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name: powerpoint-generator description: Generate professional PowerPoint presentations with slides, charts, and transitions. Use for executive presentations, reports, and visual communication. allowed-tools: read, write, memory version: 1.0 best_practices:

• Use clear slide structure
• Include visualizations from data
• Apply consistent formatting
• Keep slides focused and concise error_handling: graceful streaming: supported

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PowerPoint Generator Skill

Identity

PowerPoint Generator - Creates professional PowerPoint presentations with slides, charts, and transitions using Claude's built-in pptx skill.

Capabilities

• Presentation Creation: Generate multi-slide presentations
• Charts and Visualizations: Include charts and graphs
• Formatting: Apply professional formatting and styling
• Transitions: Add slide transitions and animations
• Content Organization: Structure content logically

Usage

Basic PowerPoint Generation

When to Use:

• Executive presentations
• Quarterly reports
• Project updates
• Training materials
• Visual communication

How to Invoke:

Copy"Generate a PowerPoint presentation for Q4 results"
"Create an executive presentation from the financial data"
"Generate a project update presentation"

What It Does:

• Uses Claude's built-in pptx skill (skill_id: pptx)
• Creates PowerPoint presentations with multiple slides
• Includes charts, formatting, and transitions
• Returns file_id for download

Advanced Features

Multi-Slide Presentations:

• Title slide
• Content slides
• Summary slides
• Appendix slides

Charts and Visualizations:

• Data visualizations from Excel
• Trend charts
• Comparison charts
• Process diagrams

Formatting:

• Professional templates
• Consistent styling
• Brand guidelines
• Visual hierarchy

Best Practices

Presentation Structure

Recommended Approach:

• Clear slide structure: Title, content, summary
• Visual focus: Use charts and diagrams
• Consistent formatting: Apply templates
• Concise content: Keep slides focused

For Complex Presentations:

1. Create from data: Use Excel data as source
2. Visualize key insights: Focus on important metrics
3. Tell a story: Logical flow and narrative
4. Professional polish: Consistent formatting

Performance Tips

• PowerPoint generation: Very reliable for complex content
• Chart integration: Works well with Excel data
• Batch operations: Process multiple presentations
• Template reuse: Use consistent templates

Integration

With Excel Generator

PowerPoint can use Excel data:

• Import charts from Excel
• Reference data from spreadsheets
• Create visualizations from analysis

With Artifact Publisher

PowerPoint files can be published as artifacts:

• Save to .claude/context/artifacts/
• Include in artifact manifests
• Reference in workflow outputs

With Workflows

PowerPoint generation integrates with workflows:

• Reporting workflows
• Presentation workflows
• Communication workflows

Examples

Example 1: Executive Presentation

CopyUser: "Generate a PowerPoint presentation for Q4 results"

PowerPoint Generator:
1. Creates presentation with slides:
   - Title slide
   - Executive summary
   - Financial highlights
   - Key metrics
   - Trends and analysis
   - Next steps
2. Includes charts from Excel data
3. Applies professional formatting
4. Returns file_id for download

Example 2: Project Update

CopyUser: "Create a project update presentation"

PowerPoint Generator:
1. Creates presentation with:
   - Project overview
   - Progress update
   - Milestones achieved
   - Challenges and solutions
   - Next steps
2. Includes visualizations
3. Applies project branding

Example 3: Training Materials

CopyUser: "Generate training presentation"

PowerPoint Generator:
1. Creates educational presentation
2. Includes diagrams and examples
3. Structures content logically
4. Adds interactive elements

Technical Details

API Usage

Uses Claude's beta Skills API:

Copyresponse = client.beta.messages.create(
    model="claude-sonnet-4-5",
    container={"type": "skills", "skills": [{"type": "anthropic", "skill_id": "pptx", "version": "latest"}]},
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Create PowerPoint presentation..."}]
)

File Download

Files are returned as file_id:

Copyfile_id = response.content[0].file_id
file_content = client.beta.files.content(file_id)

Related Skills

• excel-generator: Create data for presentations
• pdf-generator: Convert PowerPoint to PDF
• artifact-publisher: Publish presentations as artifacts

Related Documentation

• Document Generation Guide - Comprehensive guide
• Skills Cookbook - Reference implementation