iWork Studio

Name: iWork Studio
Author: Arkanji

by Arkanjiversion 2.6.1i★ –iRuns on your computer

Registry nameio.github.Arkanji/iwork-studio

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Create, edit, design and export Apple Numbers, Keynote and Pages files. Verified and Arabic-safe.

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What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

Connection: Runs on your computer
Transport: stdio
Category: Design, images & audio

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
You fill in yourself: IWORK_STUDIO_ROOTS, IWORK_STUDIO_TOOLSETS

You need

PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iwork-studio": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "iwork-studio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IWORK_STUDIO_ROOTS": "your-value",
        "IWORK_STUDIO_TOOLSETS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add iwork-studio --env IWORK_STUDIO_ROOTS=your-value --env IWORK_STUDIO_TOOLSETS=your-value -- uvx iwork-studio

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "iwork-studio": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "iwork-studio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IWORK_STUDIO_ROOTS": "your-value",
        "IWORK_STUDIO_TOOLSETS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "iwork-studio": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "iwork-studio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "IWORK_STUDIO_ROOTS": "your-value",
        "IWORK_STUDIO_TOOLSETS": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

IWORK_STUDIO_ROOTS env
Folders the server may touch, separated by ':' (recommended)
IWORK_STUDIO_TOOLSETS env
Load only some tools: comma-separated files, numbers, keynote, pages, design (default all)

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account Arkanji, which owns the repo
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
– Not applicable
Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints

Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

More stars than 0% of the other 2186 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 54% of the other 2186 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2186 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is iWork Studio safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (2.6.1) reached the registry 24 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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The safe way to let AI edit your Numbers, Keynote and Pages files.

Designed decks from your data and your brand, checked as rendered. Arabic-ready.

Every change is backed up, verified and undoable, and anything risky is refused, never guessed.

🛡️ Never damages your file	🎨 Designed from your data	ع Arabic first-class
Backup → change a copy → re-read and compare → atomic swap. Open files are left alone. One call undoes any change.	Turn a spreadsheet into a Keynote deck with chart and table slides in your brand kit, then review it as rendered.	Arabic and right-to-left text round-trip exactly, in every app and every export.

Install · Try it · Safety · What it can do · All tools · For AI agents · Changelog

15 seconds: data → designed deck → a safe rollback → Arabic. HD video

▶ Watch the film with sound (46s) · Read the launch story

Install

Your app	Do this
Claude desktop app, one click (Mac)	Download `iwork-studio- .mcpb` from the latest release, double-click it, pick the folders it may use
Claude desktop app (Mac, from Terminal)	Paste in Terminal: `curl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Arkanji/iwork-studio/main/install.sh \	sh`, then quit Claude (Cmd-Q) and reopen
Claude Code, as a plugin (tools + skill)	`/plugin marketplace add Arkanji/iwork-studio`, then `/plugin install iwork-studio@iwork-studio`
Claude Code, tools only	`claude mcp add iwork-studio -- uvx --from iwork-studio@latest iwork-studio-mcp`
Hermes Agent (tools + skill)	`hermes plugins install iwork-studio`, then `hermes plugins enable iwork-studio`. See `hermes/`
Cursor, VS Code, Codex, any MCP client	`uvx --from iwork-studio@latest iwork-studio-mcp config`, then paste the printed JSON into the client's MCP settings. Also listed in the MCP Registry as `io.github.Arkanji/iwork-studio`

That's it. The installer sets up uv if needed, and uv brings its own Python.

Fence it (recommended): … | sh -s -- --roots ~/Documents ~/Desktop limits it to those folders. Other clients: set IWORK_STUDIO_ROOTS (:-separated).
Load less (optional): only work in Keynote? Set IWORK_STUDIO_TOOLSETS=keynote,design (any of files, numbers, keynote, pages, design; default all). Fewer tools keep the AI focused and its context small. The Claude Desktop extension has a *Toolsets* field; in Claude Code: claude mcp add iwork-studio -e IWORK_STUDIO_TOOLSETS=keynote,design -- uvx --from iwork-studio@latest iwork-studio-mcp. Capabilities, read, find, undo and the kit list always load.
First run: macOS asks once whether Claude may control Keynote / Pages / Numbers. Click OK. (Missed it? System Settings → Privacy & Security → Automation.)
Check it: ask *"what can iwork-studio do on this Mac?"*.
Remove: uvx --from iwork-studio@latest iwork-studio-mcp uninstall

AI agent setting this up for someone? Pick the row for their app, run it, then call iwork_capabilities. Rules for using the tools are in AGENTS.md.

Just ask, in English or Arabic

No file handy? Ask *"copy the iWork Studio samples to my Desktop and turn sample-sales.numbers into a board deck"*. The samples are synthetic sales data with an English and an Arabic sheet.

