version: "1.0.0" name: Skywork-ppt description: | Use this skill when the user wants to work with PowerPoint presentations. Triggers include:

• Generating a new PPT from a topic: 'generate a PPT' / '帮我做个PPT' / 'PPTを作って' / 'PPT 만들어줘', 'create a presentation about X' / '生成关于X的演示文稿' / 'Xについてのプレゼンを作って' / 'X에 대한 발표 자료 만들어줘', 'help me make slides' / '帮我做幻灯片' / 'スライドを作って' / '슬라이드 만들어줘'
• Imitating an existing .pptx style/template: 'use this template' / '用这个模板' / 'このテンプレートを使って' / '이 템플릿을 써줘', 'imitate this PPT' / '仿照这个PPT' / 'このPPTを真似して' / '이 PPT를 따라 해줘', 'imitate this style' / '仿照这个风格' / 'このスタイルを真似して' / '이 스타일을 따라 해줘'
• Editing an existing PPT via natural language: 'modify slide N' / '修改第N页' / 'N枚目のスライドを修正して' / 'N번 슬라이드 수정해줘', 'change the background' / '更换背景' / '背景を変えて' / '배경 바꿔줘', 'add a slide' / '新增一页幻灯片' / 'スライドを追加して' / '슬라이드 추가해줘', 'make it more beautiful' / '美化一下PPT' / 'もっときれいにして' / '더 예쁘게 다듬어줘', 'edit this PPT' / '改一下这个PPT' / 'このPPTを編集して' / '이 PPT 수정해줘'
• Local file operations on .pptx (no backend): 'delete slide N' / '删除第N页' / 'N枚目のスライドを削除して' / 'N번 슬라이드 삭제해줘', 'reorder slides' / '调整幻灯片顺序' / 'スライドを並べ替えて' / '슬라이드 순서 바꿔줘', 'merge pptx' / '合并PPT' / 'pptxを結合して' / 'pptx 합쳐줘', 'extract slides' / '提取幻灯片' / 'スライドを抽出して' / '슬라이드 추출해줘', 'how many slides' / '有多少页幻灯片' / 'スライドは何枚ある' / '슬라이드 몇 장이야'

metadata: openclaw: requires: bins:

• python3

env:

• SKYWORK_API_KEY

primaryEnv: SKYWORK_API_KEY

PPT Write Skill

Four capabilities: generate, template imitation, edit existing PPT, and local file operations.

Prerequisites

API Key Configuration (Required First)

This skill requires a SKYWORK_API_KEY to be configured in OpenClaw.

If you don't have an API key yet, please visit: https://skywork.ai

For detailed setup instructions, see: references/apikey-fetch.md

Privacy & Remote Calls (Read Before Use)

• Remote upload & processing: Layers 1/2/4 upload local files and send the full, verbatim user query to the Skywork service. Avoid sensitive or confidential content unless you trust the remote service and its data handling policies.
• Local-only operations: Layer 3 (local ops) runs entirely on-device and does not call the remote gateway. Use Layer 3 if you need strict local processing.
• Polling behavior: The generation/edit workflows include periodic status polling (about every 5 seconds) while waiting for backend jobs. This is expected.

Routing — Identify the user's intent first

Environment check (always run this first)

This skill requires Python 3 (>=3.8). Run the following before any script to locate a valid Python binary and install dependencies.

PYTHON_CMD=""
for cmd in python3 python python3.13 python3.12 python3.11 python3.10 python3.9 python3.8; do
  if command -v "$cmd" &>/dev/null && "$cmd" -c "import sys; exit(0 if sys.version_info >= (3,8) else 1)" 2>/dev/null; then
    PYTHON_CMD="$cmd"
    break
  fi
done
 
if [ -z "$PYTHON_CMD" ]; then
  echo "ERROR: Python 3.8+ not found."
  echo "Install on macOS: brew install python3  or visit https://www.python.org/downloads/"
  exit 1
fi
 
echo "Found Python: $PYTHON_CMD ($($PYTHON_CMD --version))"
 
$PYTHON_CMD -m pip install -q --break-system-packages python-pptx
echo "Dependencies ready."

After this check, replace python with the discovered $PYTHON_CMD (e.g. python3) in all subsequent commands.

