powerpoint-ppt

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PowerPoint (.pptx) manipulation via MCP server. Use for creating slides, formatting presentations, managing placeholders, adding images, applying templates, or extracting text from .pptx files.

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Sourcepracticalswan/agent-skills

Added on2026-04-18

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add practicalswan/agent-skills powerpoint-ppt

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PowerPoint Presentation Workflows

Use this skill when a

.pptx

deck is the output and slide composition matters.

Current MCP Reality

Presentation MCP tooling is host-dependent. Some clients expose Office presentation tools directly, while others do not. Do not assume stable public tool names. If the current client lacks those tools, use the included local automation script or generate the content structure first and import it into PowerPoint.

Activation Conditions

Creating a deck from structured content
Applying templates, branding, and slide layouts
Updating text, images, or charts inside an existing presentation
Extracting slide text for review or translation

Practical Workflow

Confirm whether the client exposes presentation tools.
Prefer template-driven decks over manual one-off slide formatting.
Keep one idea per slide and treat text density as a defect.
Validate the final deck visually before calling it done.

Deck Checklist

Title slide is present
Slide layouts are consistent
Fonts and colors match the template
Images are high-resolution and not stretched
Final slides were reviewed in slideshow size, not just as raw XML or text

References & Resources

Documentation

PowerPoint References - Supporting notes for formatting, structure, and automation expectations

Scripts

PPT Automation Script - Local fallback for building or updating presentation content

Examples

Presentation Examples - Example deck structures and content patterns

Cross-Client Portability

This skill is written to stay usable across GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI.

GitHub Copilot: keep the folder in a Copilot-visible skill or plugin path, or wrap the workflow as project instructions if the host does not support portable skill folders directly.
Claude Code: keep the folder in a local skills directory or a compatible plugin or marketplace source.
Codex: install or sync the folder into
```
$CODEX_HOME/skills/<skill-name>
```
and restart Codex after major changes.
Gemini CLI: this repository generates a project command named
```
/skills:powerpoint-ppt
```
from this skill. Rebuild commands with
```
python scripts/export-gemini-skill.py powerpoint-ppt
```
and then run
```
/commands reload
```
inside Gemini CLI.

MCP Availability And Fallback

Preferred MCP servers for this skill:

```
PowerPoint MCP
```
(primary)

If MCP is unavailable in the current host:

Use
```
python-pptx
```
, PowerPoint desktop, or a scriptable slide generator when the MCP surface is unavailable.
Render the final deck and manually verify layout, overflow, and speaker-facing notes before delivery.

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