Agent skill

Google Slides

by CraftOS-dev in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot

Google Slides API integration with managed OAuth. An agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

MITAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Google Slides

skills CLI
$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill google-slides -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot google-slides --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/google-slides .claude/skills/google-slides && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
google-slides
GitHub stars
392
Token cost
~3.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
402 words
Files
4
Skills in repo
89
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Google Slides API integration with managed OAuth. An agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

  • Works in 3 steps: Sign in or create an account at maton.ai → Go to maton.ai/settings → Copy your API key
  • Users want to interact with Google Slides
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Base URL, Authentication and Connection Management, plus 5 more sections
  • Calls python and curl; reaches gateway.maton.ai and ctrl.maton.ai; needs MATON_API_KEY

What it does

Google Slides is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Google Slides API integration with managed OAuth. Create presentations, add slides, insert content, and manage slide formatting. Use this skill when users want to interact with Google Slides. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

Its SKILL.md is about 3.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files (for example `.clawhub/origin.json` and `_meta.json`). Compatibility notes: Requires network access and valid Maton API key

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Cloud office suites, Slides and decks and Microservices. It works with Google Slides. The repository describes itself as: One agent. Every kind of work. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Users want to interact with Google Slides
  • Tasks that involve Cloud office suites
  • Tasks that involve Slides and decks

Example prompts

  • “/google-slides”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A credential in MATON_API_KEY
  • A credential in YOUR_API_KEY
  • Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access and valid Maton API key

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
  2. Go to maton.ai/settings
  3. Copy your API key

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b50970c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python
    • curl

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • gateway.maton.ai
    • ctrl.maton.ai
    • connect.maton.ai

    Also links to:

    • developers.google.com
    • maton.ai
    • discord.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • MATON_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

  • Compatibility

    Requires network access and valid Maton API key

    From compatibility in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

Context cost

Google Slides loads about 3.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 402 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~76
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot at commit b50970c, republished under its MIT licence (© CraftOS-dev). 402 words, ~3,239 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/google-slides/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
google-slides
description
Google Slides API integration with managed OAuth. Create presentations, add slides, insert content, and manage slide formatting. Use this skill when users want to interact with Google Slides. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).
compatibility
Requires network access and valid Maton API key
metadata.author
maton
metadata.version
1.0

Google Slides

Access the Google Slides API with managed OAuth authentication. Create and manage presentations, add slides, insert text and images, and control formatting.

Quick Start

bash
# Create a new presentation
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'title': 'My Presentation'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/{native-api-path}

Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Google Slides API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to slides.googleapis.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

bash
export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
Getting Your API Key
  1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
  2. Go to maton.ai/settings
  3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.

List Connections
bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-slides&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Create Connection
bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-slides'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Get Connection
bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

json
{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "google-slides",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection
bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Specifying Connection

If you have multiple Google Slides connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'title': 'My Presentation'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.

API Reference

Presentations
Create Presentation
bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "My Presentation"
}
Get Presentation
bash
GET /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}
Pages (Slides)
Get Page
bash
GET /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}/pages/{pageId}
Get Page Thumbnail
bash
GET /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}/pages/{pageId}/thumbnail

With custom size:

bash
GET /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}/pages/{pageId}/thumbnail?thumbnailProperties.mimeType=PNG&thumbnailProperties.thumbnailSize=LARGE
Batch Update

The batchUpdate endpoint is used for most modifications. It accepts an array of requests that are applied atomically.

bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [...]
}
Create Slide
bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "createSlide": {
        "objectId": "slide_001",
        "slideLayoutReference": {
          "predefinedLayout": "TITLE_AND_BODY"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Available predefined layouts:

