.md
- `replace_image` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/replace-image.md
- `replace_text` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/replace-text.md
- `set_speaker_notes` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/set-speaker-notes.md
- `set_text` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/set-text.md
- `update_text_style` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/update-text-style.md
- `update_transform` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/update-transform.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides