baoyu-slide-deck
Generates professional slide deck images from content. Creates outlines with style instructions, then generates individual slide images. Use when user asks to "create slides", "make a presentation", "generate deck", "slide deck", or "PPT".
npx skills add JimLiu/baoyu-skills --skill baoyu-slide-deck --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
What it does
Transforms content into a professional slide deck oriented for reading/sharing. It creates an outline with style instructions and then generates individual slide images. The process is designed for non-live presentations rather than live talks.
How it works
- Uses user input to determine when to run (prompts user with questions per tool guidance).
- Generates an outline and applies style instructions, then produces slide images in batches when possible.
- Writes a frontmatter-guided prompt for each slide to a file under
prompts/NN-slide-[slug].mdbefore invoking any image backend. - Respects a batch generation policy, attempting to use a backend’s batch or parallel tool calls when available, otherwise generating sequentially.
- Maintains a backup rule: if a file about to be written already exists, renames it to
<name>-backup-YYYYMMDD-HHMMSS.<ext>before writing the new one. - Requires confirmation before generation unless explicitly overridden by user instruction.
- Includes an extensive reference and options system for style presets, dimensions, references, and output formats (PPTX/PDF).
When to use it
Use when the user asks to "create slides", "make a presentation", "generate deck", "slide deck", or "PPT". Activation is contingent on confirming requirements unless the user explicitly bypasses confirmation.
What it can touch
Implicates prompt files under prompts/ as NN-slide-[slug].md, images generated via configured backends, and output artifacts like PPTX/PDF. It relies on tools described in the skill's image generation and workflow sections (e.g., batch interfaces, prompts, and merging scripts).
Caveats
- The workflow emphasizes raster image output and prohibits substituting vector or HTML-based rendering for slides.
- Text within generated slides should be created from prompts; if incorrect, regeneration with corrected prompts is recommended.
- The process includes a confirmation step and will not advance to image generation without explicit or implicit guidance per the skill's confirmation policy.
- The toolset requires a suitable backend for image generation and will select or prompt for backend per availability and user configuration.
# Slide Deck Generator Transform content into professional slide deck images. The deck is designed for **reading and sharing** (self-explanatory slides, logical scroll flow, social-media-friendly) rather than live presentation — that assumption drives every layout and density decision below. ## User Input Tools When this skill prompts the user, follow this tool-selection rule (priority order): 1. **Prefer built-in user-input tools** exposed by the current agent runtime — e.g., `AskUserQuestion`, `request_user_input`, `clarify`, `ask_user`, or any equivalent. 2. **Fallback**: if no such tool exists, emit a numbered plain-text message and ask the user to reply with the chosen number/answer for each question. 3. **Batching**: if the tool supports multiple questions per call, combine all applicable questions into a single call; if only single-question, ask them one at a time in priority order. Concrete `AskUserQuestion` references below are examples — substitute the local equivalent in other runtimes. ## Image Generation Tools When this skill needs to render an image, resolve the backend in this order: 1. **Current-request override** — if the user names a specific backend in the curren
- User Input Tools
- Image Generation Tools
- Batch Generation Policy
- Confirmation Policy
- Language
- Script Directory
- Options
- Style System
- Presets (17)
- Dimensions (when "Custom dimensions" picked)
- Auto-Selection
- Slide Count Heuristic
- Reference Images
- File Layout
What does the baoyu-slide-deck skill do?
Generates professional slide deck images from content. Creates outlines with style instructions, then generates individual slide images. Use when user asks to "create slides", "make a presentation", "generate deck", "slide deck", or "PPT".
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add JimLiu/baoyu-skills --skill baoyu-slide-deck --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From JimLiu/baoyu-skills, a repository with 24,562 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.