Generating PPTX From Template

Generates fully populated PowerPoint presentations that inherit the exact colors, fonts, layouts, and branding from a user-supplied .pptx template. Use when the user uploads or references a .pptx template file and asks to create or generate a presentation on a given topic. Triggers on: use my template, create slides from my pptx, generate a deck using my template, fill in my template, make a presentation from the attached file, build slides using my brand template, or when the user shares a .pptx file and wants a polished output matching their brand. Also use when multiple .pptx files are uplo

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add anikch/ppt-from-template-skill --skill generating-pptx-from-template

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anikch/ppt-from-template-skill.git /tmp/ppt-from-template-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/ppt-from-template-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/generating-pptx-from-template

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From the SKILL.md

# Generating PPTX from Template

Produces polished PowerPoint presentations using an uploaded `.pptx` file as the
design source of truth. The output inherits the template's exact visual identity
— no generic AI aesthetics, no hardcoded colors or fonts.

---

## Setup

Install required tools before any other step:

```bash
pip install "markitdown[pptx]" Pillow defusedxml --break-system-packages -q
which pdftoppm || apt-get install -y poppler-utils -q
```

All helper scripts live in two locations:

```
# Public pptx skill scripts (structural operations)
/mnt/skills/public/pptx/scripts/office/unpack.py
/mnt/skills/public/pptx/scripts/office/pack.py
/mnt/skills/public/pptx/scripts/office/soffice.py
/mnt/skills/public/pptx/scripts/add_slide.py
/mnt/skills/public/pptx/scripts/clean.py
/mnt/skills/public/pptx/scripts/thumbnail.py

# This skill's scripts (QA and analysis)
/mnt/skills/user/generating-pptx-from-template/scripts/audit_overflow.py
/mnt/skills/user/generating-pptx-from-template/scripts/check_placeholders.py
```

---

## Workflow Overview

```
Step 1  →  Ingest template (markitdown + thumbnails + unpack)
Step 2  →  Plan content (layout inventory + slide map)
Step 2.5 → Measure placeholder capacity BEFORE writing any content
Step 3  →  Structural edits (add/remove/reorder slides)
Step 3.5 → Populate content (XML editing with overflow prevention)
Step 4  →  QA (content check + visual render + overflow check)
Step 5  →  Deliver
```

---

## Step 1 — Ingest the Template

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: generating-pptx-from-template
Repository: anikch/ppt-from-template-skill
License: MIT
Repo updated: 12 March 2026

FAQ

What does the Generating PPTX From Template skill do?

How do I install the Generating PPTX From Template skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add anikch/ppt-from-template-skill --skill generating-pptx-from-template. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Generating PPTX From Template popular?

It lives in anikch/ppt-from-template-skill, which has 5 GitHub stars and 0 forks.

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