| name | pulso-slides |
| description | Create clean, minimal PowerPoint presentations from Markdown. Use when the user asks to create slides, a presentation, or a deck. Produces white-background, black-text PPTX files with Open Sans typography and proper bullet formatting. |
pulso-slides
Create minimal, professional PowerPoint presentations from Markdown input. White background, Open Sans font, no clutter.
Markdown Format
Write slide content using this format:
# Slide Title
## Subtitle (title slides only)
- Bullet point
- Another bullet
Plain text becomes a paragraph.
---
(three dashes on their own line separate slides)
Rules
# = slide title## = subtitle (only on title slides)- = bullet item (rendered with · dot)- Plain text = paragraph
--- = slide separator- A slide with
## or a # with no body becomes a title slide (centered)
- All other slides are content slides (title top-left, body below)
Design
| Element | Font | Size | Weight | Color |
|---|
| Title slide title | Open Sans | 36pt | SemiBold | black |
| Title slide subtitle | Open Sans | 20pt | Regular | #444444 |
| Content title | Open Sans | 28pt | SemiBold | black |
| Content body | Open Sans | 18pt | Regular | #1A1A1A |
- Slide size: 13.333 x 7.5 in (widescreen 16:9)
- Background: white (default)
- Bullets: middle dot (
·) via proper OOXML, editable in PowerPoint
- Title slides are vertically centered
Usage
python scripts/create_slides.py <input.md> [output.pptx]
If output.pptx is omitted, the output file uses the input filename with a .pptx extension. Supports - to read from stdin.
Example
Given a file quarterly.md:
# Q4 Results
## Company Update
---
# Revenue Growth
- Total revenue up 23% YoY
- SaaS ARR crossed $10M milestone
- Net retention rate at 118%
---
# Next Steps
- Expand into European markets
- Launch self-serve tier in Q1
- Hire 12 additional engineers
Targeting full profitability by Q3 next year.
Run:
python scripts/create_slides.py quarterly.md
Produces quarterly.pptx with 3 slides: a centered title slide, and two content slides with bullets.
Font Note
Open Sans must be installed on the machine viewing the presentation. If not available, PowerPoint will substitute a fallback font. Open Sans can be downloaded from Google Fonts.
