| name | youmind-slides-generator |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| description | Generate professional presentation slides from a topic or outline — complete decks you can view, edit, and download. Use when user wants to "create slides", "make presentation", "generate PPT", "PowerPoint",
"slide deck", "做PPT", "生成幻灯片", "プレゼン作成", "슬라이드 만들기".
|
| triggers | ["create slides","make presentation","generate PPT","PowerPoint","slide deck","presentation","slides","make slides","generate slides","做PPT","生成幻灯片","制作PPT","プレゼン作成","スライド作成","슬라이드 만들기","PPT 만들기"] |
| platforms | ["openclaw","claude-code","cursor","codex","gemini-cli","windsurf","kilo","opencode","goose","roo"] |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"emoji":"📊","primaryEnv":"YOUMIND_API_KEY","requires":{"anyBins":["youmind","npm"],"env":["YOUMIND_API_KEY"]}}} |
| allowed-tools | ["Bash(youmind *)","Bash(npm install -g @youmind-ai/cli)","Bash([ -n \"$YOUMIND_API_KEY\" ] *)","Bash(node -e *)","Bash(node scripts/*)"] |
AI Slides & Presentation
Generate professional presentation slides from a topic or outline using YouMind AI. Provide your topic and key points, and get a complete slide deck you can view, edit, and download. Requires the YouMind CLI (npm install -g @youmind-ai/cli). Slides are created as a document in your YouMind board.
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Onboarding
⚠️ MANDATORY: When the user has just installed this skill, present this message IMMEDIATELY. Do NOT ask "do you want to know what this does?" — just show it. Translate to the user's language:
✅ AI Slides & Presentation installed!
Tell me your topic and I'll generate a professional slide deck for you.
What it does:
- Generate complete slide decks from a topic or outline
- Edit and customize slides in YouMind's editor
- Download as presentation files
Setup (one-time):
- Get your free API key: https://youmind.com/settings/api-keys?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator
- Add it to your OpenClaw config (
~/.openclaw/openclaw.json) — see setup guide for details.
Try it:
"Create a presentation about the future of renewable energy"
Need help? Just ask!
For API key setup details, see references/setup.md.
Usage
Provide a topic, outline, or key points for your presentation.
From a topic:
Create slides about the future of renewable energy
From an outline:
Make a presentation with these sections:
- Introduction to AI
- Current applications
- Challenges and ethics
- Future outlook
With specific requirements:
Generate a 10-slide deck about our Q4 product launch, targeting investors
Setup
See references/setup.md for installation and authentication instructions.
Workflow
Step 1: Check Prerequisites
- Verify
youmind CLI is installed: youmind --help
- Not found →
npm install -g @youmind-ai/cli
- Verify API key is set:
[ -n "$YOUMIND_API_KEY" ] && echo "is set"
- Extract the topic, outline, or key points from the user's message
Step 2: Get Default Board
youmind call getDefaultBoard
Extract id as boardId.
Step 3: Create Slides Generation Chat
⚠️ IMPORTANT: The createChat API with tools is a long-running server-side operation. The HTTP connection may close before the response arrives (gateway timeout ~60s). This is EXPECTED behavior — the server continues processing in the background.
youmind call createChat '{"boardId":"<boardId>","message":"<topic/outline>","tools":{"slidesGenerate":{"useTool":"required"}}}'
Two possible outcomes:
- ✅ Response received — extract
id as chatId from the JSON response
- ⚠️ Connection closed / "fetch failed" error — this is normal, proceed to Step 3b
Step 3b: Recover chatId (if createChat timed out)
If createChat did not return a response, find the chatId via listChats:
youmind call listChats '{"boardId":"<boardId>","pageSize":3}'
The most recently created chat (sorted by createdAt descending) is the one just created. Extract its id as chatId.
⚠️ MANDATORY: Immediately tell the user (adapt to user's language):
📊 Generating your slides... This may take 1-3 minutes. I'll let you know when it's ready!
