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Cleared Kimi Slides Repository Leaves Its Core Claims Unverifiable

GitHub’s page for Binaryify/open-kimi-ppt-skill says the repository was archived and made read-only after its contents were cleared for copyright reasons. That removal is the central fact about the project now: its listing still promises an unofficial Kimi Slides skill for AI agents, editable PPTD and PPTX output, and a local browser editor, but the repository provides no code with which to…

The Kimi Slides repository, which promised an unofficial AI agent skill for generating editable PPTD and PPTX files with a local browser editor, has been cleared for copyright reasons. The repository, once containing code and documentation, now only has a README.md and a single commit, leaving its core claims unverifiable. While the repository still boasts 1.6k stars and 1.2k forks, the lack of implementation details and absence of a functioning editor or output results make it difficult for developers to assess the tool's capabilities.

The project's description remains searchable and attractive, but the lack of source material prevents any meaningful evaluation of its architecture, licensing, installation path, or output quality.

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