html2pptx-local-mcp 1.1.19 → 1.1.21
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- package/app/docs/content.js +57 -23
- package/cli/dist/commands/edit.d.ts +1 -1
- package/cli/dist/commands/edit.js +231 -3
- package/cli/dist/index.js +0 -0
- package/lib/local-editor-server.js +316 -0
- package/lib/local-editor-state.js +45 -0
- package/lib/local-slide-editor-launcher.js +19 -18
- package/lib/pptx-studio-mcp-core.js +15 -9
- package/local-editor-app/app/api/edit-slide/local-health/route.js +16 -0
- package/local-editor-app/app/edit-slide/edit-slide-client.jsx +13153 -0
- package/local-editor-app/app/edit-slide/page.jsx +13 -0
- package/local-editor-app/app/globals.css +4 -0
- package/local-editor-app/app/layout.jsx +14 -0
- package/local-editor-app/components/studio/edit-property-panel.jsx +1061 -0
- package/local-editor-app/lib/edit-panel-value-normalizer.js +97 -0
- package/local-editor-app/lib/edit-slide-editor-helpers.js +120 -0
- package/local-editor-app/lib/edit-slide-url-security.js +247 -0
- package/local-editor-app/next.config.mjs +31 -0
- package/local-editor-app/package.json +7 -0
- package/mcp/pptx-studio-mcp-server.mjs +1 -1
- package/package.json +16 -3
- package/public/skills/html2pptx/SKILL.md +635 -0
- package/public/skills/html2pptx/references/automation-contract.md +68 -0
- package/public/skills/html2pptx/references/input-contract.md +107 -0
- package/public/skills/html2pptx/references/japanese-slide-design.md +273 -0
- package/public/skills/html2pptx/references/rewrite-patterns.md +218 -0
- package/public/skills/icon-generator/SKILL.md +133 -0
- package/public/skills/open-slide/SKILL.md +160 -0
- package/public/skills/publish-template/SKILL.md +215 -0
- package/public/skills/register-template/SKILL.md +142 -0
- package/scripts/extract-html2pptx-comments.mjs +172 -0
- package/scripts/install-mcp.mjs +58 -13
- package/scripts/install-skills.mjs +82 -0
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name: html2pptx
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version: 1.1.20
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description: Convert natural language or HTML/CSS to slide-safe HTML, editable PowerPoint, no-code local editing, and remote-MCP HTML template publishing via html2pptx.app.
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# html2pptx
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Convert natural language instructions into production-ready PowerPoint files, local editable HTML, and creator-owned HTML template drafts. This single skill is the user-facing entry point for html2pptx: export, local no-code editing, template browsing, and remote-MCP HTML template publishing.
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## Current Public Version
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Version `1.1.20` publishes the local MCP launch fix: `dev-studio` starts Next.js with the same Node executable as the launcher, and `html2pptx-install-mcp` records a stable Node + npm `npx-cli.js` command when npm exposes its exec path instead of relying on a bare `npx` in the MCP client's PATH. Version `1.1.14` supports Claude Code newline-delimited stdio JSON-RPC. Version `1.1.13` installed the local MCP package once and registered a direct node command for stable Claude Code health checks. Version `1.1.12` made local MCP expose only local edit-slide tools to avoid duplicate remote tool names. Version `1.1.11` separated local MCP server identity from the remote `html2pptx` server. Version `1.1.10` aligned stdio MCP message framing with Claude Code health checks. Version `1.1.9` added MCP protocol 2025-06-18 compatibility for Claude Code health checks. Version `1.1.8` wrote Claude Code local MCP config directly so stdio registration works across Claude CLI versions. Version `1.1.7` included the local MCP installer compatibility fix. Version `1.1.6` included the editable text stability fix from 2026-05-16:
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exports should not enable PowerPoint's shrink-on-overflow autofit for normal
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before/after spacing. This prevents text from suddenly becoming tiny when a user
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edits a character in PowerPoint.
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## MCP Server Setup
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There are two MCP surfaces with different jobs. Use the remote HTTP MCP for
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normal exports, docs, usage, plans, and template operations. Use the local stdio
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MCP only when an agent must open a user's local `.html` / `.htm` slide file in
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edit-slide through a localhost bridge.
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Do not silently add the local stdio MCP. Adding it changes the user's MCP
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configuration, so ask first. If the user declines, use the CLI bridge fallback
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from the `edit-slide` skill.
