# get_speaker_notes

Returns a slide's speaker notes as plain text, plus the speakerNotesObjectId (the text shape on the slide's hidden notes page). The lookup fetches the slide's notes page internally, so you only need the slide's object id from list_slides. An empty string means the slide has no notes yet. Notes text is also searched by replace_text.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_speaker_notes`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/a1-x-tech-mcp-google-slides/get-speaker-notes

## Facts

- Tool: `get_speaker_notes`
- 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: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 2 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## 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 slide's object id (from list_slides) — not the notes page id. |

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

## Why get_speaker_notes is rated Low

Tool retrieves existing speaker notes without modifying or deleting any data.

From the tool's own definition: "Returns speaker notes as plain text; read-only retrieval."

## Use case

AI agents call get_speaker_notes to retrieve information from Mcp Google Slides without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_speaker_notes": {}
  }
}
```

## 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_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
- `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`

---

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