add-slide-section-header
Add a section header slide to your PowerPoint presentation with a title and optional subtitle using this tool. Specify the presentation name to organize content effectively.
Instructions
This tool adds a section header (a.k.a segue) slide to the presentation you are working on. The tool doesn't return anything. It requires the presentation_name to work on.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| header | Yes | Section header title | |
| presentation_name | Yes | Name of the presentation to add the slide to | |
| subtitle | No | Section header subtitle |
Implementation Reference
- Core handler function that adds a section header slide to the presentation using the appropriate slide layout, setting the header title and optional subtitle.
def add_section_header_slide(self, presentation_name: str, header: str, subtitle: str): """ Create a section header slide for the given presentation Args: presentation_name: The presentation to add the slide to header: The section header to use subtitle: The subtitle of the section header to use """ try: prs = self.presentations[presentation_name] except KeyError as e: raise ValueError(f"Presentation '{presentation_name}' not found") slide_master = prs.slide_master # Add a new slide with layout slide_layout = prs.slide_layouts[self.SLIDE_LAYOUT_SECTION_HEADER] slide = prs.slides.add_slide(slide_layout) # Set the subtitle if subtitle: subtitle_shape = slide.placeholders[1] text_frame = subtitle_shape.text_frame text_frame.text = subtitle # Set the section header if header: header_shape = slide.shapes.title header_shape.text = header return slide - src/powerpoint/server.py:532-553 (handler)Tool dispatch handler in the main server that validates arguments and calls the PresentationManager's add_section_header_slide method.
elif name == "add-slide-section-header": presentation_name = arguments.get("presentation_name") header = arguments.get("header") subtitle = arguments.get("subtitle") if not all([presentation_name, header]): raise ValueError("Missing required arguments") if presentation_name not in presentation_manager.presentations: raise ValueError(f"Presentation not found: {presentation_name}") try: slide = presentation_manager.add_section_header_slide(presentation_name, header, subtitle) except Exception as e: raise ValueError(f"Unable to add slide '{header}' to presentation: {presentation_name}") return [ types.TextContent( type="text", text=f"Added slide '{header}' to presentation: {presentation_name}" ) ] - src/powerpoint/server.py:100-123 (schema)Input schema definition for the 'add-slide-section-header' tool, specifying parameters and validation rules.
types.Tool( name="add-slide-section-header", description="This tool adds a section header (a.k.a segue) slide to the presentation you are working on. The tool doesn't " "return anything. It requires the presentation_name to work on.", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to add the slide to", }, "header": { "type": "string", "description": "Section header title", }, "subtitle": { "type": "string", "description": "Section header subtitle", } }, "required": ["presentation_name", "header"], }, ), - src/powerpoint/server.py:42-362 (registration)Registration of the tool in the list_tools handler, where it is included in the list of available tools returned by the server.
