PowerPoint MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for creating and manipulating PowerPoint presentations with AI assistance. This server provides a comprehensive API for AI models to interact with PowerPoint files, supporting advanced formatting, financial charts, and data integration.

Features

Presentation Management

Create and modify PowerPoint presentations
Add, delete, and modify slides
Save and load presentations from workspace
Template management system

Element Operations

Fine-grained control over slide elements (text, shapes, images, charts)
Advanced shape creation and styling
Element positioning and grouping
Connector lines between shapes

Financial Integration

Create financial charts (line, bar, column, pie, waterfall, etc.)
Generate comparison tables
Support for various financial metrics:
- Revenue
- EBITDA
- Profit
- Assets
- Equity
- Growth rates
- Margins
Currently uses dummy data, with plans to integrate Proff API for Norwegian company data
Adaptable to other financial data providers through API customization

Styling and Formatting

Rich text formatting
Shape styling (fills, gradients, outlines)
Chart customization
Background colors and effects

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/jenstangen1/pptx-mcp.git
cd pptx-mcp

Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Setting up with Claude

Installing the MCP into Claude's Interface

To integrate this PowerPoint MCP with Claude, add the following JSON configuration to your Claude MCP file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
      "powerpoint_mcp": {
        "command": "uv",
        "args": [
          "--directory",
          "your directory here",
          "run",
          "mcp_powerpoint_server.py"
        ]
      }
    }
}

Note: You may need to modify the directory path to match your installation location.

Available MCP Tools

Presentation Management

list_presentations: List all PowerPoint files in the workspace
upload_presentation: Upload a new presentation to the workspace
save_presentation: Save the current presentation

Slide Operations

add_slide: Add a new slide to the presentation
delete_slide: Delete a slide from the presentation
get_slide_count: Get the total number of slides in the presentation
analyze_slide: Analyze the content of a slide
set_background_color: Set the background color of a slide

Element Operations

add_text: Add text to a slide
add_shape: Add a shape to a slide
edit_element: Edit an element's properties
style_element: Apply styling to an element
connect_shapes: Connect two shapes with a connector
find_element: Find elements on a slide based on criteria

Financial Tools

get_company_financials: Get financial data for a company (currently returns dummy data)
create_financial_chart: Create a financial chart on a slide
create_comparison_table: Create a comparison table for companies

Note: The financial tools currently use dummy data. Future versions plan to integrate with the Proff API for automatic fetching of Norwegian company data. Users can modify the code to connect with local or preferred financial data providers.

Template Operations

list_templates: List all available templates
apply_template: Apply a template to a presentation
create_slide_from_template: Create a new slide from a template
save_as_template: Save a slide as a template

Debug Tools

debug_element_mappings: Debug tool to inspect element mappings for a slide

Usage

Starting the Server

Run the server:

python mcp_powerpoint_server.py

The server will create a workspace directory for presentations and templates if they don't exist.

Basic Operations

# List presentations
presentations = mcp.list_presentations()

# Create a new slide
slide_index = mcp.add_slide(presentation_path, layout_name="Title and Content")

# Add text to a slide
element_id = mcp.add_text(
    presentation_path=presentation_path,
    slide_index=slide_index,
    text="Hello World",
    position=[1.0, 1.0],
    font_size=24
)

# Add a shape
shape_id = mcp.add_shape(
    presentation_path=presentation_path,
    slide_index=slide_index,
    shape_type="rectangle",
    position={"x": 2.0, "y": 2.0},
    size={"width": 2.0, "height": 1.0}
)

Financial Charts

# Create a financial chart
chart_id = mcp.create_financial_chart(
    presentation_path=presentation_path,
    slide_index=slide_index,
    chart_type="column",
    data={
        "categories": ["2020", "2021", "2022"],
        "series": [{
            "name": "Revenue",
            "values": [1000000, 1200000, 1500000]
        }]
    },
    position={"x": 1.0, "y": 1.0},
    size={"width": 6.0, "height": 4.0},
    title="Revenue Growth"
)

# Create a comparison table
table_id = mcp.create_comparison_table(
    presentation_path=presentation_path,
    slide_index=slide_index,
    companies=["Company A", "Company B"],
    metrics=["revenue", "ebitda", "margin"],
    position={"x": 1.0, "y": 1.0},
    title="Company Comparison"
)

Template Management

# List available templates
templates = mcp.list_templates()

# Apply a template
mcp.apply_template(
    presentation_path=presentation_path,
    template_name="financial_report",
    options={
        "apply_master": True,
        "apply_theme": True,
        "apply_layouts": True
    }
)

# Create a slide from template
mcp.create_slide_from_template(
    presentation_path=presentation_path,
    template_name="comparison_slide",
    content={
        "title": "Market Analysis",
        "subtitle": "Q3 2023"
    }
)

Directory Structure

pptx-mcp/
├── mcp_powerpoint_server.py  # Main server implementation
├── requirements.txt          # Python dependencies
├── presentations/           # Workspace for presentations
│   └── templates/          # Template storage
└── README.md               # This file

Dependencies

python-pptx: PowerPoint file manipulation
Pillow: Image processing
numpy: Numerical operations
MCP SDK: Model Context Protocol implementation

Contributing

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

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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The server is able to function both locally and remotely, depending on the configuration or use case.

A Model Context Protocol server that enables AI models to create and manipulate PowerPoint presentations with advanced features like financial charts, formatting, and template management.

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