pptx-generation

type	skill
lifecycle	stable
inheritance	inheritable
name	pptx-generation
description	Programmatic PowerPoint creation via PptxGenJS with data-driven slides and Markdown conversion
tier	extended
applyTo	**/*.pptx,**/*powerpoint*,**/*presentation*,**/*slide*
muscle	null
currency	2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

PPTX Generation Skill

Domain: Presentation Generation
Purpose: Programmatic PowerPoint creation via PptxGenJS
Expertise: Data-driven slides, Markdown conversion, Alex brand templates

Staleness Watch: See EXTERNAL-API-REGISTRY.md for source URLs and recheck cadence

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Capabilities

Capability	Description
Markdown → PPTX	Convert .md files to branded presentations
Data-Driven Slides	Generate charts/tables from JSON data
Template System	Alex brand Slide Masters (title, content, section, chart)
Multi-Format Export	File output or base64 for web delivery

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Activation Triggers

• "create presentation", "generate slides", "make pptx"
• "convert markdown to powerpoint", "md to pptx"
• "data visualization slides", "chart presentation"
• "alex branded deck", "presentation template"

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Slide Types

Type	Use Case	Data Shape
title	Opening slide with main title + subtitle	{ title, subtitle?, notes? }
content	Bullet list slide	{ title, bullets[], notes? }
section	Section divider	{ title, subtitle? }
chart	Data visualization	{ chartType, series[], title? }
table	Tabular data	{ headers[], rows[][] }
image	Image slide	{ path|base64, caption? }