---
title: "Removed — template preflight is gone"
method: POST
path: "/v1/render/preflight"
tags: ["render"]
---

# Removed — template preflight is gone

`POST /v1/render/preflight`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.slideforge.dev`
- URL: `https://api.slideforge.dev/v1/render/preflight`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`

Gone (410). The template render engine was removed. Discover slide forms via the MCP browse_catalog tool (form/variant catalog; type=schema + family for the machine-readable contract), then render via POST /v1/render/auto with a brief or a structured intent via the MCP create_slide tool. Caller-supplied python-pptx code renders via POST /v1/render/code.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `410`: Templates removed

---

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