Description
pptx-author is an agent skill from Anthropic's financial-services collection, listed on skills.sh. It is for headless runs, where an agent has no PowerPoint document open and must deliver a deck as a file. Instead of editing a live presentation through PowerPoint tools, the agent writes a short Python script using the python-pptx library, optionally starting from a firm's template file, and runs it with Bash to build the slides. The output contract is fixed. The file is saved to ./out/ under the requested name with a .pptx extension, the folder is created if it does not exist, and the relative path is returned in the final message so the orchestration layer can collect the deck. It is aimed at automated finance workflows that produce pitch or client decks as files, rather than at someone editing a deck by hand in PowerPoint.…
Highlights
- Writes a .pptx file to ./out/
- Builds slides with python-pptx
- Starts from a firm template when one is given
- Returns the file path for collection
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pptx-author FAQ
What does the pptx-author skill do?
It makes an agent produce a PowerPoint .pptx file on disk with a Python script, for sessions where no PowerPoint document is open.
How do I install it?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/financial-services --skill pptx-author
When should I use it instead of the PowerPoint add-in?
When the agent runs headless, with no open Office app, the skill builds the deck as a file. In a live PowerPoint session the add-in tools apply instead.
Where is the deck saved?
To ./out/ under the requested name, with a .pptx extension. The folder is created if it is missing.
Has it been checked for security?
skills.sh lists three audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub Pass, Socket Pass and Snyk Pass.
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