add-slide-title-with-table
Add a slide with a title and table to a PowerPoint presentation by specifying the presentation name, slide title, and table data. Simplifies data organization and presentation creation process.
Instructions
Add a new slide with a title and table containing the provided data
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| data | Yes | Table data object with headers and rows | |
| presentation_name | Yes | Name of the presentation to add the slide to | |
| title | Yes | Title of the slide |
Implementation Reference
- Core implementation of the tool logic: adds a title slide and inserts a table with styled headers and data rows using the python-pptx library.
def add_table_slide(self, presentation_name: str, title: str, headers: str, rows: str) -> Slide: try: prs = self.presentations[presentation_name] except KeyError as e: raise ValueError(f"Presentation '{presentation_name}' not found") slide_layout = prs.slide_layouts[self.SLIDE_LAYOUT_TITLE_ONLY] slide = prs.slides.add_slide(slide_layout) # Set the title title_shape = slide.shapes.title title_shape.text = title # Calculate table dimensions and position num_rows = len(rows) + 1 # +1 for header row num_cols = len(headers) # Position table in the middle of the slide with some margins x = Inches(1) # Left margin y = Inches(2) # Top margin below title # Make table width proportional to the number of columns width_per_col = Inches(8 / num_cols) # Divide available width (8 inches) by number of columns height_per_row = Inches(0.4) # Standard height per row # Create table shape = slide.shapes.add_table( num_rows, num_cols, x, y, width_per_col * num_cols, height_per_row * num_rows ) table = shape.table # Add headers for col_idx, header in enumerate(headers): cell = table.cell(0, col_idx) cell.text = str(header) # Style header row paragraph = cell.text_frame.paragraphs[0] paragraph.font.bold = True paragraph.font.size = Pt(11) # Add data rows for row_idx, row_data in enumerate(rows, start=1): for col_idx, cell_value in enumerate(row_data): cell = table.cell(row_idx, col_idx) cell.text = str(cell_value) # Style data cells paragraph = cell.text_frame.paragraphs[0] paragraph.font.size = Pt(10) return slide - src/powerpoint/server.py:554-588 (handler)MCP tool dispatch handler: validates input arguments, checks presentation exists, validates table data structure, and delegates to PresentationManager.add_table_slide.
elif name == "add-slide-title-with-table": presentation_name = arguments.get("presentation_name") title = arguments.get("title") table_data = arguments.get("data") if not all([presentation_name, title, table_data]): raise ValueError("Missing required arguments") if presentation_name not in presentation_manager.presentations: raise ValueError(f"Presentation not found: {presentation_name}") # Validate table data structure headers = table_data.get("headers", []) rows = table_data.get("rows", []) if not headers: raise ValueError("Table headers are required") if not rows: raise ValueError("Table rows are required") # Validate that all rows match header length if not all(len(row) == len(headers) for row in rows): raise ValueError("All rows must have the same number of columns as headers") try: slide = presentation_manager.add_table_slide(presentation_name, title, headers, rows) except Exception as e: raise ValueError(f"Unable to add slide '{title}' with a table to presentation: {presentation_name}") return [ types.TextContent( type="text", text=f"Added slide '{title}' with a table to presentation: {presentation_name}" ) ] - src/powerpoint/server.py:194-231 (registration)Tool registration in MCP server's list_tools() method, including name, description, and detailed input schema for table data.
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"], }, ), - src/powerpoint/server.py:194-231 (schema)Input schema definition specifying structure for presentation_name, title, and nested data object with headers (array of strings) and rows (array of arrays).
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"], }, ),