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Pptx

A PowerPoint-file workflow for new decks, template-based edits, package validation and slide-by-slide visual review.

Editorial review checked 2026-10-29 against this instruction snapshot. Supporting scripts and runtime behavior remain outside this editorial review.

What it does

The source treats a presentation as both a structured file package and a visual communication artifact. It offers separate approaches for creating a deck and preserving an existing template, with supporting checks for slide relationships and rendering. This helps avoid replacing an established presentation with an unrelated design simply because generating a new file is easier.

Best for

Editing a supplied deck, adapting a template, changing chart or slide content, or producing a new editable presentation with a defined audience and message. Include the original file and explain which visual elements are part of the accepted template.

Tradeoffs and requirements

Text extraction cannot reveal overlaps, clipped charts or weak visual hierarchy. Office engines can render fonts and effects differently, and an apparently successful package edit can damage slide relationships. Its supporting tools are environment-dependent and carry the source's declared license terms.

Unknown; inspect source requirements and supporting scripts.

Install from the source

Inspect the pinned source snapshot and its supporting files first. The command selects this skill through the open-source skills CLI. Node.js and agent-specific setup may be required. Installation can download code. Catalog ingestion never executes skill instructions or install scripts.

npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/ca45fc496a3436251f191354091d557da31c15b5/skills/pptx --skill pptx

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After source review, use npx skills check and npx skills update to inspect and apply upstream updates. Re-check changed instructions before running them.

Safety & review signals

Static review only. This is not a security audit or a guarantee of safety.

SKILL.md text only; scripts, dependencies and runtime behavior not audited.

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Allowed tools declaration: Unknown. Runtime permissions and network behavior: Unknown.

AI Craft Pad Skill Score

86/100 · Metadata coverage 100% · Model 1.0

Scores summarize observable discovery signals. Popularity and repository activity apply to the whole repository. Unknown runtime safety earns no certification.

Documentation
100/100
100
Maintenance
100/100
100
License Clarity
100/100
100
Repository Health
85/100
85
Compatibility Evidence
80/100
80
Popularity
95/100
95
Originality
80/100
80
Static Safety
60/100
60
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Suggested workflow

Inspect the existing slides or build a small representative layout, make the content changes, validate the resulting package, then render the full deck. Retain editable charts and text when the recipient needs to revise them.

How to judge the result

Check every rendered slide, speaker notes, aspect ratio and reading order. Reopen the delivered file and confirm that charts and intended editable elements remain usable.

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