PowerPoint (pptx-viewer) MCP Setup for Claude Code, Cursor and Other Apps

• Shows what is on one slide

  Returns a slide's layout, speaker notes and every element on it, so the assistant can see what to change.

  Try: “What is on slide 3 of quarterly.pptx?”

  Files · get_slide

• Searches every slide for a word or phrase

  Looks through all slides and returns where the text appears.

  Try: “Find every slide in deck.pptx that mentions pricing.”

  Files · find_text

• Replaces text across the whole deck

  Finds a phrase on all slides and swaps it for another, with an option to match case. It saves the file and reports how many places changed.

  Try: “Change 'Draft' to 'Final' everywhere in deck.pptx.”

  Write · replace_text

• Turns the deck into Markdown text

  Converts the presentation into Markdown so the assistant can read or summarize it. It can also write extracted images to an output folder.

  Try: “Convert launch.pptx to Markdown and summarize it.”

  Write · convert_to_markdown

• Adds a blank slide

  Inserts a new empty slide, after a slide you choose.

  Try: “Add a blank slide after slide 2.”

  Write · add_slide

• Removes slides

  Deletes one or more slides by their position in the deck.

  Try: “Delete slides 5 and 6 from deck.pptx.”

  Delete · delete_slides

• Changes the slide order

  Moves slides into a new order from a list of positions.

  Try: “Move the last slide to the front.”

  Write · reorder_slides

• Copies a slide

  Makes a copy of a slide with fresh element IDs.

  Try: “Duplicate slide 4.”

  Write · duplicate_slide

• Changes a slide's background, notes or visibility

  Sets the background, speaker notes or whether a slide is hidden.

  Try: “Hide slide 7 and add speaker notes to slide 2.”

  Write · update_slide_properties

• Sets or clears a slide transition

  Adds, changes or removes the transition effect between slides.

  Try: “Add a fade transition to every slide.”

  Write · set_slide_transition

• Changes the slide size

  Changes the canvas dimensions of the whole presentation.

  Try: “Switch deck.pptx from 4:3 to 16:9.”

  Write · set_canvas_size

• Adds text, a shape, image, table or connector

  Places a new element on a slide at a position you choose.

  Try: “Add a text box titled 'Next steps' to slide 8.”

  Write · add_element

• Moves, resizes or edits an element

  Changes an element's position, size, text or style.

  Try: “Make the title on slide 1 bigger and centered.”

  Write · update_element

• Renames an element

  Changes the name shown in PowerPoint's selection pane.

  Try: “Rename the chart on slide 3 to 'Revenue chart'.”

  Write · rename_element

• Removes elements from a slide

  Deletes one or more elements by their IDs.

  Try: “Delete the logo image from slide 2.”

  Delete · delete_elements

• Aligns elements or changes layering

  Aligns selected elements or moves them forward or backward in the stack.

  Try: “Align the three boxes on slide 5 to the left.”

  Write · arrange_elements

• Copies an element

  Duplicates an element on the same slide or onto another.

  Try: “Copy the logo from slide 1 onto slide 9.”

  Write · clone_element

• Sets an entrance or exit animation

  Adds an animation to an element so it appears or leaves in a chosen style.

  Try: “Make the bullet list on slide 4 fade in.”

  Write · set_element_animation

• Groups elements together

  Combines several elements into one group so they move together.

  Try: “Group the icon and caption on slide 6.”

  Write · group_elements

• Splits a group back into parts

  Turns a group into its separate elements again.

  Try: “Ungroup the diagram on slide 3.”

  Write · ungroup_elements

• Changes many elements at once

  Applies the same properties to several elements in one go.

  Try: “Set the font size to 18 on every text box on slide 5.”

  Write · batch_update_elements

• Edits text inside table cells

  Changes the text in chosen cells of a table.

  Try: “Fix the Q3 figure in the table on slide 7.”

  Write · update_table_cells

• Adds or removes table rows and columns

  Inserts or deletes rows and columns in a table. Deleting removes their content.

  Try: “Add a row for totals at the bottom of the table.”

  Delete · manage_table_structure

• Restyles part of a table style

  Changes the fill, text or borders of one section of an existing table style, such as the header row or banding.

  Try: “Give the header row of the table style a dark blue fill.”

  Write · set_table_style_section

• Creates a new table style

  Makes a table style, optionally copied from an existing one, and can set it as the default.

  Try: “Create a table style based on the current one with green banding.”

  Write · create_table_style

• Removes a table style

  Deletes a table style from the presentation.

  Try: “Delete the unused 'Old Grid' table style.”

  Delete · delete_table_style

• Applies a table style to a table

  Assigns a style to a table and turns row or column emphasis on or off.

