Slide Deck Generator Skill

Slide Deck Generator

Transform content into professional slide deck images with flexible style options.

Usage

/baoyu-slide-deck path/to/content.md
/baoyu-slide-deck path/to/content.md --style sketch-notes
/baoyu-slide-deck path/to/content.md --audience executives
/baoyu-slide-deck path/to/content.md --lang zh
/baoyu-slide-deck path/to/content.md --slides 10
/baoyu-slide-deck path/to/content.md --outline-only
/baoyu-slide-deck  # Then paste content

Script Directory

Important: All scripts are located in the scripts/ subdirectory of this skill.

Agent Execution Instructions:

Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as SKILL_DIR
Script path = ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/<script-name>.ts
Replace all ${SKILL_DIR} in this document with the actual path

Script Reference: | Script | Purpose | |--------|---------| | scripts/merge-to-pptx.ts | Merge slides into PowerPoint | | scripts/merge-to-pdf.ts | Merge slides into PDF |

Options

| Option | Description | |--------|-------------| | --style <name> | Visual style (see Style Gallery) | | --audience <type> | Target audience: beginners, intermediate, experts, executives, general | | --lang <code> | Output language (en, zh, ja, etc.) | | --slides <number> | Target slide count | | --outline-only | Generate outline only, skip image generation |

Style Gallery

| Style | Description | Best For | |-------|-------------|----------| | blueprint (Default) | Technical schematics, grid texture | Architecture, system design | | chalkboard | Black chalkboard, colorful chalk | Education, tutorials, classroom | | notion | SaaS dashboard, card-based layouts | Product demos, SaaS, B2B | | bold-editorial | Magazine cover, bold typography, dark | Product launches, keynotes | | corporate | Navy/gold, structured layouts | Investor decks, proposals | | dark-atmospheric | Cinematic dark mode, glowing accents | Entertainment, gaming | | editorial-infographic | Magazine explainers, flat illustrations | Tech explainers, research | | fantasy-animation | Ghibli/Disney style, hand-drawn | Educational, storytelling | | intuition-machine | Technical briefing, bilingual labels | Technical docs, academic | | minimal | Ultra-clean, maximum whitespace | Executive briefings, premium | | pixel-art | Retro 8-bit, chunky pixels | Gaming, developer talks | | scientific | Academic diagrams, precise labeling | Biology, chemistry, medical | | sketch-notes | Hand-drawn, warm & friendly | Educational, tutorials | | vector-illustration | Flat vector, retro & cute | Creative, children's content | | vintage | Aged-paper, historical styling | Historical, heritage, biography | | watercolor | Hand-painted textures, natural warmth | Lifestyle, wellness, travel |

Auto Style Selection

| Content Signals | Selected Style | |-----------------|----------------| | tutorial, learn, education, guide, intro, beginner | sketch-notes | | classroom, teaching, school, chalkboard, blackboard | chalkboard | | architecture, system, data, analysis, technical | blueprint | | creative, children, kids, cute, illustration | vector-illustration | | briefing, academic, research, bilingual, infographic, concept | intuition-machine | | executive, minimal, clean, simple, elegant | minimal | | saas, product, dashboard, metrics, productivity | notion | | investor, quarterly, business, corporate, proposal | corporate | | launch, marketing, keynote, bold, impact, magazine | bold-editorial | | entertainment, music, gaming, creative, atmospheric | dark-atmospheric | | explainer, journalism, science communication | editorial-infographic | | story, fantasy, animation, magical, whimsical | fantasy-animation | | gaming, retro, pixel, developer, nostalgia | pixel-art | | biology, chemistry, medical, pathway, scientific | scientific | | history, heritage, vintage, expedition, historical | vintage | | lifestyle, wellness, travel, artistic, natural | watercolor | | Default | blueprint |

Design Philosophy

This deck is designed for reading and sharing, not live presentation:

Each slide must be self-explanatory without verbal commentary
Structure content for logical flow when scrolling
Include all necessary context within each slide
Optimize for social media sharing and offline reading

File Management

Output Directory

Each session creates an independent directory named by content slug:

slide-deck/{topic-slug}/
├── source-{slug}.{ext}    # Source files (text, images, etc.)
├── outline.md
├── outline-{style}.md     # Style variant outlines
├── prompts/
│   └── 01-slide-cover.md, 02-slide-{slug}.md, ...
├── 01-slide-cover.png, 02-slide-{slug}.png, ...
├── {topic-slug}.pptx
└── {topic-slug}.pdf

Slug Generation:

Extract main topic from content (2-4 words, kebab-case)
Example: "Introduction to Machine Learning" → intro-machine-learning

Conflict Resolution

If slide-deck/{topic-slug}/ already exists:

Append timestamp: {topic-slug}-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS
Example: intro-ml exists → intro-ml-20260118-143052

Source Files

Copy all sources with naming source-{slug}.{ext}:

source-article.md (main text content)
source-diagram.png (image from conversation)
source-data.xlsx (additional file)

Multiple sources supported: text, images, files from conversation.

Workflow

Step 1: Analyze Content

Save source content (if pasted, save as source.md)
Follow references/analysis-framework.md for deep content analysis
Determine style (use --style or auto-select from signals)
Detect languages (source vs. user preference)
Plan slide count (--slides or dynamic)

Step 2: Generate Outline Variants

Generate 3 style variant outlines based on content analysis
Follow references/outline-template.md for structure
Save as outline-{style}.md for each variant

Step 3: User Confirmation

Single AskUserQuestion with all applicable options:

| Question | When to Ask | |----------|-------------| | Style variant | Always (3 options + custom) | | Language | Only if source ≠ user language |

After selection:

Copy selected outline-{style}.md to outline.md
Regenerate in different language if requested
User may edit outline.md for fine-tuning

If --outline-only, stop here.

Step 4: Generate Prompts

Read references/base-prompt.md
Combine with style instructions from outline
Add slide-specific content
Save to prompts/ directory

Step 5: Generate Images

Select available image generation skill
Generate session ID: slides-{topic-slug}-{timestamp}
Generate each slide with same session ID
Report progress: "Generated X/N"

Step 6: Merge to PPTX and PDF

npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/merge-to-pptx.ts <slide-deck-dir>
npx -y bun ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/merge-to-pdf.ts <slide-deck-dir>

Step 7: Output Summary

Slide Deck Complete!

Topic: [topic]
Style: [style name]
Location: [directory path]
Slides: N total

- 01-slide-cover.png ✓ Cover
- 02-slide-intro.png ✓ Content
- ...
- {NN}-slide-back-cover.png ✓ Back Cover

Outline: outline.md
PPTX: {topic-slug}.pptx
PDF: {topic-slug}.pdf

Slide Modification

See references/modification-guide.md for:

Edit single slide workflow
Add new slide (with renumbering)
Delete slide (with renumbering)
File naming conventions

References

| File | Content | |------|---------| | references/analysis-framework.md | Deep content analysis for presentations | | references/outline-template.md | Outline structure and STYLE_INSTRUCTIONS format | | references/modification-guide.md | Edit, add, delete slide workflows | | references/content-rules.md | Content and style guidelines | | references/base-prompt.md | Base prompt for image generation | | references/styles/<style>.md | Full style specifications |

Notes

Image generation: 10-30 seconds per slide
Auto-retry once on generation failure
Use stylized alternatives for sensitive public figures
Maintain style consistency via session ID

Extension Support

Custom styles and configurations via EXTEND.md.

Check paths (priority order):

.baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md (project)
~/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md (user)

If found, load before Step 1. Extension content overrides defaults.

Agent Skills: Slide Deck Generator

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