pptx
Builds and edits slide decks: layouts, speaker notes, templates, and content extraction from existing presentations.
Anatomy
| Parent repo | anthropics/skills |
|---|---|
| Path | skills/pptx |
| Trigger conditions | "Use this skill any time a .pptx file is involved in any way - as input, output, or both" |
| Instruction format | yaml-frontmatter-md |
| Required tools | python, shell |
| Reusability | universal |
| Complexity | medium |
| Ships scripts / examples / tests / boundaries | yes / yes / no / no |
Failure modes
Visual design quality is bounded by template quality; the skill produces structure reliably and aesthetics variably.
Verdict
Notable for trigger phrasing that explicitly covers input, output, and both, closing the gap where extraction requests fail to fire generation-worded skills.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the pptx skill do?
Builds and edits slide decks: layouts, speaker notes, templates, and content extraction from existing presentations.
When does pptx trigger?
Its stated trigger: "Use this skill any time a .pptx file is involved in any way - as input, output, or both". Trigger precision is a scored reliability dimension.