gws-slides
Read, write, and batch-update Google Slides presentations programmatically.
Works with
What it does
Supports core presentation operations: create blank presentations, retrieve presentation data, and apply batch updates to multiple elements in a single validated request
All updates are atomic; if any request in a batch is invalid, the entire operation fails and nothing is applied
Use gws schema to inspect method signatures, required parameters, and data types before constructing API calls
Requires Google
Installation Guide
How to use gws-slides on Cursor
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Prerequisites
Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
- ›Cursor installed and configured on your machine
- ›Node.js 16+ with npm — verify with
node --version - ›Active project directory where you want to add
gws-slides
Run the install command
Execute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
Fetches gws-slides from googleworkspace/cli and configures it for Cursor.
Select Cursor when prompted
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Verify installation
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
Restart Cursor to activate gws-slides. Access via /gws-slides in your agent's command palette.
Security Notice
We perform automated surface-level scans (Gen AI Scanner, Socket, Snyk) during installation. These checks detect common vulnerabilities but do not guarantee complete security. Always review skill source code and verify the publisher's reputation before production use.
Skills execute code in your environment. Always review source, verify the publisher, and test in isolation before production.
Documentation
slides (v1)
PREREQUISITE: Read
../gws-shared/SKILL.mdfor auth, global flags, and security rules. If missing, rungws generate-skillsto create it.
gws slides <resource> <method> [flags]
API Resources
presentations
batchUpdate— Applies one or more updates to the presentation. Each request is validated before being applied. If any request is not valid, then the entire request will fail and nothing will be applied. Some requests have replies to give you some information about how they are applied. Other requests do not need to return information; these each return an empty reply. The order of replies matches that of the requests.create— Creates a blank presentation using the title given in the request. If apresentationIdis provided, it is used as the ID of the new presentation. Otherwise, a new ID is generated. Other fields in the request, including any provided content, are ignored. Returns the created presentation.get— Gets the latest version of the specified presentation.pages— Operations on the 'pages' resource
Discovering Commands
Before calling any API method, inspect it:
# Browse resources and methods
gws slides --help
# Inspect a method's required params, types, and defaults
gws schema slides.<resource>.<method>
Use gws schema output to build your --params and --json flags.
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