# designDeckInWhiteboard

Create or refine a slide deck INSIDE an existing whiteboard by conversing with the AI design agent. Send a brief for a NEW deck, a change to an EXISTING one, or an answer to the agent's question. The agent builds a polished, on-brand deck and places it on the board; if the brief is ambiguous it asks ONE clarifying question (answer with the same sessionId). Returns immediately; poll getDeckReplyInWhiteboard for the result. Use for building or editing slide decks / presentations. WHITEBOARD IS REQUIRED: a deck always lives inside a whiteboard, so documentId (the whiteboard's id) is required. If you do NOT already have a whiteboard id, ASK THE USER which whiteboard they want the deck designed in — do NOT create a whiteboard automatically. Only call createWhiteboard first if the user explicitly asks for a brand-new board; otherwise use the id of the whiteboard they name. FIRST vs FOLLOW-UP: the first call (from nothing) builds; a follow-up call (an answer, a change, or a new instruction) passes the sessionId (or the deckId) plus the new message. kind:'deck' (default) is the premium on-brand HTML deck; kind:'express' builds the native, deterministic branded-executive deck directly on the whiteboard (faster, lower fidelity, one-shot, not conversational). COST + APPROVAL: a build costs 50 credits and an edit 10; a clarifying question is FREE. Call FIRST without confirm to get the exact cost plus the workspace balance, show it to the user, and only call again with confirm:true once they agree. The fee is auto-refunded if a turn produces no change or fails. Returns sessionId (the conversation), deckId (the deck), status, turnType, started, awaitingUser, needsConfirmation, insufficientCredits, and assistantMessage. Export the finished deck with exportFromWhiteboard.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `designDeckInWhiteboard`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/designdeckinwhiteboard

## Facts

- Tool: `designDeckInWhiteboard`
- Server: Stable Baseline (`https://api.stablebaseline.io/functions/v1/cloud-serve/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/stablebaseline/mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server CORS policy: https://app.stablebaseline.io
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 10 (2 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `kind` | string | no | Which engine. 'deck' (default) = the premium on-brand HTML deck (conversational, build + edit); 'illustration' and 'design' are conversational variants. 'expres |
| `title` | string | no | Optional title. If omitted, a clear one is derived from the brief. |
| `deckId` | string | no | Optional. An existing deck to continue designing (usually you pass sessionId instead; when both are given the session's deck wins). |
| `confirm` | boolean | no | Set true ONLY after the user has approved the cost (50 for a build, 10 for an edit). Leave unset/false on the first call of a turn to receive the cost quote plu |
| `message` | string | yes | This turn's message in plain language: the design brief on the first turn, an edit instruction later, or the user's ANSWER to a clarifying question the agent as |
| `sessionId` | string | no | The design conversation to continue, as returned by an earlier designDeckInWhiteboard call. Pass it together with message to answer a question, make an edit, or |
| `brandKitId` | string | no | Optional brand kit id (from listBrandKits) to theme the deck. If omitted, the organisation's effective brand is used. |
| `documentId` | string | yes | The whiteboard the deck lives in. REQUIRED: a deck cannot exist without a whiteboard, and this is that whiteboard's id. If you do not already have a whiteboard |
| `slideCount` | number | no | Optional target number of slides for a build turn (the composer adjusts to fit the story). Typical 6 to 12. |
| `attachments` | array | no | Optional reference images for THIS turn (up to 8; images only). The agent lifts palette, layout, and tone from them (it does not pixel-copy). Non-image attachme |

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": "designDeckInWhiteboard",
    "arguments": {
      "message": "<message>",
      "documentId": "<documentId>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why designDeckInWhiteboard is rated Medium

This tool creates or modifies a slide deck within a whiteboard — a reversible write operation. It generates and places structured content but does not execute code, delete data, or involve financial transactions. Misuse could result in unwanted content being added to a shared workspace, hence medium severity.

From the tool's own definition: "'Create or refine a slide deck INSIDE an existing whiteboard by conversing with the AI design agent' and 'the agent builds a polished, on-brand deck and places it on the board'"

Risk signals: Accepts URL/endpoint input (attachments[].url) · High parameter count (14 properties)

## Use case

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

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

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

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

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- `cancelAllKgInScope` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/cancelallkginscope.md
- `cancelKgBuildBatch` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/cancelkgbuildbatch.md
- `deleteDiagramInDocument` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletediagramindocument.md
- `deleteDocument` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletedocument.md
- `deleteFolder` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletefolder.md
- `deleteImageInDocument` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteimageindocument.md
- `deleteImprovement` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteimprovement.md
- `deleteImprovementCategory` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteimprovementcategory.md
- `deleteImprovementComment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteimprovementcomment.md
- `deletePlan` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteplan.md
- `deletePlanComment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteplancomment.md
- `deletePlanPhase` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteplanphase.md
- `deleteResourcePermission` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteresourcepermission.md
- `deleteTaskDependency` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletetaskdependency.md
- `deleteTeam` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deleteteam.md
- `deleteVegaDataFile` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletevegadatafile.md
- `deleteWhiteboard` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/deletewhiteboard.md
- `removeMember` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/removemember.md
- `removeTeamMember` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/removeteammember.md
- `removeWorkspaceMember` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/removeworkspacemember.md
- `resetDocumentInBrain` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/resetdocumentinbrain.md
- `revokeTeamWorkspaceAccess` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/revoketeamworkspaceaccess.md
- `autoDesignWhiteboard` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/autodesignwhiteboard.md
- `renderDiagram` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/renderdiagram.md
- `startMeetingScribe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/startmeetingscribe.md
- `stopMeetingScribe` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/stopmeetingscribe.md
- `triggerKgRebuild` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/triggerkgrebuild.md
- `applySubscriptionChange` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/applysubscriptionchange.md
- `cancelSubscription` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/cancelsubscription.md
- `getCustomerPortalLink` — Financial — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb/getcustomerportallink.md
- …and 165 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-stablebaseline-sb.md

## For agents

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- 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=io-stablebaseline-sb · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-stablebaseline-sb