office-ppt

Office PowerPoint

Tool Route

Use the bundled Office tools as the default path. Do not install OfficeCLI or python-pptx when these tools are available.

• Use read_files with one paths item for broad content inspection; use metadata_only:true when only prepared metadata is needed.
• Use create_pptx for a straightforward new deck. Route a high-design presentation or full narrative strategy to the presentation-making workflow.
• Use office_read with outline, get, or query to identify slides and shapes before editing.
• Pass the pre-existing source directly to edit_office; it creates the separate working copy. Use output_path in that one edit call when a human-facing final name is desired.
• After every create or edit, use office_review with action:"check_and_render" on every changed slide and representative unchanged slides.

The built-in engine supports .pptx, not legacy .ppt. Require conversion before editing a legacy file.

edit_office.operations accepts only set, add, and remove. After office_read returns the exact stale shape path, remove it with this shape:

{
  "path": "annual-review.pptx",
  "output_path": "annual-review-cleaned.pptx",
  "operations": [
    {
      "action": "remove",
      "path": "/slide[4]/shape[3]"
    }
  ]
}

Do not create the automatic -edited output and then copy or rename it with bash, write_file, or another file tool. One requested final deck means one new PPTX in the workspace and one published PPTX path.

Preservation Rules

1. Inspect slide order, layouts, placeholders, masters, theme fonts/colors, notes, comments, charts, media, and transitions before editing an existing deck.
2. Prefer stable element paths returned by office_read; do not guess shape indices when a stable id or name is available.
3. Preserve masters, layouts, relationships, notes, animations, media, and embedded data unless the user explicitly asks to change them.
4. Treat global replacement as high impact. Use a precise target whenever possible and verify every changed slide.
5. If the exposed tools cannot safely express a master, animation, embedded-object, or complex chart edit, report the limitation rather than silently flattening it.