I am not technical, so you will do all of this. I have a folder called ppt-master-mcp, and it is here:
[drag the folder into this chat / paste its path / if you know neither, leave this line as it is and
search for that folder name yourself — and if it turns out to be missing, clone
https://github.com/cloneorcopy/ppt-master-mcp]

Everything below happens inside that one folder, in this order:

1. Read README.md inside it, then read the "Manual install" section of docs\TECHNICAL.md,
   and follow it.
2. Check whether this machine has Python 3.10+ and git. Install git yourself if it is missing.
   If Python is missing, stop and tell me in plain words what to download and which option to tick
   during install; I will reply "done" when I have clicked through it.
3. Confirm the ppt-master subfolder inside it is the upstream repository itself; if it is missing
   or is not, clone https://github.com/hugohe3/ppt-master into that location. Never modify any
   file inside it.
4. Build the environment and install dependencies: bin\install.cmd on Windows,
   bash bin/install.sh on macOS/Linux.
5. Start the service and leave it running in the background: bin\start.cmd or
   .venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pptmaster_mcp.server on Windows, ./bin/serve.sh on macOS/Linux.
   While it is alive, run this self-check and paste me its raw output:
   Windows:      .venv\Scripts\python.exe bin\smoke.py
   macOS/Linux:  .venv/bin/python bin/smoke.py
6. Keep the service running afterwards. Finish with at most 5 lines, no jargon: where it is installed,
   whether the self-check passed, and what I should do next.

Paste the last 10 lines of the failing command's output, then say plainly: which step is stuck, what
you need from me, what you will do next. Do not reinstall and do not delete anything yet.

Start the PPT Master service in the background: working directory is that ppt-master-mcp folder we
just used, command .venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pptmaster_mcp.server. Once it is up, call http://127.0.0.1:8730/health to
prove it is alive, then tell me in two lines: the health result and the board address.
If the port is busy or it will not start, paste me the last 5 error lines and explain in plain words.

Add this MCP server to your own configuration: name ppt-master, URL http://127.0.0.1:8730/mcp,
local use, no key needed. If you have to restart to see the tool list, tell me what to restart.
Then answer one thing: how many ppt-master tools can you see? (the expected answer is 122)

Call the service_status tool and explain its output in plain words: what is not loaded, and why.

My material is in D:\my-stuff (do ask me for this one — it is my files, not the program). If you
cannot read that folder, copy the genuinely relevant files into the ppt-master\inputs\ folder inside
the program folder (create inputs if it is not there) and continue.

Use the ppt-master tools to build a **10-slide** deck titled **"Quarterly technical review"**, for
**executives who have never seen the technical detail**, style **clean, more diagrams less text**.

Rules:
- Follow the ppt_master_route workflow. Show me the outline and the design proposal first;
  only start drawing pages after I say yes.
- Before page one, open the live preview and send me both URLs (live preview + board) so I can paste
  them into my browser.
- Report progress in non-technical sentences, one line at a time. No jargon, no walls of text.
- When you need a decision, write "your answer needed:" and give me 2-3 options in plain words.
- When done, run the final quality gate; if it passes, export the .pptx and give me the full path.

Send me the board URL and this deck's live preview URL, bare addresses only, so I can paste them
into a browser myself.

List the projects you can see (the cards on the board have an English-looking name). Tell me which one
is the deck we just made, how many pages it has, and where the newest exported file is.

Project: <the name on the card>. Change exactly these three things, touch no other page:
1) Slide 3 title is too long — 12 words max;
2) Slide 5's picture: use a landscape version, do not crop any text;
3) Insert one "next steps" slide before slide 9, three bullets, same visual style as its neighbours.
Then run the final quality gate; if it passes, re-export the .pptx and reply with the full new file
path plus a list of the three things you changed.

I left annotations on elements in the preview page. Read the annotation list, apply what I wrote one by
one, and report back per annotation. Anything you are unsure about — ask me before guessing.

Words only: make slide 2's speaker notes sound spoken rather than written, two sentences max per slide,
and add a half-sentence explanation after each technical term. Layout, pictures and colours stay as they
are. Re-export and give me the path.

The meeting is now 5 minutes long. Cut this to 6 slides, keep the conclusion and that one key data chart,
merge or drop the rest as you judge best. First show me a list of what you plan to change;
do not edit anything until I say go.

In 5 lines or fewer and no jargon: how many pages now, did the quality gate pass, full path of the
newest exported file.

What I see is: ____________ (say what you actually see, e.g. "the board will not load", "it has not
moved for 10 minutes", "it says the export failed").
Diagnose in this order and answer me in one plain sentence per step:
1) call service_status — are the service and upstream healthy;
2) call local_service_status for this project — are the preview/confirmation pages still alive;
3) read the last 100 lines of this project's workflow log — where did it stop;
4) conclusion: is it the service, a tool, or do I need to do something. Do not delete files, do not
reinstall, do not touch anything inside ppt-master.

Walk me through README.md step by step: tell me which step I am on, teach me one step at a time,
and skip the explanations of why.