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MCP Server

Install

dotnet tool install --global Sbroenne.PowerPointMcp.McpServer

This installs the mcp-powerpoint command. Point your MCP client (Claude Desktop, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, etc.) at it over stdio:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "powerpoint": {
      "command": "mcp-powerpoint"
    }
  }
}

Capabilities

13 tools with 141 operations across 13 domains:

Tool Ops Coverage
presentation 12 create, open, save, close, list, apply-template, get-theme-name, built-in/custom document properties
slide 14 slide lifecycle, solid + gradient backgrounds, sections
shape 36 shape creation, geometry, styling, effects, grouping, naming, hyperlinks
textframe 20 text content, font formatting, alignment, bullets, auto-size
table 12 tables, cell text, row/column edits, cell fill/border, merge
notes 2 set/get speaker notes
layout 4 set/get slide layout
master 10 title/body placeholder fonts, solid + gradient master backgrounds
animation 5 shape effects, transition read/write
image 7 add picture, brightness/contrast, recolor, crop
chart 10 charts, series, chart/axis titles, legend visibility, data replacement
smartart 7 SmartArt insertion and node editing
export 2 export a slide or every slide to images

Every domain is exposed as a single action-dispatch tool taking an action parameter — including presentation. Example MCP calls:

  • presentation(action="create", filePath="C:\\Decks\\demo.pptx")
  • presentation(action="apply-template", sessionId="...", templatePath="C:\\Templates\\brand.potx")
  • chart(action="add-chart", session_id="...", slide_index=2, ...)

How it works

ComInterop (STA thread + OLE message filter) → Core (domain command classes) → PowerPointMcp.Service (shared service layer) → McpServer (stdio host, calling the service in-process) and CLI (talks to the same service via a background named-pipe daemon). Each open presentation is a session identified by a sessionId; tools operate on a session until it is closed.

  • Documentation: https://powerpointmcpserver.dev
  • Source: https://github.com/sbroenne/mcp-server-powerpoint

Licensed under the MIT License.