  Try: “Apply the new style to the table on slide 7 with a header row.”

  Write · assign_table_style

• Changes fill, outline, shadow or effects

  Edits an element's fill, stroke, shadow, glow or image effects.

  Try: “Add a soft shadow to the cards on slide 2.”

  Write · update_element_style

• Checks the deck for accessibility problems

  Audits the presentation and lists accessibility issues.

  Try: “Run an accessibility check on deck.pptx.”

  Files · run_accessibility_check

• Lists, adds, deletes or resolves comments

  Handles slide comments: list them, add one, delete one or mark one resolved.

  Try: “List all comments in review.pptx and resolve the ones from Sam.”

  Delete · manage_comments

• Adds a new chart to a slide

  Creates a chart element on a slide.

  Try: “Add a bar chart of monthly sales to slide 4.”

  Write · create_chart

• Changes a chart's type, title, legend or axes

  Updates the chart type, title, legend, data labels, axis or categories.

  Try: “Change the chart on slide 4 to a line chart.”

  Write · update_chart

• Adds a data series to a chart

  Adds another series of values to an existing chart.

  Try: “Add a 2026 series to the revenue chart.”

  Write · add_chart_series

• Removes a data series from a chart

  Deletes a series from a chart by its position.

  Try: “Remove the second series from the chart.”

  Delete · remove_chart_series

• Edits the numbers in a chart series

  Replaces the values of one series in a chart.

  Try: “Update the Q4 values in the revenue chart.”

  Write · update_chart_series_data

• Styles one point in a chart

  Sets fill, line, explosion or marker for a single data point.

  Try: “Color the highest bar in the chart red.”

  Write · format_chart_data_point

• Customizes one data label

  Overrides a single data label's visibility, position, text, fill and font.

  Try: “Show a custom label on the last point.”

  Write · format_chart_data_label

• Adds markers, trendlines or error bars

  Sets a series marker, trendline or error bars.

  Try: “Add a trendline to the sales series.”

  Write · format_chart_series

• Adds or removes drop lines and high-low lines

  Turns drop lines or high-low lines on or off for line, stock and combo charts.

  Try: “Add high-low lines to the stock chart.”

  Write · set_chart_helper_line

• Remaps theme colors for one chart

  Sets or removes a theme colour-map override so a chart uses different theme colour roles.

  Try: “Remap the colors of the chart on slide 6.”

  Write · set_chart_color_map_override

• Lists shapes drawn on top of a chart

  Returns the text boxes and connectors placed in a chart's drawing layer.

  Try: “List the annotations on the chart on slide 4.”

  Files · chart_user_shape_list

• Adds a text box or line on top of a chart

  Adds a text box or connector to a chart's drawing layer.

  Try: “Add a callout over the peak of the chart.”

  Write · chart_user_shape_add

• Moves or restyles a chart annotation

  Moves, resizes or restyles one drawn shape on a chart.

  Try: “Move the callout on the chart to the right.”

  Write · chart_user_shape_update

• Removes a chart annotation

  Deletes one drawn shape from a chart by its position.

  Try: “Remove the first annotation from the chart.”

  Delete · chart_user_shape_remove

• Shows theme colors, fonts and presets

  Returns the current theme's colors and fonts and the built-in presets you can apply.

  Try: “What fonts and colors does this deck use?”

  Files · get_theme_info

• Applies a built-in theme

  Switches the presentation to one of the built-in theme presets.

  Try: “Apply a dark theme preset to deck.pptx.”

  Write · apply_theme_preset

• Changes theme colors

  Updates individual theme colors such as accents, dark and light, and link colors.

  Try: “Set accent 1 to our brand blue.”

  Write · update_theme_colors

• Changes theme fonts

  Sets the heading and body fonts for the whole theme.

  Try: “Use Georgia for headings and Calibri for body text.”

  Write · update_theme_fonts

• Reads and edits SmartArt diagrams

  Lists SmartArt nodes, adds, removes, reorders, promotes or demotes them, or turns the diagram into plain shapes.

  Try: “Add a step to the process diagram on slide 5.”

  Delete · manage_smart_art

• Finds {{placeholder}} tokens

  Lists every {{placeholder}} token in the presentation.

  Try: “What placeholders does template.pptx have?”

  Files · find_placeholders

• Fills in {{placeholder}} tokens

  Replaces each {{placeholder}} with the value you give, like a mail merge.

  Try: “Fill the template with this client's name and date.”

  Write · apply_template

• Shows title, author and properties

  Returns the document's title, author, keywords and custom properties.

  Try: “Who is listed as author of deck.pptx?”

  Files · get_metadata

• Changes title, author and properties

  Updates the title, author, company and custom properties.

