PowerPoint Automation MCP Server for Claude Desktop
This project provides a PowerPoint automation server that works with Claude Desktop via the Model Control Protocol (MCP). It allows Claude to interact with Microsoft PowerPoint, enabling tasks like creating presentations, adding slides, modifying content, and more.
Features
- Create, open, save, and close PowerPoint presentations
- List all open presentations
- Get slide information and content
- Add new slides with different layouts
- Add text boxes to slides
- Update text content in shapes
- Set slide titles
- And more!
Installation
- Clone this repository:
- Install dependencies:
- Configure Claude Desktop:
Configuration
To configure Claude Desktop to use this MCP server, add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file, located at
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json:If you're using a virtual environment or alternative Python executable (like
uv):Usage
Once configured, you can use Claude Desktop to control PowerPoint. Example interactions:
- Initialize PowerPoint:
- Create a new presentation:
- Add a slide:
- Add content:
- Save the presentation:
Available Functions
The server provides the following PowerPoint automation functions:
initialize_powerpoint(): Connect to PowerPoint and make it visible
get_presentations(): List all open presentations
open_presentation(path): Open a presentation from a file
get_slides(presentation_id): Get all slides in a presentation
get_slide_text(presentation_id, slide_id): Get text content of a slide
update_text(presentation_id, slide_id, shape_id, text): Update text in a shape
save_presentation(presentation_id, path): Save a presentation
close_presentation(presentation_id, save): Close a presentation
create_presentation(): Create a new presentation
add_slide(presentation_id, layout_type): Add a new slide
add_text_box(presentation_id, slide_id, text, left, top, width, height): Add a text box
set_slide_title(presentation_id, slide_id, title): Set the title of a slide
Requirements
- Windows with Microsoft PowerPoint installed
- Python 3.7+
- Claude Desktop client
pywin32andfastmcpPython packages
Limitations
- Works only on Windows with PowerPoint installed
- The PowerPoint application will open and be visible during operations
- Limited to the capabilities exposed by the PowerPoint COM API
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
License
MIT License
PowerPoint Automation MCP Server for Claude Desktop
This project provides a PowerPoint automation server that works with Claude Desktop via the Model Control Protocol (MCP). It allows Claude to interact with Microsoft PowerPoint, enabling tasks like creating presentations, adding slides, modifying content, and more.
Features
- Create, open, save, and close PowerPoint presentations
- List all open presentations
- Get slide information and content
- Add new slides with different layouts
- Add text boxes to slides
- Update text content in shapes
- Set slide titles
- And more!
Installation
- Clone this repository:
- Install dependencies:
- Configure Claude Desktop:
Configuration
To configure Claude Desktop to use this MCP server, add the following to your Claude Desktop configuration file, located at
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json:If you're using a virtual environment or alternative Python executable (like
uv):Usage
Once configured, you can use Claude Desktop to control PowerPoint. Example interactions:
- Initialize PowerPoint:
- Create a new presentation:
- Add a slide:
- Add content:
- Save the presentation:
Available Functions
The server provides the following PowerPoint automation functions:
initialize_powerpoint(): Connect to PowerPoint and make it visible
get_presentations(): List all open presentations
open_presentation(path): Open a presentation from a file
get_slides(presentation_id): Get all slides in a presentation
get_slide_text(presentation_id, slide_id): Get text content of a slide
update_text(presentation_id, slide_id, shape_id, text): Update text in a shape
save_presentation(presentation_id, path): Save a presentation
close_presentation(presentation_id, save): Close a presentation
create_presentation(): Create a new presentation
add_slide(presentation_id, layout_type): Add a new slide
add_text_box(presentation_id, slide_id, text, left, top, width, height): Add a text box
set_slide_title(presentation_id, slide_id, title): Set the title of a slide
Requirements
- Windows with Microsoft PowerPoint installed
- Python 3.7+
- Claude Desktop client
pywin32andfastmcpPython packages
Limitations
- Works only on Windows with PowerPoint installed
- The PowerPoint application will open and be visible during operations
- Limited to the capabilities exposed by the PowerPoint COM API
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
License
MIT License
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
License
MIT License