Slide Deck Generator

Transform content into professional slide deck images.

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

Agent Execution Instructions:

1. Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as {baseDir}
2. Script path = {baseDir}/scripts/<script-name>.ts
3. Resolve ${BUN_X} runtime: if bun installed → bun; if npx available → npx -y bun; else suggest installing bun

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: preset name, custom, or custom style name
--audience <type>	Target: beginners, intermediate, experts, executives, general
--lang <code>	Output language (en, zh, ja, etc.)
--slides <number>	Target slide count (8-25 recommended, max 30)
--outline-only	Generate outline only, skip image generation
--prompts-only	Generate outline + prompts, skip images
--images-only	Generate images from existing prompts directory
--regenerate <N>	Regenerate specific slide(s): --regenerate 3 or --regenerate 2,5,8

Slide Count by Content Length:

Content	Slides
< 1000 words	5-10
1000-3000 words	10-18
3000-5000 words	15-25
> 5000 words	20-30 (consider splitting)

Style System

Presets

Preset	Dimensions	Best For
blueprint (Default)	grid + cool + technical + balanced	Architecture, system design
chalkboard	organic + warm + handwritten + balanced	Education, tutorials
corporate	clean + professional + geometric + balanced	Investor decks, proposals
minimal	clean + neutral + geometric + minimal	Executive briefings
sketch-notes	organic + warm + handwritten + balanced	Educational, tutorials
watercolor	organic + warm + humanist + minimal	Lifestyle, wellness
dark-atmospheric	clean + dark + editorial + balanced	Entertainment, gaming
notion	clean + neutral + geometric + dense	Product demos, SaaS
bold-editorial	clean + vibrant + editorial + balanced	Product launches, keynotes
editorial-infographic	clean + cool + editorial + dense	Tech explainers, research
fantasy-animation	organic + vibrant + handwritten + minimal	Educational storytelling
intuition-machine	clean + cool + technical + dense	Technical docs, academic
pixel-art	pixel + vibrant + technical + balanced	Gaming, developer talks
scientific	clean + cool + technical + dense	Biology, chemistry, medical
vector-illustration	clean + vibrant + humanist + balanced	Creative, children's content
vintage	paper + warm + editorial + balanced	Historical, heritage

Style Dimensions

Dimension	Options	Description
Texture	clean, grid, organic, pixel, paper	Visual texture and background treatment
Mood	professional, warm, cool, vibrant, dark, neutral	Color temperature and palette style
Typography	geometric, humanist, handwritten, editorial, technical	Headline and body text styling
Density	minimal, balanced, dense	Information density per slide

Full specs: references/dimensions/*.md

Auto Style Selection

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

Design Philosophy

Decks designed for reading and sharing, not live presentation:

• Each slide self-explanatory without verbal commentary
• Logical flow when scrolling
• All necessary context within each slide
• Optimized for social media sharing

See references/design-guidelines.md for:

• Audience-specific principles
• Visual hierarchy
• Content density guidelines
• Color and typography selection
• Font recommendations

See references/layouts.md for layout options.

File Management

Output Directory

slide-deck/{topic-slug}/
├── source-{slug}.{ext}
├── outline.md
├── prompts/
│   └── 01-slide-cover.md, 02-slide-{slug}.md, ...
├── 01-slide-cover.png, 02-slide-{slug}.png, ...
├── {topic-slug}.pptx
└── {topic-slug}.pdf

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

Conflict Handling: See Step 1.3 for existing content detection and user options.

Language Handling

Detection Priority:

1. --lang flag (explicit)
2. EXTEND.md language setting
3. User's conversation language (input language)
4. Source content language

Rule: ALL responses use user's preferred language:

• Questions and confirmations
• Progress reports
• Error messages
• Completion summaries

Technical terms (style names, file paths, code) remain in English.

Workflow

Copy this checklist and check off items as you complete them:

Slide Deck Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Setup & Analyze
  - [ ] 1.1 Load preferences
  - [ ] 1.2 Analyze content
  - [ ] 1.3 Check existing ⚠️ REQUIRED
- [ ] Step 2: Confirmation ⚠️ REQUIRED (Round 1, optional Round 2)
- [ ] Step 3: Generate outline
- [ ] Step 4: Review outline (conditional)
- [ ] Step 5: Generate prompts
- [ ] Step 6: Review prompts (conditional)
- [ ] Step 7: Generate images
- [ ] Step 8: Merge to PPTX/PDF
- [ ] Step 9: Output summary

Flow

Input → Preferences → Analyze → [Check Existing?] → Confirm (1-2 rounds) → Outline → [Review Outline?] → Prompts → [Review Prompts?] → Images → Merge → Complete

Step 1: Setup & Analyze

1.1 Load Preferences (EXTEND.md)

Check EXTEND.md existence (priority order):

# macOS, Linux, WSL, Git Bash
test -f .baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md && echo "project"
test -f "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md" && echo "xdg"
test -f "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md" && echo "user"

# PowerShell (Windows)
if (Test-Path .baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md) { "project" }
$xdg = if ($env:XDG_CONFIG_HOME) { $env:XDG_CONFIG_HOME } else { "$HOME/.config" }
if (Test-Path "$xdg/baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md") { "xdg" }
if (Test-Path "$HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md") { "user" }

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────────┐ │ Path │ Location │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ .baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md │ Project directory │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────┤ │ $HOME/.baoyu-skills/baoyu-slide-deck/EXTEND.md │ User home │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────────┘

When EXTEND.md Found → Read, parse, output summary to user:

📋 Loaded preferences from [full path]
├─ Style: [preset/custom name]
├─ Audience: [audience or "auto-detect"]
├─ Language: [language or "auto-detect"]
└─ Review: [enabled/disabled]

When EXTEND.md Not Found → First-time setup using AskUserQuestion or proceed with defaults.