@server.list_tools() async def handle_list_tools() -> list[types.Tool]: """List available PowerPoint tools.""" return [ types.Tool( name="create-presentation", description="This tool starts the process of generating a new powerpoint presentation with the name given " "by the user. Use this tool when the user requests to create or generate a new presentation.", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation (without .pptx extension)", }, }, "required": ["name"], }, ), types.Tool( name="generate-and-save-image", description="Generates an image using a FLUX model and save the image to the specified path. The tool " "will return a PNG file path. It should be used when the user asks to generate or create an " "image or a picture.", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "prompt": { "type": "string", "description": "Description of the image to generate in the form of a prompt.", }, "file_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Filename of the image. Include the extension of .png", }, }, "required": ["prompt", "file_name"], }, ), types.Tool( name="add-slide-title-only", description="This tool adds a new title slide to the presentation you are working on. The tool doesn't " "return anything. It requires the presentation_name to work on.", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to add the slide to", }, "title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the slide", } }, "required": ["presentation_name", "title"], }, ), types.Tool( name="add-slide-section-header", description="This tool adds a section header (a.k.a segue) slide to the presentation you are working on. The tool doesn't " "return anything. It requires the presentation_name to work on.", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to add the slide to", }, "header": { "type": "string", "description": "Section header title", }, "subtitle": { "type": "string", "description": "Section header subtitle", } }, "required": ["presentation_name", "header"], }, ), types.Tool( name="add-slide-title-content", description="Add a new slide with a title and content to an existing presentation", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to add the slide to", }, "title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the slide", }, "content": { "type": "string", "description": "Content/body text of the slide. " "Separate main points with a single carriage return character." "Make sub-points with tab character." "Do not use bullet points, asterisks or dashes for points." "Max main points is 4" }, }, "required": ["presentation_name", "title", "content"], }, ), types.Tool( name="add-slide-comparison", description="Add a new a comparison slide with title and comparison content. Use when you wish to " "compare two concepts", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to add the slide to", }, "title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the slide", }, "left_side_title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the left concept", }, "left_side_content": { "type": "string", "description": "Content/body text of left concept. " "Separate main points with a single carriage return character." "Make sub-points with tab character." "Do not use bullet points, asterisks or dashes for points." "Max main points is 4" }, "right_side_title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the right concept", }, "right_side_content": { "type": "string", "description": "Content/body text of right concept. " "Separate main points with a single carriage return character." "Make sub-points with tab character." "Do not use bullet points, asterisks or dashes for points." "Max main points is 4" }, }, "required": ["presentation_name", "title", "left_side_title", "left_side_content", "right_side_title", "right_side_content"], }, ), types.Tool( name="add-slide-title-with-table", description="Add a new slide with a title and table containing the provided data", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to add the slide to", }, "title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the slide", }, "data": { "type": "object", "description": "Table data object with headers and rows", "properties": { "headers": { "type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}, "description": "Array of column headers" }, "rows": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "array", "items": {"type": ["string", "number"]}, }, "description": "Array of row data arrays" } }, "required": ["headers", "rows"] } }, "required": ["presentation_name", "title", "data"], }, ), types.Tool( name="add-slide-title-with-chart", description="Add a new slide with a title and chart. The chart type will be automatically selected based on the data structure.", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to add the slide to", }, "title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the slide", }, "data": { "type": "object", "description": "Chart data structure", "properties": { "categories": { "type": "array", "items": {"type": ["string", "number"]}, "description": "X-axis categories or labels (optional)" }, "series": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the data series" }, "values": { "type": "array", "items": { "oneOf": [ {"type": "number"}, { "type": "array", "items": {"type": "number"}, "minItems": 2, "maxItems": 2 } ] }, "description": "Values for the series. Can be simple numbers or [x,y] pairs for scatter plots" } }, "required": ["name", "values"] } }, "x_axis": { "type": "string", "description": "X-axis title (optional)" }, "y_axis": { "type": "string", "description": "Y-axis title (optional)" } }, "required": ["series"] } }, "required": ["presentation_name", "title", "data"], }, ), types.Tool( name="add-slide-picture-with-caption", description="Add a new slide with a picture and caption to an existing presentation", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to add the slide to", }, "title": { "type": "string", "description": "Title of the slide", }, "caption": { "type": "string", "description": "Caption text to appear below the picture" }, "image_path": { "type": "string", "description": "Path to the image file to insert" } }, "required": ["presentation_name", "title", "caption", "image_path"], }, ), types.Tool( name="open-presentation", description="Opens an existing presentation and saves a copy to a new file for backup. Use this tool when " "the user requests to open a presentation that has already been created.", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to open", }, "output_path": { "type": "string", "description": "Path where to save the presentation (optional)", }, }, "required": ["presentation_name"], }, ), types.Tool( name="save-presentation", description="Save the presentation to a file. Always use this tool at the end of any process that has " "added slides to a presentation.", inputSchema={ "type": "object", "properties": { "presentation_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the presentation to save", }, "output_path": { "type": "string", "description": "Path where to save the presentation (optional)", }, }, "required": ["presentation_name"], }, ), ]