PPT Skill

Trigger

Use when the task requires:

• one or more PPT template backgrounds
• a full presentation from idea, outline, or source documents
• slide-image-based presentation rendering
• export delivery as pdf or image_ppt

First-Use Reminder

On the first use of this skill in a conversation, remind the user that image generation reads config/image-provider.json, and that it must be filled in before any image can be produced.

Order

1. Classify the task.
2. Collect missing required fields for that task type.
3. Read the required references.
4. Produce the planning or generation prompt.
5. Generate template backgrounds or slide images.
6. Route into the requested export mode.
7. Export or bundle artifacts when requested.

Task Types

• template_only
• deck_from_idea
• deck_from_outline
• deck_from_documents
• deck_edit_routing
• export_only

Required References

• references/task-types.md
• references/template-contract.md
• references/plan-schema.md
• references/layout-hints.md
• references/image-rules.md
• references/export-modes.md
• references/image-provider-config.md

Read only the references needed for the current task type.

Plan Contract

For full-presentation generation, every slide must include:

• id
• title
• content
• description
• layout
• note

description is for visual generation, not for audience-facing copy.

Template Contract

• Template generation creates text-free 16:9 background images.
• Templates are style references, not completed slides.
• Template output may include one or more variants when the user asks for options.

Export Contract

Supported delivery modes:

• pdf
• image_ppt

If the user does not specify an export mode, recommend pdf and image_ppt first.

Image Contract

• Image generation uses config/image-provider.json.
• Template generation and slide generation use the same image config unless the user explicitly defines a split configuration.
• Require apiKey and model.
• Do not ask the user to paste API keys into chat.
• If image generation is requested and config is missing or incomplete, stop and tell the user to fill the config file.

Prompts

• prompts/template.md
• prompts/plan.md
• prompts/slide-image.md
• prompts/edit-router.md

Scripts

• scripts/generate-ppt-template-image.mjs
• scripts/generate-ppt-deck-images.mjs
• scripts/export-pdf.mjs
• scripts/build-image-ppt.mjs

If the user specifies an output directory or file path, write artifacts there.

If the user does not specify an output location, create a new output folder automatically and write all artifacts there.

Do not write generated artifacts into the skill folder.

Deliverables

Preferred:

• pdf
• pptx
• metadata JSON

Optional on request:

• slide PNG files
• prompt text