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Recommended MCP setup. Users can run one line to register both remote export
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```bash
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npx -y -p html2pptx-local-mcp@latest html2pptx-install-mcp claude
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```
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This avoids failures in MCP clients whose runtime PATH does not include `npx`.
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| `html2pptx_create_export_job` | Create an HTML-to-PPTX export job. Set `waitForCompletion: true` to get the completed payload in one call. MCP default is `"both"` (blob resource + download URL). Do not override unless you have a specific reason. |
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| `html2pptx_get_export_job` | Check export job status by jobId. |
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| `html2pptx_wait_for_export_job` | Poll until job completes or fails. |
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| `html2pptx_list_export_plans` | Fetch the public plan catalog and recommended tier. |
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| `html2pptx_get_usage` | Check current weekly usage, remaining quota, and plan limits. |
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| `html2pptx_get_docs` | Fetch html2pptx.app documentation by section (`overview`, `quickstart`, `api-reference`, `html-contract`, `skills`, `mcp`, or `all`) and language (`en`/`ja`). |
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| `html2pptx_list_templates` | List available templates with metadata. Optional `category` filter. |
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| `html2pptx_get_template_html` | Fetch the source HTML of a template by ID. Use to study designs and create improved versions. |
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| `html2pptx_validate_template_html` | Dry-run marketplace HTML validation after AI security preflight. Required before publishing HTML template drafts. |
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| `html2pptx_publish_template` | Upload validated HTML and create a creator-owned draft only. The tool can infer missing title/description/category/tags from the HTML; final sharing or publishing happens from the user dashboard. |
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| `html2pptx_open_local_slide_editor` | Local stdio MCP only. Open a local `.html` / `.htm` slide deck in the no-code edit-slide visual editor with two-way file sync. |
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aiSecurityReview: "Reviewed visible text, comments, metadata, aria/alt/title, CSS hidden/generated text, SVG text, and data URLs. No prompt-injection, credential, terminal, API, exfiltration, phishing, or future-agent commands found.",
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| `docs://html2pptx/overview` | Service overview, architecture, CSS support, comparison |
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| `create_presentation` | Generate a complete PowerPoint from a topic. Args: `topic` (required), `slide_count`, `language` |
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Important: remote `/mcp` cannot open a user's local editor because it has no local file access. Opening the no-code editor requires the local stdio MCP tool or the CLI localhost bridge. The local UI URL still needs `file`, `bridge`, and `bridgeToken`; do not use bare `http://localhost:<editor-port>/edit-slide`.
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**Why this matters:** The server-side sanitizer (`export-input-sanitizer.mjs`) extracts `<style>` tag contents before DOMPurify removes them, then merges the extracted CSS with any `css` parameter value. This means the full CSS cascade is preserved without any client-side preprocessing.
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### Slide structure
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The PPTX converter creates text boxes with widths calculated from the HTML layout. If a text box is too narrow, text wraps or splits mid-word (e.g. "2022" becomes "202" + "2"). This is the most common PPTX conversion issue and MUST be prevented at authoring time.
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**This applies to ALL layouts — flexbox, grid, absolute positioning, and inline elements.**
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| "2026" (4 Latin chars) | 72px | `4 × 72 × 0.7 × 1.2` = 242px → use 280px |
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**Checklist before export — verify EVERY text element has at least 2 protections:**
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- [ ] `white-space: nowrap` on all single-line text
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- [ ] Explicit `width`, `min-width`, or `flex: 0 0 Npx` on all text containers
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- [ ] Absolutely positioned text has explicit `width`
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- [ ] No text container relies solely on `flex: 1` without `min-width`
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- [ ] Large text (40px+) containers are calculated with the width formula above
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+
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### Not supported
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509
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+
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510
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`<script>`, `<iframe>`, `<canvas>`, `<video>`, CSS animations, `@keyframes`, hover states, external fonts without `autoEmbedFonts`
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511
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512
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## Operating Rules
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513
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514
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- Use `waitForCompletion: true` for simplest flow.
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515
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- Do NOT specify `responseFormat` — the MCP default (`"both"`) is optimal.
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516
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- After export, ALWAYS download locally via `curl` and open the file. Never just show the URL.
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517
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- Check quota with `html2pptx_get_usage` before batch exports.