*"Build a 6-slide pitch deck for a solar-panel startup in the midnight kit, with speaker notes, and export it to PowerPoint."*

*"Turn sales.numbers into a board deck: chart the quarters, a table of the top regions, in our Acme kit."*

*"Take the fonts and colours from brand.key and save them as our Acme kit."*

*"Review pitch.key and fix anything that overflows or is too small to read."*

*"Make budget.numbers look professional with the banking kit — and show me a preview first."*

*"Turn sales.csv into a Numbers file, make the header bold on a teal fill, show column B as SAR with two decimals, and add a total row."*

*"In pitch.key, switch to the Gradient theme, make the title on slide 1 white at 60 pt, add a dissolve between every slide, and put logo.png on the last slide."*

*"Add a bar chart of revenue by quarter for 2025 and 2026 to slide 4."*

*"Duplicate slide 3, move the copy to the front and add presenter notes: ملاحظات المتحدث"*

*"Fill the Name and Date fields in offer-letter.pages, then export it as a password-protected PDF."*

*"In the invoice.pages table, set the quantity in B3 to 12 and make D9 the total of D2:D8."*

*"Find my Keynote decks from this week and export each one to PowerPoint."*

*"Undo the last change to budget.numbers."*

What it can do

	Numbers	Keynote	Pages
Read	Every sheet, table, cell, formula and format	Every slide's text, notes, layout, theme, styling and charts	Body text, placeholders and tables
Create	From data or CSV ⚡ · from a built-in template · from your own file	A designed deck from an outline, with chart and table slides (straight from a Numbers table) · from a built-in theme · from your own deck	From a built-in template · from your own file
Edit content	Cells ⚡ · formulas · recalculate · insert/delete rows and columns ⚡ · add tables and sheets ⚡ · sort	Find/replace across the deck ⚡ · slide titles and bullets · add, duplicate, delete, move, hide slides · presenter notes · images · charts · tables	Replace text everywhere · replace the body · fill placeholders · table cells (text, numbers, formulas)
Design	Design kits ⚡ · your brand kit ⚡ · fonts, colours, fill, alignment, wrap ⚡ · currency, %, dates, decimals ⚡ · borders ⚡ · widths and heights ⚡ · headers ⚡ · merges ⚡	Design kits · your brand kit · theme · slide layout · text font, size and colour · styled tables · transitions	—
Review		Design review of what Keynote draws: text off the slide or past its box, text Keynote had to shrink, overlaps, small text, crowded slides · any slide as an image
Export	PDF · Excel · CSV	PDF · PowerPoint · images · movie	PDF · Word · EPUB · text · RTF
Present		Start, stop, next, previous

⚡ = works anywhere, no app needed (pure Python). Everything else drives the real app on a Mac with a logged-in session, classic iWork or the Creator Studio apps.

Every file type: preview any change before it's made (dry_run), look up metadata, pull the preview thumbnail, find files with Spotlight, check that a word is visibly rendered, check the rendered font/size/colour, list backups and undo.

What it won't do

On purpose, so it never breaks a file:

Files with charts are refused by the tools that work without the app: their rewrite can silently break a chart's link to its data. The app-driven tools (Keynote slides, theming, transitions, images; Numbers formulas and sort) work on them and check every chart is still there.
Charts in Numbers and Pages aren't created: they aren't reliably scriptable, and we refuse rather than click through the app's menus and risk your file. Keynote charts can be added. To chart sorted data without touching a Numbers chart, sort into a new table (numbers_sort with to_new_table) and build a Keynote chart slide from it.
Pages is limited to text and existing tables: replace, set body, placeholders and table cells. New tables can't be created (Pages 15 doesn't script it), and page-layout documents, like most letter templates, have no body text. There is no Pages file format parser anywhere, so it doesn't fake one.
Formulas and row shifts: in a table that has formulas, rows and columns can only be appended without the app. Inserting in the middle would leave references pointing at the wrong cells.
Not scriptable by Apple, so not offered: Numbers table styles, Keynote shape fill and text alignment, deleting a Keynote table, editing a theme's master slides. Page margins and page setup are planned.

Designed, not just edited

Six design kits turn a plain deck or table into something you'd present: a font pair (Latin + Arabic, all bundled with macOS — nothing to install), a restrained palette checked for WCAG contrast, and a type scale.

Kit	Feel
`executive`	Calm and corporate: slate neutrals, one blue accent
`banking`	Trust and weight: deep navy, restrained gold
`classic`	Formal reports and boards: serif headings, navy and amber
`teal`	Fresh and confident: deep teal
`analytics`	Data-forward: strong blue, amber highlights
`midnight`	Dark stage: near-black slides, white titles, mint accent

Build with one (keynote_build_deck(..., kit="midnight")), restyle anything (keynote_apply_design, numbers_apply_design), or bring your brand as colours and fonts — contrast is checked. Agents also get a design guide: one idea per slide, titles that state the takeaway, right-aligned numbers, restrained colour.

Your brand, once. Point iwork_extract_design_kit at a deck or table that already has your look: it reads the fonts (Latin and Arabic) and colours, and saves them as a named kit you can use anywhere a kit goes. Or save your colours and fonts directly with iwork_save_design_kit.

Numbers on slides. A slide in keynote_build_deck can carry a chart or a table, from data or straight from a Numbers table: the header row gives the columns, the first colum

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iWork Studio

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Design, images & audioi

Common questions

Alternatives

Figma Context MCP

Claude Real Video

Figma MCP Server

README from the maker

The safe way to let AI edit your Numbers, Keynote and Pages files.

Install

Just ask, in English or Arabic

What it can do

What it won't do

Designed, not just edited