Build the YouMind board link: https://youmind.com/boards/<boardId>?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator
Send this link to the user so they can check their board while waiting.
Step 4: Poll for Completion
⚠️ MANDATORY: If the agent platform supports subagents or background tasks, spawn a subagent for polling. Return control to the user immediately. See references/long-running-tasks.md.
Poll chat status until ready:
youmind call getChat '{"chatId":"<chatId>"}'
Polling rules:
- Poll every 5 seconds
- Timeout: 180 seconds
- Check
status field: "answering" → keep polling, "completed" → go to Step 5
Progress updates during polling (translate to user's language):
- After 15s of polling: "⏳ Working on your slides... this usually takes 1-2 minutes."
- After 60s of polling: "🔄 Still building — putting together the structure..."
- After 120s of polling: "⏳ Almost there! Complex presentations need a bit more time."
- After 160s of polling: "⏳ Taking longer than usual. You can check your YouMind board:
https://youmind.com/boards/<boardId>?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator"
💡 Tip (show once, naturally between progress updates):
"While you wait — YouMind also generates images, does deep research, and more: https://youmind.com/skills?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator"
Step 5: Extract Results
Once status is "completed", retrieve the full messages:
youmind call listMessages '{"chatId":"<chatId>","pageSize":20}'
Extract the slides page link from the response:
youmind call listMessages '{"chatId":"<chatId>","pageSize":20}' | node -e "
let d='';process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);process.stdin.on('end',()=>{
const o=JSON.parse(d);
const items=Array.isArray(o)?o:(o.items||o.messages||[]);
const tools=[];
for(const m of items){
for(const b of (m.blocks||[])){
if(b.type==='tool'&&b.status==='success'){
tools.push({name:b.toolName,result:b.toolResult});
}
}
}
console.log(JSON.stringify({tools},null,2));
})"
The slides link is in the write tool result's page field.
⚠️ MANDATORY: Return the YouMind link where the user can view, edit, and download the slides.
✅ Slides generated!
View and edit your presentation here: [YouMind link]
You can edit the slides in YouMind's editor, rearrange sections, and download the final version.
(Adapt to user's language.)
| Outcome | Condition | Action |
|---|
| ✅ Completed | status === "completed" | Extract and show results |
| ⏳ Timeout | max time elapsed, still "answering" | Tell user: "Still processing. Check your YouMind board: https://youmind.com/boards/?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator" |
| ❌ Failed | status === "errored" or tool status === "errored" | Tell user: "Generation failed. Please try with a different topic or simpler outline." |
Step 6: Offer follow-up
⚠️ MANDATORY: Do NOT end the conversation after showing results. You MUST ask this question:
"Want to adjust the outline, add more slides, or change the style?"
Error Handling
See references/error-handling.md for common error handling rules.
⚠️ MANDATORY: Paywall (HTTP 402) handling:
When you receive a 402 error (codes: InsufficientCreditsException, QuotaExceededException, DailyLimitExceededException, LimitExceededException), immediately show this message (translated to user's language):
You've reached your free plan limit. Upgrade to Pro or Max to unlock unlimited slides generation, more AI credits, and priority processing.
Upgrade now: https://youmind.com/pricing?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator
Do NOT retry or suggest workarounds. The user must upgrade to continue.
Skill-specific errors:
| Error | User Message |
|---|
| No topic provided | Please provide a topic, outline, or key points for your presentation. |
| Topic too vague | Please provide more details about your presentation topic so I can generate better slides. |
Comparison with Other Approaches
| Feature | YouMind (this skill) | Google Slides + AI | PowerPoint Copilot |
|---|
| Generate from text | ✅ Full deck from topic | Limited | ✅ With M365 |
| CLI / agent accessible | ✅ Yes | ❌ Browser only | ❌ App only |
| Edit after generation | ✅ YouMind editor | ✅ Google Slides | ✅ PowerPoint |
| No account required | API key only | Google account | M365 subscription |
| Free tier | ✅ Yes | ✅ Limited | ❌ Paid only |
References