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518
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- Keep `fileBase64` out of conversational output.
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519
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+
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520
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## CLI Export (Alternative to MCP)
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521
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+
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522
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When MCP is not available or the user prefers CLI, use `html2pptx-cli` instead.
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This section covers conversion and local editing. It does not authorize direct
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HTML marketplace publishing; HTML template drafts remain remote-MCP-only.
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526
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### Setup
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527
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+
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```bash
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npm install -g html2pptx-cli
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html2pptx login
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```
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532
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+
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533
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### Convert HTML to PPTX
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+
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```bash
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536
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# Direct mode (for scripts, CI/CD, AI agents)
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html2pptx convert ./html2pptx/slides.html -o ./html2pptx/slides.pptx -s 16:9
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+
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539
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# With external CSS
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540
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html2pptx convert ./html2pptx/slides.html --css ./html2pptx/styles.css -o ./html2pptx/slides.pptx
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541
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+
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542
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+
# JSON output for scripting
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543
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html2pptx convert ./html2pptx/slides.html --json
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544
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+
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545
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+
# Convert and auto-open
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546
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+
html2pptx convert ./html2pptx/slides.html --open
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547
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+
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548
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+
# Open the source HTML in the visual editor with local two-way sync
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549
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+
html2pptx edit ./html2pptx/slides.html
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550
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+
```
|
|
551
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+
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|
552
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+
### Interactive mode
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553
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+
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554
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+
Run without arguments for a guided experience:
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555
|
+
|
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556
|
+
```bash
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|
557
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+
html2pptx convert
|
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558
|
+
```
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|
559
|
+
|
|
560
|
+
### Local visual editing
|
|
561
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+
|
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562
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+
When the user wants to inspect or edit the generated HTML before exporting, prefer the local visual editor UI with a localhost bridge when the local editor app is available:
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563
|
+
|
|
564
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+
```bash
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|
565
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+
npx --yes https://html2pptx.app/downloads/html2pptx-cli-0.4.0.tgz edit ./html2pptx/<fileName>.html
|
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566
|
+
```
|
|
567
|
+
|
|
568
|
+
This launches `http://localhost:<editor-port>/edit-slide` and a `127.0.0.1` bridge in the user's current project. The CLI-generated editor URL includes a per-session bridge token in the URL fragment. The HTML is not published and is not saved to html2pptx.app; browser edits are written back to the same local file. Project-local editor state is stored under `.html2pptx/edit-slide/`. The editor does not create version history, backups, or audit logs. Re-read the HTML from disk after the user finishes visual edits. If the local stdio MCP tool `html2pptx_open_local_slide_editor` is already available, prefer it with only `filePath`; it starts or reuses the loopback editor UI and internally runs the same CLI bridge. If `html2pptx-cli@0.4.0+` is installed globally or available through npm, `npx --yes html2pptx-cli edit ./html2pptx/<fileName>.html` is also valid from an environment where the local editor UI can be resolved. Hosted edit-slide is forbidden for local file editing. The local tool is not available from remote `/mcp`.
|
|
569
|
+
|
|
570
|
+
Remote MCP and local MCP are both valid in this workflow, but they have different jobs. Use remote MCP for normal export, docs, usage, plans, and template operations. Use local stdio MCP only when you need MCP to open a local `.html` / `.htm` file in edit-slide. If local stdio MCP is not already configured, do not add it silently. Ask the user first because it changes their MCP configuration; if they decline, use the CLI bridge command above as the fallback.
|
|
571
|
+
|
|
572
|
+
If the user clicks Export PPTX inside the local editor, the browser must only show this instruction prompt: `Claude Codeや各エージェントに、html2pptx skillsを使って、HTMLをPowerPoint出力してください。` Do not wire the editor button to `/api/editor-export/jobs` or any direct PPTX conversion path.
|
|
573
|
+
|
|
574
|
+
### Mandatory editor handoff after HTML generation
|
|
575
|
+
|
|
576
|
+
Whenever this skill finishes generating or materially updating a slide HTML file, always hand it off to the local visual editor. Prefer `html2pptx_open_local_slide_editor` because it starts the loopback UI and bridge together; do not use hosted edit-slide as a fallback. Do this even if the user did not separately ask for preview.
