pptx is agent-read markdown (skill) from chancegraff/rules-for-claude: Use this skill any time a .pptx or .potx file is involved in any way — as input, output, or both. This includes: creating slide decks, pitch decks, or presentations as PowerPoint (.pptx) files; reading, parsing, or extracting text from any .pptx or .potx file (even if the extracted content will be used elsewhere, like in an email, summary, or creating a different type of slide deck); editing, modifying, or updating existing presentations; combining or splitting slide files; working with template.
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# PPTX creation, editing, and analysis
If this session offers a dedicated slide-deck artifact type or a separate slides skill, and the user has neither asked for a PowerPoint/.pptx file nor supplied a .pptx/.potx file, build the deck with that type or skill instead; this skill remains the right tool for producing .pptx files and for reading, editing, templating, or converting existing .pptx/.potx files.
A `.pptx` is a ZIP archive of XML files. Choose your approach by task:
| Task | Approach |
|---|---|
| **Create** a new deck | Write a `pptxgenjs` script — see gotchas below |
| **Edit** an existing deck, or build from a template | unzip → edit `ppt/slides/slideN.xml` → zip |
| **Read** content | `markitdown deck.pptx` (one block per slide under `<!-- Slide number: N -->` markers); visual grid: `python scripts/thumbnail.py deck.pptx` |
## Scripts
Paths are relative to this skill's directory. Everything else is plain Python, `node`, or shell.
| Script | What it does |
|---|---|
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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_gwcg63icksg7mp5y
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=chancegraff/rules-for-claude/pptx
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/66c1b7e8f8a6da04f1cb813f5948d61a041a32b41d7aee6fdac337785dc9ec2f
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