# duplicate_slide

Duplicates a slide (batchUpdate duplicateObject) — the copy, with all its elements and speaker notes, lands immediately after the original and its new objectId comes back in the reply. Works on any page element id too (the copy lands on the same slide, slightly offset). Move the copy with move_slides afterwards if needed.

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

## Facts

- Tool: `duplicate_slide`
- 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: 2 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `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. |
| `slide_object_id` | string | yes | The object id of the slide (or page element) to duplicate. |

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": "duplicate_slide",
    "arguments": {
      "presentation_id": "<presentation_id>",
      "slide_object_id": "<slide_object_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why duplicate_slide is rated Medium

Creates new slide copy reversibly; modifiable and deletable without permanent data loss.

From the tool's own definition: "Duplicates slide, creates copy, new objectId returned"

## Use case

AI agents use duplicate_slide 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": {
    "duplicate_slide": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "duplicate_slide_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_image` — Write — https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/create-image.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
- `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