|
|
577
|
+
|
|
578
|
+
Required behavior:
|
|
579
|
+
|
|
580
|
+
1. Save the deck under `./html2pptx/<fileName>.html`.
|
|
581
|
+
2. If the local stdio MCP tool `html2pptx_open_local_slide_editor` is already available, call it with only `filePath`.
|
|
582
|
+
3. Otherwise run the local editor bridge command for that exact file:
|
|
583
|
+
```bash
|
|
584
|
+
npx --yes https://html2pptx.app/downloads/html2pptx-cli-0.4.0.tgz edit ./html2pptx/<fileName>.html
|
|
585
|
+
```
|
|
586
|
+
4. If local MCP is not configured, ask before adding it; do not modify the user's MCP configuration silently.
|
|
587
|
+
5. In the final response, include the editor URL. The URL must start with:
|
|
588
|
+
```text
|
|
589
|
+
http://localhost:<editor-port>/edit-slide?file=html2pptx%2F<fileName>.html
|
|
590
|
+
```
|
|
591
|
+
and, for local files, must include the localhost `&bridge=http%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1%3A<port>` query parameter plus the `#bridgeToken=...` fragment produced by the CLI.
|
|
592
|
+
|
|
593
|
+
Do not finish by only returning the HTML path or PPTX path. The user must be able to open the completed HTML through the CLI-generated `http://localhost:<editor-port>/edit-slide?file=html2pptx...&bridge=...#bridgeToken=...` URL immediately when local UI is available. Do not use a bare `/edit-slide`, hosted `https://html2pptx.app/edit-slide`, or `...?file=html2pptx` because the editor route requires a local file and localhost bridge session.
|
|
594
|
+
|
|
595
|
+
### Other Commands
|
|
596
|
+
|
|
597
|
+
| Command | Description |
|
|
598
|
+
|---------|-------------|
|
|
599
|
+
| `html2pptx login` | Configure API key (shows dashboard link) |
|
|
600
|
+
| `html2pptx logout` | Remove stored API key |
|
|
601
|
+
| `html2pptx status` | Check usage, quota, rate limits, plan details |
|
|
602
|
+
| `html2pptx whoami` | Verify API key and show auth status |
|
|
603
|
+
| `html2pptx edit <file>` | Open local slide HTML in the registered local visual editor UI via a localhost bridge |
|
|
604
|
+
| `html2pptx templates publish` | Disabled. Template publishing is HTML-only via remote MCP. |
|
|
605
|
+
| `html2pptx config` | Show current configuration |
|
|
606
|
+
|
|
607
|
+
### CLI Workflow Integration
|
|
608
|
+
|
|
609
|
+
When using CLI instead of MCP, the workflow changes slightly:
|
|
610
|
+
|
|
611
|
+
1. **Phase 1 & 2**: Same as MCP — plan content, author HTML, save to `./html2pptx/<fileName>.html`
|
|
612
|
+
2. **Phase 3**: Same PPTX adaptation rules apply
|
|
613
|
+
3. **Export**: Use CLI instead of MCP tool:
|
|
614
|
+
```bash
|
|
615
|
+
html2pptx convert ./html2pptx/<fileName>.html -o ./html2pptx/<fileName>.pptx --open
|
|
616
|
+
```
|
|
617
|
+
4. The `--open` flag automatically opens the PPTX for the user to verify
|
|
618
|
+
|
|
619
|
+
### When to use CLI vs MCP
|
|
620
|
+
|
|
621
|
+
| Scenario | Use |
|
|
622
|
+
|----------|-----|
|
|
623
|
+
| Agent conversation in Claude Desktop / VS Code | MCP |
|
|
624
|
+
| Claude Code terminal session | CLI or MCP for export; remote MCP for HTML template publishing |
|
|
625
|
+
| CI/CD pipeline | CLI for export only |
|
|
626
|
+
| Scripting / automation | CLI with `--json` for export only |
|
|
627
|
+
| MCP server not connected | CLI for export; HTML template publishing unavailable until remote MCP is connected |
|
|
628
|
+
|
|
629
|
+
## Failure Handling
|
|
630
|
+
|
|
631
|
+
When an MCP tool rejects a request:
|
|
632
|
+
|
|
633
|
+
- Distinguish auth failure from plan failure from payload failure
|
|
634
|
+
- Surface the exact limit that was hit
|
|
635
|
+
- Suggest the smallest next step: connect MCP server, reduce slide count, reduce payload size
|