  Try: “Set the author to Dana and the company to Acme.”

  Write · update_metadata

• Organizes slides into sections

  Lists, adds, removes and reorders sections, or moves slides between them.

  Try: “Put slides 1 to 4 in a section called Intro.”

  Delete · manage_sections

• Manages custom slide shows

  Lists, creates, renames, copies or deletes custom shows, and edits which slides they contain.

  Try: “Create a custom show with slides 1, 3 and 5.”

  Delete · manage_custom_shows

• Exports slides as SVG

  Returns all or chosen slides as SVG text.

  Try: “Export slides 1 to 3 as SVG.”

  Files · export_to_svg

• Exports one slide as SVG

  Returns a single slide as SVG text.

  Try: “Export slide 2 as SVG.”

  Files · export_slide_svg

• Exports the deck to a portable JSON format

  Returns the whole presentation in the project's JSON document format, with images embedded.

  Try: “Export deck.pptx to JSON.”

  Files · export_to_json

• Replaces the deck from a JSON document

  Replaces the presentation's content with a deck imported from the project's JSON format.

  Try: “Import this JSON document into deck.pptx.”

  Write · import_from_json

• Lists, sets or removes links on elements

  Handles hyperlinks and actions attached to elements.

  Try: “Link the button on slide 9 to our pricing page.”

  Delete · manage_hyperlinks

• Changes a shape's outline

  Swaps a shape's geometry for a preset or a custom SVG path.

  Try: “Turn the rectangle on slide 3 into a rounded shape.”

  Write · replace_geometry

• Locks or unlocks an element

  Prevents or allows moving, resizing, rotating, selecting and editing an element.

  Try: “Lock the logo on slide 1 so it cannot be moved.”

  Write · set_element_lock

• Shows slideshow settings

  Returns the show type, looping, advance mode and slide range.

  Try: “How is deck.pptx set up to play?”

  Files · get_presentation_properties

• Changes slideshow settings

  Updates the show type, looping, advance mode and pen color.

  Try: “Make the show loop until Esc is pressed.”

  Write · update_presentation_properties

• Lists available slide layouts

  Returns the layouts offered by the deck's slide masters.

  Try: “Which layouts can I use in deck.pptx?”

  Files · get_layouts

• Applies a layout to a slide

  Switches a slide to a chosen layout.

  Try: “Change slide 3 to the Title and Content layout.”

  Write · apply_layout

• Shows what is inside an embedded object

  Inspects an embedded Excel, Word or PowerPoint object and returns its cells, paragraphs or slide summaries.

  Try: “What is in the embedded spreadsheet on slide 6?”

  Files · ole_get_content

• Edits a cell in an embedded Excel sheet

  Changes one cell in the first worksheet of an embedded Excel object.

  Try: “Set cell B2 of the embedded sheet to 1200.”

  Write · ole_set_sheet_cell

• Edits a paragraph in an embedded Word file

  Replaces one paragraph's text in an embedded Word object.

  Try: “Rewrite paragraph 2 of the embedded document.”

  Write · ole_set_document_paragraph

• Edits text in an embedded PowerPoint

  Changes one text shape on one slide of a deck embedded inside the slide. Read its contents first to find the element IDs.

  Try: “Change the title on slide 1 of the embedded deck.”

  Write · ole_set_deck_slide_title

• Swaps the file inside an embedded object

  Replaces the whole contents of an embedded object with another file you supply, for any kind of embedded object. The file is passed in as a base64 data URL.

  Try: “Replace the embedded spreadsheet on slide 3 with the updated budget file.”

  Write · ole_replace_file

• Renames an embedded object

  Changes an embedded object's name and, for objects shown as icons, the icon caption.

  Try: “Rename the embedded spreadsheet to 'Budget'.”

  Write · ole_set_object_name

• Checks the file for structural errors

  Validates the file's content types, relationships and XML and reports problems.

  Try: “Validate deck.pptx and tell me what is broken.”

  Files · validate_presentation

• Fixes common file structure problems

  Repairs common structural issues and saves the file when something was fixed.

  Try: “Repair deck.pptx, it will not open in PowerPoint.”

  Write · repair_presentation

Watch out for

• Edits overwrite your original deck

  Edit tools update the source file unless the assistant gives a different output path. Keep backups, or ask it to save to a new file name. registry.npmjs.org

• It can delete slides, elements, charts and comments

  Several tools remove content from the deck, and the server marks every edit tool as destructive. Check the result before you save over a final version. github.com

• Root folder defaults to where the server starts

  With no root set, the whole working folder is in reach, though only .pptx and .ppt files. Set a root folder on the command or with the environment variable. github.com

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