bc-gov-pptx

name	bc-gov-pptx
description	Use this skill when creating a PowerPoint presentation aligned to the B.C. Government Design System. Triggers: BC Government deck, government slide deck, BC Sans presentation, BC Gov branding in PowerPoint, design system PPTX template, government briefing deck, BC government slide template.
user-invocable	true
allowed-tools	Bash, Read, Write

BC Government PowerPoint Skill

You are creating a PowerPoint presentation aligned to the B.C. Government Design System v0.7.0.

The reference generator is at assets/generate.js. The canonical token reference is in references/REFERENCE.md.

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How to generate a deck

1. Copy assets/generate.js into the project output folder (e.g. temp/bc-gov-pptx/)
2. Copy assets/bc-logo.png into the same folder
3. Install dependency: npm install pptxgenjs (local) or npm install -g pptxgenjs
4. Edit the script to replace placeholder content with real content
5. Run: node generate.js
6. QA: python -m markitdown output.pptx — check all slides extracted correctly

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Color tokens (no # prefix — pptxgenjs requirement)

Token	Hex	Use
013366	Navy primary	Slide header bars, stat panels, section dividers
1E5189	Navy hover	Section number large type, accent tints
FBD389	Indigenous amber	Title/closing band, quote accent, stat numbers on navy
252423	Dark surface	Closing slide background
FAFAF8	Off-white surface	Content slide background, alternating table rows
2D2D2D	Text primary	Body text
474543	Text secondary	Supporting text, captions, attribution
FFFFFF	White	Text on dark/navy backgrounds
CADCFC	Ice blue	Subtitle, secondary text on navy
9BBAD6	Muted blue	Tertiary text on navy, contact lines
D8D8D8	Border	Table borders, divider rules
2E5DD7	Focus/info blue	Info icon circles
42814A	Success green	Success icon circles
CE3E39	Danger red	Error icon circles

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Typography

• Font: Calibri (BC Sans substitute — install BC Sans for production)
• Slide titles: 36–44pt bold
• Section headers: 18–24pt bold
• Body: 13–16pt regular
• Captions/labels: 10–13pt, color 474543
• Large stats: 48pt bold, color FBD389 on navy backgrounds

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Slide library

Title slide

• Full navy (013366) background
• BC logo top-left (bc-logo.png, 1.66" × 0.64")
• Amber band at bottom (FBD389, 0.18" tall)
• Title: 40pt bold white
• Subtitle: 16pt CADCFC
• Presenter line: 13pt 9BBAD6

Agenda / contents

• White background, navy top bar
• Numbered circles (navy fill, white number)
• Divider rules between items (D8D8D8)

Section divider

• Two-panel layout: navy left (3.2"), off-white right (6.8")
• Large section number on navy in 1E5189 at 72pt
• Section title 32pt bold on right panel
• Amber bottom strip on navy panel

Content with icon rows

• White background, navy top bar
• Card per item: off-white fill, D8D8D8 border, left accent bar, icon circle
• Use mkShadow() factory — never reuse shadow objects

Two-column stat + bullets

• Navy stat panel left (3.8"): 48pt stats in FBD389, labels in CADCFC
• Bullet list right (5"): 14pt body, paraSpaceAfter: 10

Data table

• Navy header row (white bold text)
• Alternating FAFAF8 / white rows
• D8D8D8 borders, 1pt

Quote / callout

• Off-white background
• FBD389 left accent bar (0.1" wide)
• Quote text 22pt italic, attribution 13pt bold secondary

Closing / next steps

• Dark (252423) background
• FBD389 amber band at top
• BC logo
• Numbered steps with amber circles
• Contact line bottom-left: 9BBAD6

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Non-negotiable rules

1. Never use # in hex colors — corrupts pptxgenjs output
2. Never encode opacity in hex — use opacity property; 8-char hex corrupts files
3. Never reuse option objects — use factory functions like mkShadow(); pptxgenjs mutates objects
4. No accent lines under titles — use background color or whitespace instead
5. No gradients — flat government aesthetic; use solid fills only
6. Never use ROUNDED_RECTANGLE with accent border overlays — corners won't align; use RECTANGLE
7. Never use unicode bullets (•) — use bullet: true in pptxgenjs
8. Use breakLine: true between array text items, not newlines
9. Sentence case throughout — "Next steps" not "Next Steps"
10. Indigenous acknowledgment — amber band on title and closing slides is mandatory

Do NOT

• Use fonts other than Calibri (or BC Sans if installed)
• Use colors outside the token map above
• Create text-only slides — every slide needs a visual element (shape, table, or logo)
• Use Title Case for headings or slide titles
• Add emoji anywhere in the deck