pptx

PowerPoint presentation toolkit for creating new presentations, editing existing ones, and using templates. Supports HTML-to-PPTX conversion, slide manipulation, and professional design. Use when building presentations, slide decks, or visual reports.

5 stars

byvamseeachanta

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Best use case

pptx is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.

Teams using pptx should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.

When to use this skill

You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.

When not to use this skill

You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.

Installation

Claude Code / Cursor / Codex

$curl -o ~/.claude/skills/pptx/SKILL.md --create-dirs "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/vamseeachanta/workspace-hub/main/.agents/skills/data/documents/pptx/SKILL.md"

Manual Installation

Download SKILL.md from GitHub
Place it in .claude/skills/pptx/SKILL.md inside your project
Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill

How pptx Compares

Feature / Agent	pptx	Standard Approach
Platform Support	Not specified	Limited / Varies
Context Awareness	High	Baseline
Installation Complexity	Unknown	N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this skill do?

Where can I find the source code?

You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.

SKILL.md Source

# Pptx

## Overview

This skill provides three primary workflows for PowerPoint manipulation: creating from scratch, editing existing presentations, and using templates.

## Quick Start

```python
from pptx import Presentation
from pptx.util import Inches, Pt

prs = Presentation()

# Add title slide
title_slide = prs.slides.add_slide(prs.slide_layouts[0])
title_slide.shapes.title.text = "My Presentation"
title_slide.placeholders[1].text = "By Codex"

prs.save("presentation.pptx")
```

## When to Use

- Creating automated presentation reports
- Building slide decks from data
- Generating pitch presentations
- Converting HTML content to slides
- Adding charts and tables to presentations
- Batch processing multiple presentations
- Updating existing presentations programmatically
- Creating consistent branded presentations from templates

## Version History

- **1.1.0** (2026-01-02): Added Quick Start, When to Use, Execution Checklist, Error Handling, Metrics sections; updated frontmatter with version, category, related_skills
- **1.0.0** (2024-10-15): Initial release with python-pptx, templates, OOXML editing

## Sub-Skills

- [Execution Checklist](execution-checklist/SKILL.md)
- [Error Handling](error-handling/SKILL.md)
- [Metrics](metrics/SKILL.md)
- [Quick Reference](quick-reference/SKILL.md)
- [Dependencies](dependencies/SKILL.md)

## Sub-Skills

- [Basic Creation with python-pptx (+3)](basic-creation-with-python-pptx/SKILL.md)
- [Before Writing Code (+1)](before-writing-code/SKILL.md)
- [Read and Modify (+2)](read-and-modify/SKILL.md)
- [Apply Template](apply-template/SKILL.md)
- [Unpack Presentation (+2)](unpack-presentation/SKILL.md)