mcp-server-ppt extension-development.instructions.md

Development instructions for a Visual Studio Code extension that installs and registers a PowerPoint automation server. They also define how to maintain the project changelog for releases.

In plain words
What is it for?
Developing the extension, updating its documentation and changelog, maintaining marketplace metadata, and preparing tagged releases.
Why use it?
They help contributors understand the extension's main files and keep release information in the format expected by its automated workflow.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/trsdn/mcp-server-ppt/extension-development
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/trsdn/mcp-server-ppt

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

Per session 1,949 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 1,949 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin fork From a forked repository.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

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ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
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Opus 5 $0.00975 $0.00975
Sonnet 5 $0.00390 $0.00390
Haiku 4.5 $0.00195 $0.00195

Measured 3d ago against content hash f29693e72ebe, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

mcp-server-ppt extension-development.instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 3d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

vscode-extension/.github/instructions/extension-development.instructions.md · 295 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 295 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

VS Code Extension Development Instructions

Instructions for developing the PptMcp VS Code Extension

Extension Overview

The PptMcp VS Code Extension provides one-click installation of the PptMcp MCP server for Visual Studio Code, enabling AI assistants like GitHub Copilot to automate Microsoft PowerPoint.

Key Files:

  • package.json - Extension manifest (metadata, dependencies, version)
  • src/extension.ts - Extension entry point (activation, MCP registration)
  • README.md - Marketplace description page
  • CHANGELOG.md - Version history (marketplace changelog tab)
  • DEVELOPMENT.md - Developer guide
  • icon.png - Extension icon (128x128px, displayed in marketplace)

CHANGELOG.md Maintenance (CRITICAL)

How to Maintain CHANGELOG.md

Rule: The root CHANGELOG.md should always have a top entry ready for the next release. The release workflow will automatically update the version number and date.

Workflow Process

  1. You maintain: Keep root CHANGELOG.md updated with changes as you make them
  2. Version number must match tag: Use the version you'll tag (e.g., 1.5.7)
  3. Workflow extracts automatically: When you push tag v1.5.7, the unified workflow:
    • Extracts the section for that version from CHANGELOG.md for release notes
    • Updates package.json version to 1.5.7
    • Builds and releases ALL components (MCP Server, CLI, VS Code Extension, MCPB)

Example Workflow

During Development (root CHANGELOG.md):

# Changelog

## [Unreleased]

## [1.5.7] - 2025-01-21

### Added
- New feature A
- New feature B

### Fixed
- Bug fix C

## [1.5.6] - 2025-01-20

### Added
- Initial slicer support

After Pushing Tag v1.5.7:

  • Workflow extracts the [1.5.7] section for GitHub Release notes
  • All 4 components are built and released with version 1.5.7

### Best Practice

**After each release, add a new top section**:
```markdown
# Change Log

## [1.0.0] - 2025-10-29

### Added
- Preparing for next release
- Add changes here as you develop

Read the full file on GitHub · 295 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 3d ago First seen · 295 lines · 1,949 tokens per session scan A f29693e72ebe

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mcp-server-ppt extension-development.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository trsdn/mcp-server-ppt (36 stars, last pushed 8d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,949 tokens to every session, about $0.0097 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It comes from a forked repository.

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