PowerPoint MCP server

This MCP server creates dynamic PowerPoint presentations with various slide types and can generate images using AI. It offers an easy way to programmatically build presentations through simple commands.

Installation

Prerequisites

Make sure you have UV installed:

For MacOS/Linux:

curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

For Windows:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/supercurses/powerpoint.git

2. Configure Claude Desktop:

Edit your Claude Desktop configuration file:

• MacOS: ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Add the server to your configuration:

"mcpServers": {
  "powerpoint": {
    "command": "uv",
    "env": {
      "TOGETHER_API_KEY": "api_key"
    },
    "args": [
      "--directory",
      "/path/to/powerpoint",
      "run",
      "powerpoint",
      "--folder-path",
      "/path/to/decks_folder"
    ]
  }
}

Note: Replace /path/to/powerpoint with the path where you cloned the repo and /path/to/decks_folder with the path where presentations and images will be saved.

Configuration

Environment Variables

For image generation via TogetherAI, register for an account at https://api.together.xyz/settings/api-keys and set:

TOGETHER_API_KEY: "your_api_key"

Required Arguments

All presentations and images will be saved to the folder specified by --folder-path.

Available Tools

Presentation Management

• create-presentation: Creates a new presentation with a given name
• open-presentation: Opens an existing presentation for editing
• save-presentation: Saves the presentation to a file

Slide Creation

• add-slide-title-only: Adds a title-only slide
• add-slide-section-header: Adds a section header slide
• add-slide-title-content: Adds a slide with title and content
• add-slide-title-with-table: Adds a slide with a title and table
• add-slide-title-with-chart: Adds a slide with a title and chart
• add-slide-picture-with-caption: Adds a slide with a picture and caption

Image Generation

• generate-and-save-image: Generates an image using TogetherAI's FLUX model

Usage Examples

Creating a Presentation with Images and Data

Simply ask Claude to:

Create a presentation about fish, create some images and include tables and charts

Using Existing Images

Place images in your configured folder path and reference them:

Create a presentation about the attached paper. Please use the following images in the presentation:
author.jpeg

Working with Data from Other MCP Servers

If you have the SQLite MCP Server installed:

Review 2024 Sales Data table. Create a presentation showing current trends, use tables and charts as appropriate

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.