{"id":"powerpoint-mcp-server","name":"powerpoint-mcp-server","homepage":"https://pypi.org/project/powerpoint-mcp-server/","repo_url":null,"category":"automation","subcategories":[],"tags":["mcp","powerpoint","pptx","productivity","automation","agents","file-manipulation"],"what_it_does":"MCP server for integrating PowerPoint-related capabilities into an MCP-compatible agent/runtime. Enables an agent to create, read, or modify PowerPoint files via MCP tools.","use_cases":["Automated generation of PowerPoint slides from structured content","Updating existing .pptx files with new text/media","Summarizing slide decks into extracted text for downstream workflows","Converting slide content into other formats (where supported by the server)"],"not_for":["Direct in-browser editing of PowerPoint","High-security environments without review of file handling and execution behavior","Replacing a full-fledged desktop office suite for complex layout editing"],"best_when":"You want an LLM/agent to programmatically manipulate .pptx assets in a workflow (e.g., generate/update decks) rather than manual authoring.","avoid_when":"You cannot verify how the server reads/writes files, handles temp files, or secures any embedded document parsing against malicious inputs.","alternatives":["Microsoft Graph + Office APIs (for supported operations)","LibreOffice/soffice automation (self-hosted)","Custom scripts using python-pptx (limited formatting) or other pptx libraries","Commercial document processing APIs (if available)"],"af_score":42.0,"security_score":33.5,"reliability_score":27.5,"package_type":"mcp_server","discovery_source":["pypi"],"priority":"low","status":"evaluated","version_evaluated":null,"last_evaluated":"2026-04-04T21:48:00.032858+00:00","interface":{"has_rest_api":false,"has_graphql":false,"has_grpc":false,"has_mcp_server":true,"mcp_server_url":null,"has_sdk":false,"sdk_languages":[],"openapi_spec_url":null,"webhooks":false},"auth":{"methods":["MCP transport/runtime configuration (exact method unknown from provided data)"],"oauth":false,"scopes":false,"notes":"No auth details were provided in the prompt. Many MCP servers are local/unauthed or use transport-level/host-level security; should be confirmed in the repository/README."},"pricing":{"model":null,"free_tier_exists":false,"free_tier_limits":null,"paid_tiers":[],"requires_credit_card":false,"estimated_workload_costs":null,"notes":"Pricing not provided; likely open-source/self-hosted."},"requirements":{"requires_signup":false,"requires_credit_card":false,"domain_verification":false,"data_residency":[],"compliance":[],"min_contract":null},"agent_readiness":{"af_score":42.0,"security_score":33.5,"reliability_score":27.5,"mcp_server_quality":55.0,"documentation_accuracy":45.0,"error_message_quality":0.0,"error_message_notes":null,"auth_complexity":60.0,"rate_limit_clarity":0.0,"tls_enforcement":50.0,"auth_strength":30.0,"scope_granularity":10.0,"dependency_hygiene":40.0,"secret_handling":40.0,"security_notes":"Because repo/package details were not provided, scores are conservative guesses. MCP servers that process documents should ensure: HTTPS/TLS where applicable, strict access controls, safe handling of uploaded/parsed files (avoid path traversal, ensure temp-file hygiene), and dependency/version patching for document parsers.","uptime_documented":0.0,"version_stability":50.0,"breaking_changes_history":30.0,"error_recovery":30.0,"idempotency_support":"false","idempotency_notes":null,"pagination_style":"none","retry_guidance_documented":false,"known_agent_gotchas":["File mutation operations may not be idempotent (re-running could duplicate content or re-apply changes).","PowerPoint parsing/rendering can be brittle across templates and complex layouts; expect edge cases.","Malicious or malformed .pptx inputs can cause parser failures; ensure timeouts/sandboxing if applicable."]}}