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PowerPoint MCP

Full-featured PowerPoint MCP server with cross-platform support (Windows native, macOS designed).

Control PowerPoint programmatically via the Model Context Protocol — 153 tools covering slides, shapes, text, formatting, charts, tables, animations, and more.

Python Platform MCP


Installation

Prerequisites

Windows & macOS:

  • Python 3.12 or 3.13

  • PowerPoint 2016+ (part of Microsoft Office)

Install

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/rit3sh-x/powerpoint-mcp.git
cd powerpoint-mcp

# Install dependencies
uv sync

Related MCP server: ppt-mcp

Quick Start

1. Configure MCP Client

Add to your MCP client config (e.g., Claude Desktop claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerpoint": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "C:\\Users\\yourname\\path\\to\\powerpoint-mcp",
        "run",
        "powerpoint"
      ]
    }
  }
}

macOS:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerpoint": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/Users/yourname/path/to/powerpoint-mcp",
        "run",
        "powerpoint"
      ]
    }
  }
}

2. Use in Claude

Create a 5-slide presentation about renewable energy with:
- Title slide
- 3 content slides with icons
- Closing slide
Export as PDF

Architecture

Interface-Based Design

Single tool layer, two platform implementations:

flowchart TB
    Tools["153 MCP Tools<br/>(Cross-Platform)"]

    Backend["Backend Protocol<br/>(Abstract Interface)"]

    Win["Windows Backend<br/>(pywin32)"]
    Mac["macOS Backend<br/>(appscript)"]

    Tools --> Backend
    Backend --> Win
    Backend --> Mac

    classDef tools fill:#2563eb,color:#fff,stroke:#1d4ed8,stroke-width:2px;
    classDef core fill:#7c3aed,color:#fff,stroke:#6d28d9,stroke-width:2px;
    classDef impl fill:#059669,color:#fff,stroke:#047857,stroke-width:2px;

    class Tools tools;
    class Backend core;
    class Win,Mac impl;

Environment Variables

Variable

Values

Default

Purpose

AUTO_DISMISS_DIALOG

true, false

false

Auto-dismiss PowerPoint dialogs

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