Layer 1 — Generate PPT

Steps

1. REQUIRED FIRST STEP — Read workflow_generate.md NOW, before taking any other action. After reading, output exactly: ✅ workflow_generate.md loaded. — then proceed.
2. Environment check — run the check above to get $PYTHON_CMD.
3. Upload reference files (if the user provides local files as content source) — parse the file using tool in script/parse_file.py and pass the result to --files. See the --files note below.
4. Web search (required if no relevant content is already in the conversation) — call web_search tool in script to search the topic and distill results into a reference-file file of ≤ 2000 words.
5. Run the script:

> Important: set exec tool yieldMs to 600000 (10 minutes).

1. Deliver — provide the absolute .pptx path and the download URL.

Layer 2 — Imitate PPT (template-based generation)

Steps

1. REQUIRED FIRST STEP - Read workflow_imitate.md immidiately before any action you do!!!
2. Environment check — run the check above to get $PYTHON_CMD.
3. Locate the template — extract the absolute path of the local .pptx from the user's message; ask the user if it's unclear.
4. Upload the template — upload it and extract TEMPLATE_URL from the output.
5. Upload reference files (if the user provides additional local files as content source) — parse the file using tool in script/parse_file.py and pass the result to --files. See the --files
6. Web search (required if no relevant content is already in the conversation) — call web_search tool in script to search the new topic and distill results into a reference-file file of ≤ 2000 words.
7. Run the script:

> Important: set exec tool yieldMs to 600000 (10 minutes).

1. Deliver — provide the absolute .pptx path, the download URL, and the template filename used.

Layer 4 — Edit PPT (AI-powered modification)

Use this layer when the user wants to modify an existing PPT using natural language. Requires an OSS/CDN URL of the PPTX (from a previous generation or upload).

Steps

1. Detailed workflow - Read workflow_edit.md immediately before any action you do!!!
2. Environment check — run the check above to get $PYTHON_CMD.
3. Get PPTX URL — from the user's message or upload a local file first.
4. Run the script with --pptx-url:

``bash $PYTHON_CMD scripts/run_ppt_write.py "edit instruction" \ --language Chinese \ --pptx-url "https://cdn.example.com/file.pptx" \ -o /absolute/path/output.pptx ` > **Important**: set exec tool yieldMs to 600000` (10 minutes).

1. Deliver — provide download link, local path, and summary of changes.

Layer 3 — Local file operations

# Inspect slide count and titles
$PYTHON_CMD scripts/local_pptx_ops.py info --file my.pptx
 
# Delete slides (1-based index; supports ranges like 3,5,7-9; omit -o to overwrite in place)
$PYTHON_CMD scripts/local_pptx_ops.py delete --file my.pptx --slides 3,5,7-9 -o trimmed.pptx
 
# Reorder slides (must list every slide, no omissions)
$PYTHON_CMD scripts/local_pptx_ops.py reorder --file my.pptx --order 2,1,4,3,5
 
# Extract a subset of slides into a new file
$PYTHON_CMD scripts/local_pptx_ops.py extract --file my.pptx --slides 1-3 -o subset.pptx
 
# Merge multiple files
$PYTHON_CMD scripts/local_pptx_ops.py merge --files a.pptx b.pptx -o merged.pptx

Read workflow_local.md immidiately before any action you do!!!

Error Handling

• Insufficient benefit: When calling scripts (generate, imitate, or edit), the script or log may show a message like Insufficient benefit. Please upgrade your account at {url}, meaning the user's benefit level does not meet the requirement for this skill.

How to reply when benefit is insufficient

When you detect the above, reply in the user's current language — do not echo the English message. Use this pattern:

• Convey: "Sorry, PPT generation failed. This skill requires upgrading your Skywork membership to use." then a single call-to-action link.
• Format: One short sentence in the user's language + a link like [Upgrade now →](url) or the equivalent in their language .
• URL: Extract the upgrade URL from the log/script output (e.g. the at https://... part).

Note: Only suggest upgrading when the error is Insufficient benefit. For auth errors like NO_TOKEN / INVALID_TOKEN / 401 / “invalid API key”, keep the error code / raw message and guide users to update SKYWORK_API_KEY. Do not suggest upgrading membership.

Dependencies

• Python 3.8+ (required) — python3 / python must be on PATH
• Layer 3 local ops: pip install python-pptx --break-system-packages

(The environment check step installs all required dependencies automatically.)

Which layer to trigger?