# Popai Powerpoint PPTX

> Create presentations (PPT) using PopAI API. Use when asked to create slides, presentations, decks, or PPT content. Has built-in research capabilities — just pass a topic. Supports uploading reference files (pptx/pdf/docx/images). Supports user's own pptx template with 100% layout fidelity. Also supports multi-round modifications to an existing PPT.

- Skill: `popaiofficial/popai-powerpoint-pptx` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add popaiofficial/popai-powerpoint-pptx`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/popaiofficial/popai-powerpoint-pptx/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- Author: popaiofficial (https://skillmd.com/u/popaiofficial)
- Updated: 2026-09-09
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/popaiofficial/popai-powerpoint-pptx

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# PopAI PPT Skill
Create presentations programmatically via PopAI's API. The API has powerful built-in research and information gathering capabilities — it will automatically search, collect, and organize relevant content. Optionally upload files as reference material or templates. If a `.pptx` template is provided, the output will fully preserve the template's layout, styles, and design — 100% faithful reproduction based on your template. After initial generation, you can send follow-up modification instructions using the same channel ID.

## Setup

1. Ask user to sign up and obtain their Access Token at: https://www.popai.pro/popai-skill
2. Once user provides the token, set it in environment: `export POPAI_ACCESS_TOKEN=<token>`

Tips: You can save the key in `TOOLS.md` for future reference.

## Scripts
- `generate_ppt.py` - Generate PPT via PopAI API (upload files → create channel → SSE stream → get pptx); also supports multi-round modification via `--channel-id`

## Usage Examples

```bash
# Generate PPT from topic only
python3 generate_ppt.py --query "AI Development Trends Report"

# With reference files (max 5)
python3 generate_ppt.py --query "Tesla Earnings PPT" --file data.pdf chart.png

# With a PPT template file (applied as layout template)
python3 generate_ppt.py --query "Tesla Annual Report" --tpl template.pptx

# With both template and reference files
python3 generate_ppt.py --query "Tesla Annual Report" --tpl template.pptx --file data.pdf chart.png

# Multi-round modification: modify an existing PPT (template cannot be changed)
python3 generate_ppt.py --channel-id "CHANNEL_ID" --query "Add a competitive analysis slide and make the color scheme blue"

# With URLs as reference material (included in query)
python3 generate_ppt.py --query "Create a PPT summarizing this article: https://example.com/report.html"

# Multi-round modification with additional reference files
python3 generate_ppt.py --channel-id "CHANNEL_ID" --query "Update the financial data with this new report" --file new_data.pdf
```

## Agent Steps

### Initial Generation

1. Get PPT topic from user
2. If user provides reference material:
   - **Local files**: pass as `--file` (max 5) and/or `--tpl` (PPT template for layout)
   - **URLs**: include directly in the `--query` text — the API will fetch and process them automatically
3. Run script (timeout: 1200000):
   ```bash
   python3 generate_ppt.py --query "TOPIC" [--file FILE1 FILE2 ...] [--tpl TEMPLATE.pptx]
   ```
   Tell user: "Generating your PPT, estimated 5 minutes..."
4. While the script is running, monitor stdout JSON lines and **report progress to user in real time** (e.g. task status updates, search actions, tool results)
5. When generation completes, present final results to user:
   - Show `summary` text (from `NODE_END` event) as the generation summary
   - Show `pptx_url` as the download link: "Download PPT: <pptx_url>"
   - Show `web_url` as the site link: "View/Edit online: <web_url>"
6. If user requests the pptx file directly, download it from `pptx_url` and deliver the file to user
7. **Save the `channel_id`** from `web_url` (last path segment of `https://www.popai.pro/agentic-pptx/<channelId>`) for potential follow-up modifications

### Multi-Round Modification

Use when the user wants to revise or improve an already-generated PPT (e.g. "add a slide", "change the title", "use a darker theme").

**Rules:**
- **Required**: `--channel-id` (from previous generation) + `--query` (modification instruction)
- **Optional**: `--file` to supply new reference files for the revision
- **Not supported**: `--tpl` is ignored in modify mode — the original template cannot be changed

1. Confirm the `channel_id` from the previous generation (stored from `web_url`)
2. Get modification instruction from user
3. If user provides additional reference files, pass as `--file`
4. Run script (timeout: 1200000):
   ```bash
   python3 generate_ppt.py --channel-id "CHANNEL_ID" --query "MODIFICATION_INSTRUCTION" [--file FILE1 ...]
   ```
   Tell user: "Applying your modifications, estimated 3-5 minutes..."
5. Parse and present results the same way as initial generation (new `pptx_url` and `web_url`)

## Output

**Event types (stdout, one JSON per line):**
```json
{"type": "task", "id": "1", "content": "Search for Tesla latest earnings data", "status": "progressing"}
{"type": "search", "action": "Web Searching", "results": [{"title": "...", "url": "...", "snippet": "...", "date": "..."}]}
{"type": "tool_result", "event": "TOOL_CALLS-xxx", "action": "...", "result": "..."}
{"type": "summary", "text": "Tesla earnings PPT has been created..."}
{"type": "stream_end"}
```

**Final result (`is_end: true`):**
```json
{
  "type": "pptx_ready",
  "is_end": true,
  "pptx_url": "https://popai-file-boe.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/.../xxx.pptx",
  "file_name": "xxx.pptx",
  "preview_images": ["https://...0.jpeg"],
  "preview_count": xx,
  "web_url": "https://www.popai.pro/agentic-pptx/<channelId>"
}
```

- `pptx_url`: Download link for the .pptx file
- `web_url`: PopAI site link for online viewing and editing
- `preview_images`: Page-by-page screenshots of the generated PPT (one image per slide)
- `preview_count`: Total number of preview images (i.e. number of slides)
- `summary`: Final summary text from the `NODE_END` event, shown to the user as a generation recap

## Support

For any issues, contact customerservice@popai.pro

## Technical Notes

- **Streaming**: SSE stream; `TOOL_CALLS-pptx` event contains final .pptx download URL; `last:true` marks stream end
- **File Upload**: Presigned POST to S3 via `getPresignedPost`, supports any file type
- **Timeout**: Generation typically takes ~5 minutes; 
- **Channel ID**: Extractable from `web_url` — last path segment of `https://www.popai.pro/agentic-pptx/<channelId>`
- **Multi-round**: Calls `send_generate` directly with existing `channel_id`; `tpl_info` is never passed (template is fixed after channel creation)