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MCP Server for PowerPoint MCP Server

PowerPoint automation for AI - Slides, Shapes, Text, Charts and more. Windows only.

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Status

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Connect

Published as PptMcp.McpServer on nuget. Runs locally.

Known issues

77 problems reported by people outside the maintainer team. Issues filed by the project's own owners, members and collaborators are excluded — those are release checklists and internal refactors, not things that will go wrong for you. Showing 12.

Most discussed

Shape commands: add stable shape identity via id:N prefix in shapeName

Problem

Every shape-targeting parameter on the shape tool (and friends) currently resolves shapes via Slide.Shapes.Item(shapeName) — i.e. by Shape.Name, which is mutable. This breaks multi-turn agent workflows in subtle ways:

  1. The agent reads a shape, gets "Rectangle 5".
  2. Some subsequent step renames it (e.g. text(format) on a placeholder, or the user edits the file).
  3. A later call referencing "Rectangle 5" either fails or — worse — silently resolves to a differe

Read the thread · 2026-04-30 · closed · external user · 2 comments

Scriban 6.6.0 vulnerabilities block McpServer build (NU1902/NU1904)

Summary

The McpServer project fails to build because three NuGet advisories on Scriban 6.6.0 are promoted to hard errors by TreatWarningsAsErrors=true.

Advisories

ID Severity Description
GHSA-5wr9-m6jw-xx44 Critical Sandbox bypass via cached MemberFilter — attacker-supplied template can escape the script sandbox
[GHSA-m2p3-hwv5-xpqw](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m2p3-hwv5-xp

Read the thread · 2026-04-30 · closed · external user · 2 comments

[Feature] Slideshow: configure show type, loop, narration

Configure slideshow settings before running. COM: SlideShowSettings.ShowType (speaker/kiosk/browse), LoopUntilStopped, ShowWithNarration, ShowWithAnimation, PointerColor. Usefulness: 4/5, Effort: Low

Read the thread · 2026-03-04 · closed · 1 comment

[Feature] New tool: Connector (detailed connector management)

Currently add-connector exists on Shape but no dedicated connector ops: reroute, set connection points, change connector type. COM: shape.ConnectorFormat.BeginConnect/EndConnect, RerouteConnections() Usefulness: 3/5, Effort: Medium

Read the thread · 2026-03-04 · closed · 1 comment

[Feature] New tool: OLEObject (embed/link external objects)

Embed or link external objects (Excel tables, Word docs, etc.). COM: Shapes.AddOLEObject(classType, fileName, link, displayAsIcon) Usefulness: 3/5, Effort: High

Read the thread · 2026-03-04 · closed · 1 comment

Most recent

Owner-Aufgabe: ungenutztes Repo-Secret NPM_TOKEN loeschen

Seit #120 (PR #121) laeuft npm-Publishing ausschliesslich ueber Trusted Publishing (OIDC). Der Token-Pfad wurde vollstaendig aus release.yml entfernt — NPM_TOKEN wird nirgends mehr referenziert.

Verifiziert auf main: grep -c NPM_TOKEN .github/workflows/release.yml → 0

Checkliste

  • Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions → NPM_TOKEN loeschen

Ein ungenutztes Publish-Token ist unnoetige Angriffsflaeche: Wer Schreibzugriff auf einen Workflow bekommt, koennte es wieder einlese

Read the thread · 2026-08-25 · open · 0 comments

PptMcp.Core und PptMcp.ComInterop liegen verwaist auf NuGet (1.0.0, waehrend Tools bei 1.1.0 sind)

Aufgefallen beim Aufsetzen des Release-Workflows im Schwester-Repo mcp-server-host (siehe dort Issue #3 und PR #5).

Befund

Auf NuGet stehen vier Pakete aus diesem Repo, aber in zwei Geschwindigkeiten:

Paket Versionen auf NuGet
PptMcp.McpServer 1.0.0, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1.0
PptMcp.CLI 1.0.0, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.1.0
PptMcp.Core 1.0.0
PptMcp.ComInterop 1.0.0

Der aktuelle release.yml packt und pusht ausschliesslich PptMcp.CLI und

Read the thread · 2026-08-25 · open · 0 comments

Ship an npm wrapper so the server installs via npx

Part of #101.

npm is the de-facto place most MCP users look first, and nearly every client's docs default to an npx command. Requiring dnx / the .NET SDK is a real adoption barrier for users who are not .NET developers.

Tasks

  • Decide on the approach: thin npm wrapper that downloads the release binary on postinstall, vs. bundling a self-contained publish
  • Package name: ppt-mcp or scoped @trsdn/ppt-mcp (check availability)
  • Add os: ["win32"] to package.json so npm

Read the thread · 2026-08-24 · open · 0 comments

Evaluate Smithery listing (local-server only, hosting not possible)

Part of #101.

Smithery's hosted deployment runs Linux containers and therefore cannot work for us — COM interop requires Windows plus an installed PowerPoint. Smithery does list local servers, though, and that path is viable.

Tasks

  • Confirm Smithery's current requirements for a local-only (non-hosted) listing
  • Add smithery.yaml if required for local listings
  • Submit the server as local-only
  • Explicitly mark it Windows-only so nobody attempts a hosted deploy

De

Read the thread · 2026-08-24 · open · 0 comments

Quick visibility wins: GitHub topics, homepage URL, README install badges

Part of #101.

Cheap, immediate visibility wins that require no third-party approval.

Tasks

  • GitHub topics — currently: ai, automation, chatgpt, claude, com-interop, dotnet, github-copilot, mcp, microsoft-powerpoint, powerpoint. Add at least mcp-server, model-context-protocol, office-automation, pptx. mcp-server is the most-browsed MCP topic on GitHub and we are currently missing it.
  • homepageUrl — currently points at the NuGet package page.

Read the thread · 2026-08-24 · open · 0 comments

Submit MCPB bundle to Claude Connectors Directory

Part of #101.

We already ship an MCPB bundle in mcpb/, so the packaging work is done. What is missing is the submission to Anthropic's connectors/extensions directory so Claude Desktop users can find it without a manual install.

Tasks

  • Review Anthropic's current submission requirements for the directory
  • Verify mcpb/manifest.json meets them (icon, description, permissions, version)
  • Submit the bundle
  • Confirm the listing states Windows-only + PowerPoint required

Read the thread · 2026-08-24 · open · 0 comments

List in Cursor Directory and add "Add to Cursor" install badge

Part of #101.

Two related pieces of work for Cursor users.

Tasks

  • Submit the server to the Cursor directory (https://cursor.com/directory)
  • Add an "Add to Cursor" deeplink badge to README.md — Cursor accepts a base64-encoded MCP config in the install URL
  • Verify the deeplink actually installs a working stdio config (dnx PptMcp.McpServer --yes)
  • Note the Windows-only requirement next to the badge so macOS Cursor users aren't misled

Read the thread · 2026-08-24 · open · 0 comments

See all 20 reports Pod holds for MCP Server for PowerPoint — of 77 qualified upstream.

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