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PowerPoint▌

by islem-zaraa

Create and edit PowerPoint presentations, apply themes, add slides and export to PDF quickly using pptxgenjs and officeg

Enables creation and manipulation of PowerPoint presentations with functions for adding slides, formatting content, reading metadata, and exporting to PDF using pptxgenjs and officegen libraries.

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Works as both CLI tool and MCP pluginBuilt-in PDF export functionality

best for

  • / Automating presentation creation workflows
  • / AI assistants generating slide decks
  • / Batch processing PowerPoint files
  • / Converting presentations to PDF automatically

capabilities

  • / Create new PowerPoint presentations
  • / Add slides with titles and content
  • / Read presentation metadata and structure
  • / Export presentations to PDF format
  • / Get information about existing slides
  • / Format slide content programmatically

what it does

Creates and edits PowerPoint presentations programmatically, allowing you to build slides, add content, and export to PDF through code or AI assistants.

about

PowerPoint is a community-built MCP server published by islem-zaraa that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Create and edit PowerPoint presentations, apply themes, add slides and export to PDF quickly using pptxgenjs and officeg It is categorized under productivity, design.

how to install

You can install PowerPoint in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

license

MIT

PowerPoint is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

MCP PowerPoint Plugin

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) plugin for PowerPoint operations, allowing AI assistants to create and manipulate PowerPoint presentations programmatically.

Features

  • Create new PowerPoint presentations
  • Add slides to presentations
  • Get slides information from a presentation
  • Export presentations to PDF
  • Read presentation metadata and structure

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/islem-zaraa/mcp-powerpoint.git

# Navigate to the project directory
cd mcp-powerpoint

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Link for local development
npm link

Usage as CLI

This plugin can be used directly as a command-line tool:

# Create a new presentation
mcp-powerpoint create --outputPath="presentation.pptx" --title="My Presentation"

# Add a slide to an existing presentation
mcp-powerpoint add-slide --file="presentation.pptx" --title="New Slide" --content="This is the content of the slide"

# Get slides from a presentation
mcp-powerpoint get-slides --file="presentation.pptx"

# Export presentation to PDF
mcp-powerpoint export-pdf --file="presentation.pptx" --outputPath="presentation.pdf"

# Read presentation metadata
mcp-powerpoint read --file="presentation.pptx"

Usage as MCP Plugin

This plugin can be integrated into an MCP-compatible AI assistant system:

const mcpPowerPointPlugin = require('mcp-powerpoint/src/mcp-plugin');

// Register the plugin with your MCP system
mcpSystem.registerPlugin(mcpPowerPointPlugin);

// Now the AI can use the PowerPoint functions through the MCP protocol
// Example function calls:
// - mcp_powerpoint_create_presentation
// - mcp_powerpoint_add_slide
// - mcp_powerpoint_get_slides
// - mcp_powerpoint_export_to_pdf
// - mcp_powerpoint_read_presentation

Function Descriptions

mcp_powerpoint_create_presentation

Creates a new PowerPoint presentation.

Parameters:

  • outputPath: Path where to save the PowerPoint file (must end with .pptx)
  • title: (Optional) Title of the presentation

mcp_powerpoint_add_slide

Adds a slide to an existing PowerPoint presentation.

Parameters:

  • file: Path to the PowerPoint file
  • title: (Optional) Title of the slide
  • content: (Optional) Content of the slide

mcp_powerpoint_get_slides

Gets slides from a PowerPoint presentation.

Parameters:

  • file: Path to the PowerPoint file

mcp_powerpoint_export_to_pdf

Exports a PowerPoint presentation to PDF.

Parameters:

  • file: Path to the PowerPoint file
  • outputPath: Path where to save the PDF file (must end with .pdf)

mcp_powerpoint_read_presentation

Reads metadata and structure from a PowerPoint presentation.

Parameters:

  • file: Path to the PowerPoint file

Limitations

  • The plugin currently provides basic PowerPoint functionality
  • Editing existing slides has limitations due to the complexity of the PPTX format
  • The PDF export is a simulated feature in this version

License

MIT

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. ### Topics

  • mcp
  • model-context-protocol
  • mcp-server
  • powerpoint
  • presentation
  • slides
  • office