  • BLANK
  • TITLE
  • TITLE_AND_BODY
  • TITLE_AND_TWO_COLUMNS
  • TITLE_ONLY
  • SECTION_HEADER
  • ONE_COLUMN_TEXT
  • MAIN_POINT
  • BIG_NUMBER
Insert Text
bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "insertText": {
        "objectId": "{shapeId}",
        "text": "Hello, World!",
        "insertionIndex": 0
      }
    }
  ]
}
Delete Text
bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "deleteText": {
        "objectId": "{shapeId}",
        "textRange": {
          "type": "ALL"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
Create Shape
bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "createShape": {
        "objectId": "shape_001",
        "shapeType": "TEXT_BOX",
        "elementProperties": {
          "pageObjectId": "{slideId}",
          "size": {
            "width": {"magnitude": 300, "unit": "PT"},
            "height": {"magnitude": 100, "unit": "PT"}
          },
          "transform": {
            "scaleX": 1,
            "scaleY": 1,
            "translateX": 100,
            "translateY": 100,
            "unit": "PT"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
Create Image
bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "createImage": {
        "objectId": "image_001",
        "url": "https://example.com/image.png",
        "elementProperties": {
          "pageObjectId": "{slideId}",
          "size": {
            "width": {"magnitude": 200, "unit": "PT"},
            "height": {"magnitude": 200, "unit": "PT"}
          },
          "transform": {
            "scaleX": 1,
            "scaleY": 1,
            "translateX": 200,
            "translateY": 200,
            "unit": "PT"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
Delete Object
bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "deleteObject": {
        "objectId": "{objectId}"
      }
    }
  ]
}
Update Text Style
bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "updateTextStyle": {
        "objectId": "{shapeId}",
        "textRange": {
          "type": "ALL"
        },
        "style": {
          "bold": true,
          "fontSize": {"magnitude": 24, "unit": "PT"},
          "foregroundColor": {
            "opaqueColor": {
              "rgbColor": {"red": 0.2, "green": 0.4, "blue": 0.8}
            }
          }
        },
        "fields": "bold,fontSize,foregroundColor"
      }
    }
  ]
}
Replace All Text
bash
POST /google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentationId}:batchUpdate
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "requests": [
    {
      "replaceAllText": {
        "containsText": {
          "text": "{{placeholder}}",
          "matchCase": true
        },
        "replaceText": "Actual Value"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Code Examples

JavaScript
javascript
// Create a presentation
const response = await fetch(
  'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ title: 'My Presentation' })
  }
);

const presentation = await response.json();
const presentationId = presentation.presentationId;

// Add a slide
await fetch(
  `https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations/${presentationId}:batchUpdate`,
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      requests: [
        {
          createSlide: {
            slideLayoutReference: { predefinedLayout: 'TITLE_AND_BODY' }
          }
        }
      ]
    })
  }
);
Python
python
import os
import requests

headers = {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MATON_API_KEY']}",
}

# Create a presentation
response = requests.post(
    "https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations",
    headers=headers,
    json={"title": "My Presentation"},
)
presentation = response.json()
presentation_id = presentation["presentationId"]

# Add a slide
requests.post(
    f"https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations/{presentation_id}:batchUpdate",
    headers=headers,
    json={
        "requests": [
            {
                "createSlide": {
                    "slideLayoutReference": {"predefinedLayout": "TITLE_AND_BODY"}
                }
            }
        ]
    },
)
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Notes

  • Object IDs must be unique within a presentation
  • Use batchUpdate for all modifications (adding slides, text, shapes, etc.)
  • Multiple requests in a batchUpdate are applied atomically
  • Sizes and positions use PT (points) as the unit (72 points = 1 inch)
  • Use replaceAllText for template-based presentation generation
  • IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use curl -g when URLs contain brackets to disable glob parsing
  • IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.

Error Handling

StatusMeaning
400Missing Google Slides connection
401Invalid or missing Maton API key
404Presentation not found
429Rate limited (10 req/sec per account)
4xx/5xxPassthrough error from Google Slides API
Troubleshooting: API Key Issues
  1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:
bash
echo $MATON_API_KEY
  1. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:
bash
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name
  1. Ensure your URL path starts with google-slides. For example:
  • Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/google-slides/v1/presentations
  • Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/slides/v1/presentations

Resources

© CraftOS-dev, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files in skills/google-slides of CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

  • SKILL.md
  • .clawhub/origin.json
  • LICENSE.txt
  • _meta.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b50970c

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Questions about Google Slides

What does Google Slides do?

Google Slides API integration with managed OAuth. An agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Google Slides is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Google Slides API integration with managed OAuth.

When should I use Google Slides?

Google Slides fits situations like: users want to interact with Google Slides; tasks that involve Cloud office suites; tasks that involve Slides and decks.

How do I install Google Slides in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill google-slides -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/google-slides in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .claude/skills/google-slides in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Google Slides in Codex?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill google-slides -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/google-slides in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .agents/skills/google-slides in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Google Slides in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill google-slides -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/google-slides, .gemini/skills/google-slides, .github/skills/google-slides and .opencode/skills/google-slides in your project.

What does Google Slides need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Google Slides needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python and curl) and credentials named MATON_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in MATON_API_KEY; A credential in YOUR_API_KEY. Compatibility (from SKILL.md): Requires network access and valid Maton API key.

Does Google Slides access the network?

SKILL.md names 6 domains. In commands or code: gateway.maton.ai, ctrl.maton.ai and connect.maton.ai; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: developers.google.com, maton.ai and discord.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Google Slides safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Google Slides use?

Google Slides is published under the MIT licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Google Slides use?

About 3.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 13k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Google Slides?

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Who maintains Google Slides?

CraftOS-dev (a GitHub user) maintains it in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which has 392 GitHub stars. The repository holds 89 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: CraftOS-dev/CraftBot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.