bmateusz/pptx-mcp

PPTX MCP Server

An MCP server that creates PowerPoint presentations with automatic image lookup using PptxGenJS.

Installation

npm install
chmod +x index.js

Setup

1. Create output directory:

   mkdir -p /tmp/pptx
   

2. Start local file server:

   cd /tmp/pptx
   python3 -m http.server 8080
   

   Keep this running in a separate terminal.

3. Configure Claude Desktop:

   Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json (Windows):

   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "pptxgenjs": {
         "command": "/path/to/node",
         "args": ["/path/to/pptx-mcp/index.js"],
         "env": {
           "PPTX_OUTPUT_DIR": "/tmp/pptx",
           "PPTX_URL_PREFIX": "http://localhost:8080",
           "UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY": "optional_key_for_images"
         }
       }
     }
   }
   

   Find your node path with: which node

4. Restart Claude Desktop

Usage

Ask Claude to create presentations:

• "Create a presentation about AI with 3 slides"
• "Make a PowerPoint about coffee"

Claude will provide a clickable download URL.

Optional: Unsplash API Key

For automatic image search, get a free API key at unsplash.com/developers