pptx

Rylai PPTX

Original Codex-Hermes-Claude skill by Rylai.

Build presentations from local content with python-pptx. Use LibreOffice only for optional PDF rendering. Do not hotlink images, fetch remote templates, or overwrite the source deck unless the user explicitly requests it.

Runtime

Probe before installing:

python -c "import pptx; print(pptx.__version__)"

Install only when missing:

python -m pip install python-pptx

Resolve scripts/rylai_pptx.py relative to this skill directory.

Workflow

1. Confirm the audience, purpose, source material, output path, and approximate slide count.
2. Inspect an existing deck before editing it.
3. Create a compact JSON content specification when building from scratch.
4. Use only local image paths. Treat URLs as invalid input.
5. Generate the deck, then inspect slide titles and extracted text.
6. When LibreOffice is available, render to PDF and visually check representative slides.
7. Check that text fits, images are legible, and the deck has a consistent hierarchy.

For an existing deck, write a task-specific python-pptx edit script in the workspace. Keep the original file, preserve untouched slides, and save the revision to a new path.

JSON Build Format

{
  "title": "Project Review",
  "subtitle": "Decisions and next steps",
  "slides": [
    {
      "title": "Current state",
      "bullets": ["What is working", "What needs attention"]
    },
    {
      "title": "Evidence",
      "bullets": ["Metric one", "Metric two"],
      "image": "local-chart.png"
    }
  ]
}

The image field is optional and must point to a local file. Relative image paths are resolved from the JSON file location.

Bundled CLI

Build:

python scripts/rylai_pptx.py build deck.json output.pptx

Inspect structure:

python scripts/rylai_pptx.py inspect output.pptx

Extract text as Markdown:

python scripts/rylai_pptx.py extract output.pptx output.md

Render to PDF with LibreOffice: