How to let Claude access your PowerPoints
Claude has no access to your slide archive by default. Here are your options, from direct uploads to MCP to a dedicated retrieval layer, and when each one makes sense.
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Slidesearch vs Microsoft Copilot for slide search: what each actually finds
Copilot already sits on top of your SharePoint archive, but its index is text-only. Here is what it misses when the thing you are searching for is a slide, and where Slidesearch picks up.
Why AI assistants struggle to find your company's PowerPoints (and how to fix it)
Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini all struggle to find the right slide in your archive. Here is why file access is not the same as searchability, and what actually closes the gap.
Escaping the FTE trap with a searchable archive
Consultancy revenue is tied to headcount only if every project starts from zero. Part 4 of a series on why firms cannot find their own best work.
Your slide archive is the real competitive moat
As AI commoditizes slide generation, the edge shifts to what a firm feeds the model: its own archive of past work. Part 3 of a series on why firms cannot find their own best work.
Why slide search fails with keyword indexes
Slides carry meaning in charts, layout, and context that keyword search cannot see. Part 2 of a series on why firms cannot find their own best work.
Why knowledge management keeps failing at professional services firms
Ask-around networks, central repositories, and offshore knowledge teams all fail the same way. Part 1 of a series on why firms cannot find their own best work.