ppt-mcp 0.2.1

Real-time PowerPoint control via COM automation — an MCP server with 136 tools for AI agents

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Real-time PowerPoint control through COM automation —
an MCP server with 136 tools for AI agents and developers.

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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that gives AI agents full control over a live Microsoft PowerPoint instance via COM automation. Unlike file-based libraries like python-pptx, this server interacts directly with a running PowerPoint application.

✨ Key Features

• Real-time control — Directly manipulates a running PowerPoint instance; changes appear instantly on screen
• 136 tools across 25 categories — Slides, shapes, text, tables, charts, animations, SmartArt, media, and more
• Safe for AI agents — ppt_activate_presentation locks all tools to a specific file, preventing accidental edits to the wrong presentation
• Google Material Symbols icons — Search 2,500+ icons by keyword and insert as SVG with theme colors
• Theme color awareness — Use accent1, accent2, etc. instead of hardcoded RGB values

📋 Requirements

• Windows 11
• Microsoft PowerPoint (Microsoft 365, 2021, 2019, etc.)
• uv

🚀 Getting Started

Standard config — works in Claude Desktop, Cursor, .mcp.json, and most other MCP clients:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerpoint": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ppt-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add powerpoint uvx ppt-mcp

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"powerpoint","command":"uvx","args":["ppt-mcp"]}'

Cursor

Or add manually to ~/.cursor/mcp.json using the standard config above.

Claude Desktop

Edit %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json using the standard config above.

Codex

Edit ~/.codex/config.toml:

[mcp_servers.ppt-mcp]
command = "uvx"
args = ["ppt-mcp"]

Or use the standard JSON config above in .codex/config.json.

From source

git clone https://github.com/ykuwai/ppt-mcp.git
cd ppt-mcp
uv sync

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerpoint": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:\\path\\to\\ppt-mcp",
        "run",
        "mcp",
        "run",
        "src/server.py"
      ]
    }
  }
}

🛠️ Tool Categories

Category	Tools	Description
App	5	Connect to PowerPoint, app info, active window, window state, list presentations
Presentation	8	Create (with templates), open, save, close, info, activate target, list templates
Slides	9	Add, delete, duplicate, move, list, info, notes, navigation
Shapes	10	Add shapes/textboxes/pictures/lines, list, info, update, delete, z-order
Text	8	Set/get text, format text ranges, paragraph format, bullets, find/replace, textframe
Placeholders	6	List, get, set placeholder content
Formatting	3	Fill, line, shadow
Tables	9	Add tables, get/set cells, merge cells, add/delete rows/columns, styles
Export	3	PDF, images, slide preview
Slideshow	6	Start, stop, next, previous, go to slide, status
Charts	6	Add charts, set/get data, format, series, change type
Animation	5	Transitions, add/list/remove/clear animations
Themes	3	Apply themes, get theme colors, headers/footers
Groups	3	Group, ungroup, get group items
Connectors	2	Add, format
Hyperlinks	3	Add, get, remove
Sections	3	Add, list, manage
Properties	2	Set/get presentation metadata
Media	3	Video, audio, media settings
SmartArt	3	Add, modify, list layouts
Edit Operations	6	Undo, redo, copy shapes/formatting between slides
Layout	7	Align, distribute, slide size, background, flip, merge shapes
Effects	3	Glow, reflection, soft edge
Comments	3	Add, list, delete
Advanced	17	Tags, fonts (set defaults + bulk replace), crop, shape export, visibility, selection, view, animation copy, picture from URL, SVG icons, icon search, aspect ratio lock, batch apply
	136

💡 Example Workflow

# 1. Target a specific presentation (prevents editing the wrong file)
ppt_list_presentations()
ppt_activate_presentation(presentation_name="demo.pptx")

# 2. Create a slide from a personal template
ppt_list_templates()
ppt_create_presentation(template_path="C:\\...\\MyTemplate.potx")

# 3. Add a slide and set content
ppt_add_slide(layout_index=2)
ppt_set_text(slide_index=1, shape_name_or_index="Title 1", text="Hello World")

# 4. Set presentation-wide fonts (Latin + East Asian separately)
ppt_set_default_fonts(latin="Segoe UI", east_asian="Meiryo")

# 5. Insert a Google Material Symbols icon with theme color
ppt_add_svg_icon(slide_index=1, icon_name="rocket",
                 left=500, top=100, width=72, height=72,
                 color="accent1", style="rounded", filled=True)

# 6. Export to PDF
ppt_export_pdf(file_path="C:\\output\\presentation.pdf")

🔍 Features in Detail

🎯 Presentation Targeting

ppt_activate_presentation sets a session-level target so every subsequent tool call operates on that specific file — regardless of which window is active in PowerPoint. Switch targets anytime by calling it again.

ppt_activate_presentation(presentation_name="report.pptx")
# All tools now operate on report.pptx
ppt_activate_presentation(presentation_name="demo.pptx")
# Switched — all tools now operate on demo.pptx

📁 Template Support

Auto-detects your personal PowerPoint templates folder (registry, OneDrive, or default paths). Use ppt_list_templates to discover available templates, then ppt_create_presentation(template_path=...) to create a new presentation from any template.

🎨 Google Material Symbols Icons

Search 2,500+ Google Material Symbols icons with ppt_search_icons(query="...") and insert them as SVG with ppt_add_svg_icon:

• 3 styles: outlined, rounded, sharp
• Filled variants: set filled=True
• Theme colors: color="accent1" uses the presentation's accent color
• Auto-fit: preserves aspect ratio within the specified area

⚡ Real-Time Navigation

Every write operation automatically navigates PowerPoint to the target slide. You see changes happening in real-time — no need to manually switch slides.

✍️ Text Formatting

• \n — Paragraph break (Enter). Each paragraph gets its own bullet/indent level.
• \v — Line break (Shift+Enter). Stays in the same paragraph, preserving formatting.
• Per-character formatting with ppt_format_text_range
• Auto-fit control: shrink text to fit, resize shape, or overflow

⚙️ Advanced Configuration

Handling PowerPoint Modal Dialogs

When PowerPoint has a modal dialog open (e.g., SmartArt layout picker, Save dialog, Insert dialog), COM calls return RPC_E_CALL_REJECTED. The MCP server automatically retries for up to 15 seconds (5 retries × 3 s), so the server stays connected and responsive even when a dialog is blocking PowerPoint.

Auto-dismiss (opt-in): By default, the server waits for you to close the dialog manually. To have the server automatically send ESC on the first retry — dismissing the dialog without user interaction — set PPT_AUTO_DISMISS_DIALOG=true:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerpoint": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["ppt-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PPT_AUTO_DISMISS_DIALOG": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

ESC cancels without committing, so there are no destructive side effects. This is particularly useful in automated workflows where no human is present to close dialogs.

📄 License

MIT

🙏 Credits

• FastMCP — Pythonic MCP server framework
• pywin32 — Windows COM automation
• Model Context Protocol — by Anthropic