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Tool: update_presentation

Updates a presentation with set of batchUpdate requests.

Corresponds to presentations.batchUpdate in the REST API.

The list of possible updates is:

• createSlide: Creates a new slide.
• createShape: Creates a new shape.
• createTable: Creates a new table.
• insertText: Inserts text into a shape or table cell.
• insertTableRows: Inserts rows into a table.
• insertTableColumns: Inserts columns into a table.
• deleteTableRow: Deletes a row from a table.
• deleteTableColumn: Deletes a column from a table.
• replaceAllText: Replaces all instances of specified text.
• deleteObject: Deletes a page or page element from the presentation.
• updatePageElementTransform: Updates the transform of a page element.
• updateSlidesPosition: Updates the position of a set of slides in the presentation.
• deleteText: Deletes text from a shape or a table cell.
• createImage: Creates an image.
• createVideo: Creates a video.
• createSheetsChart: Creates an embedded Google Sheets chart.
• createLine: Creates a line.
• refreshSheetsChart: Refreshes a Google Sheets chart.
• updateShapeProperties: Updates the properties of a Shape.
• updateImageProperties: Updates the properties of an Image.
• updateVideoProperties: Updates the properties of a Video.
• updatePageProperties: Updates the properties of a Page.
• updateTableCellProperties: Updates the properties of a TableCell.
• updateLineProperties: Updates the properties of a Line.
• createParagraphBullets: Creates bullets for paragraphs.
• replaceAllShapesWithImage: Replaces all shapes matching some criteria with an image.
• duplicateObject: Duplicates a slide or page element.
• updateTextStyle: Updates the styling of text within a Shape or Table.
• replaceAllShapesWithSheetsChart: Replaces all shapes matching some criteria with a Google Sheets chart.
• deleteParagraphBullets: Deletes bullets from paragraphs.
• updateParagraphStyle: Updates the styling of paragraphs within a Shape or Table.
• updateTableBorderProperties: Updates the properties of the table borders in a Table.
• updateTableColumnProperties: Updates the properties of a Table column.
• updateTableRowProperties: Updates the properties of a Table row.
• mergeTableCells: Merges cells in a Table.
• unmergeTableCells: Unmerges cells in a Table.
• groupObjects: Groups objects, such as page elements.
• ungroupObjects: Ungroups objects, such as groups.
• updatePageElementAltText: Updates the alt text title and/or description of a page element.
• replaceImage: Replaces an existing image with a new image.
• updateSlideProperties: Updates the properties of a Slide.
• updatePageElementsZOrder: Updates the Z-order of page elements.
• importSlides: Imports one or more specified slide pages from a source presentation to this (destination) presentation.
• updateLineCategory: Updates the category of a line.
• rerouteLine: Reroutes a line such that it's connected at the two closest connection sites on the connected page elements.
• createAudio: Creates an audio in this presentation.
• updateAudioProperties: Updates the properties of an Audio.

The following sample demonstrate how to use curl to invoke the update_presentation MCP tool.

Input Schema

{
  "presentationId": string,
  "requests": [
    {
      object
    }
  ]
}

{
  "fields": {
    string: value,
    ...
  }
}

{
  "key": string,
  "value": value
}

{

  "nullValue": null,
  "numberValue": number,
  "stringValue": string,
  "boolValue": boolean,
  "structValue": {
    object
  },
  "listValue": array
}

{
  "values": [
    value
  ]
}

Output Schema

{
  "replies": [
    {
      object
    }
  ]
}

{
  "fields": {
    string: value,
    ...
  }
}

{
  "key": string,
  "value": value
}

{

  "nullValue": null,
  "numberValue": number,
  "stringValue": string,
  "boolValue": boolean,
  "structValue": {
    object
  },
  "listValue": array
}

{
  "values": [
    value
  ]
}

Tool Annotations

Destructive Hint: ✅ | Idempotent Hint: ❌ | Read Only Hint: ❌ | Open World Hint: ✅