EXTEND.md Supports: Preferred style | Custom dimensions | Default audience | Language preference | Review preference

Schema: references/config/preferences-schema.md

1.2 Analyze Content

1. Save source content (if pasted, save as source.md)
   • Backup rule: If source.md exists, rename to source-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.md
2. Follow references/analysis-framework.md for content analysis
3. Analyze content signals for style recommendations
4. Detect source language
5. Determine recommended slide count
6. Generate topic slug from content

1.3 Check Existing Content ⚠️ REQUIRED

MUST execute before proceeding to Step 2.

Use Bash to check if output directory exists:

test -d "slide-deck/{topic-slug}" && echo "exists"

If directory exists, use AskUserQuestion:

header: "Existing"
question: "Existing content found. How to proceed?"
options:
  - label: "Regenerate outline"
    description: "Keep images, regenerate outline only"
  - label: "Regenerate images"
    description: "Keep outline, regenerate images only"
  - label: "Backup and regenerate"
    description: "Backup to {slug}-backup-{timestamp}, then regenerate all"
  - label: "Exit"
    description: "Cancel, keep existing content unchanged"

Save to analysis.md with:

• Topic, audience, content signals
• Recommended style (based on Auto Style Selection)
• Recommended slide count
• Language detection

Step 2: Confirmation ⚠️ REQUIRED

Two-round confirmation: Round 1 always, Round 2 only if "Custom dimensions" selected.

Language: Use user's input language or saved language preference.

Display summary:

• Content type + topic identified
• Language: [from EXTEND.md or detected]
• Recommended style: [preset] (based on content signals)
• Recommended slides: [N] (based on content length)

Round 1 (Always)

Use AskUserQuestion for all 5 questions:

Question 1: Style

header: "Style"
question: "Which visual style for this deck?"
options:
  - label: "{recommended_preset} (Recommended)"
    description: "Best match based on content analysis"
  - label: "{alternative_preset}"
    description: "[alternative style description]"
  - label: "Custom dimensions"
    description: "Choose texture, mood, typography, density separately"

Question 2: Audience

header: "Audience"
question: "Who is the primary reader?"
options:
  - label: "General readers (Recommended)"
    description: "Broad appeal, accessible content"
  - label: "Beginners/learners"
    description: "Educational focus, clear explanations"
  - label: "Experts/professionals"
    description: "Technical depth, domain knowledge"
  - label: "Executives"
    description: "High-level insights, minimal detail"

Question 3: Slide Count

header: "Slides"
question: "How many slides?"
options:
  - label: "{N} slides (Recommended)"
    description: "Based on content length"
  - label: "Fewer ({N-3} slides)"
    description: "More condensed, less detail"
  - label: "More ({N+3} slides)"
    description: "More detailed breakdown"

Question 4: Review Outline

header: "Outline"
question: "Review outline before generating prompts?"
options:
  - label: "Yes, review outline (Recommended)"
    description: "Review slide titles and structure"
  - label: "No, skip outline review"
    description: "Proceed directly to prompt generation"

Question 5: Review Prompts

header: "Prompts"
question: "Review prompts before generating images?"
options:
  - label: "Yes, review prompts (Recommended)"
    description: "Review image generation prompts"
  - label: "No, skip prompt review"
    description: "Proceed directly to image generation"

Round 2 (Only if "Custom dimensions" selected)

Use AskUserQuestion for all 4 dimensions:

Question 1: Texture

header: "Texture"
question: "Which visual texture?"
options:
  - label: "clean"
    description: "Pure solid color, no texture"
  - label: "grid"
    description: "Subtle grid overlay, technical"
  - label: "organic"
    description: "Soft textures, hand-drawn feel"
  - label: "pixel"
    description: "Chunky pixels, 8-bit aesthetic"

(Note: "paper" available via Other)

Question 2: Mood

header: "Mood"
question: "Which color mood?"
options:
  - label: "professional"
    description: "Cool-neutral, navy/gold"
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Prerequisites
Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
›Cursor installed and configured on your development machine
›Node.js version 16.0+ with npm package manager (verify with node --version)
›Active project directory or workspace where you want to add baoyu-slide-deck
2
Execute installation command
Execute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
$npx skills add https://github.com/jimliu/baoyu-skills --skill baoyu-slide-deckcopy
The skills CLI fetches baoyu-slide-deck from GitHub repository jimliu/baoyu-skills and configures it for Cursor.
3
Select Cursor when prompted
The CLI will show a list of available agents. Use arrow keys to navigate and space to select Cursor:
◆ Which agents do you want to install to?
│
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│   • Amp
│   • Antigravity
│   • Cline
│   • Codex
│ ●Cursor(selected)
│   • Cursor
│   • Windsurf
4
Verify installation
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
.cursor/skills/baoyu-slide-deck
Reload or restart Cursor to activate baoyu-slide-deck. Access the skill through slash commands (e.g., /baoyu-slide-deck) or your agent's skill management interface.
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Security & Verification Notice
We perform automated surface-level scans (Gen AI Scanner, Socket, Snyk) during installation. These checks detect common vulnerabilities but do not guarantee complete security. Always review skill source code and verify the publisher's reputation before production use.
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Additional Resources
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