# Skill Deck

Generate slide deck presentations from briefs, use when you need slides, pitch decks...

- Repository: https://github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus (4351 stars)
- Category: Documents
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill skill-deck -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill skill-deck -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill skill-deck -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add nyldn/claude-octopus --skill skill-deck -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add nyldn/claude-octopus`

## Description

Generate slide deck presentations from briefs, use when you need slides, pitch decks, or visual summaries

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Slide Deck Generator

Generate professional slide decks from briefs with optional research, outline approval, and PPTX export.

## Prerequisites

The `document-skills` plugin MUST be installed for PPTX rendering:

```
/plugin list | grep document-skills
```

If not installed, tell the user:
```
The document-skills plugin is required for PPTX generation.
Install it with: /plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills
```

## Pipeline (4 Steps)

### Step 1: Gather Brief

Parse the user's topic and description. Use **AskUserQuestion** to clarify:

**Question 1 - Audience:**
- Executives / Board
- Engineers / Technical
- Investors / Fundraising
- General / Mixed

**Question 2 - Slide count target:**
- Short (5-10 slides)
- Standard (10-20 slides)
- Extended (20+ slides)

**Question 3 - Tone:**
- Formal / Business
- Technical / Detailed
- Casual / Conversational

If the user already provided clear context (e.g., "10-slide investor pitch deck about our Series A"), skip questions where the answer is obvious.

### Step 2: Research (Optional)

If the topic needs external research or context gathering:

- Use the **Task tool** with `Explore` or `general-purpose` subagent to gather relevant information
- For deeper multi-AI research, suggest: "For comprehensive multi-provider research, run `/octo:discover [topic]` first, then `/octo:deck` to build slides from the results"
- If the user provides their own content, notes, or a research file, skip this step entirely

This step is OPTIONAL. Many decks are built from the user's own knowledge or existing documents.

### Step 3: Generate Outline

Build a slide-by-slide outline in markdown format. Structure:

```markdown
## Slide 1: [Title Slide]
- Presentation title
- Subtitle / Date / Author

## Slide 2: [Agenda / Overview]
- Key topics to cover

## Slide 3: [First Content Section]
- Bullet point 1
- Bullet point 2
- Bullet point 3

## Slide N: [Summary / Next Steps]
- Key takeaways
- Call to action
```

The rest: https://github.com/nyldn/claude-octopus/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/skill-deck/SKILL.md