| name | phase-slideshow |
| description | Phase guidance for the neuroflow /slideshow command. Loaded automatically when /slideshow is invoked to orient agent behavior, slide structure decisions, format selection, and audience calibration for presentation generation. |
phase-slideshow
The slideshow phase generates a structured slide deck outline from .neuroflow/ contents — covering selected phases, analyses, figures, and key findings — ready to export as Markdown/reveal.js or a PowerPoint-compatible structured outline.
Approach
- Confirm scope (which phases), audience, talk length, and output format before loading any files
- Use
flow.md files to navigate .neuroflow/ rather than reading all content up front
- Calibrate slide count and detail level to the stated talk length — do not pad or over-explain
- Synthesize, do not transcribe — a slide is a claim supported by evidence, not a file dump
- Flag figures by path but do not attempt to embed binary image files
Relevant skills
neuroflow:neuroflow-core — read first; defines the command lifecycle and .neuroflow/ write rulesneuroflow:notebooklm — when the user says "use NotebookLM" or wants AI-narrated slides / an audio walkthrough of the slides, route the output to the notebooklm skill instead of (or in addition to) generating Markdown/reveal.js
Audience calibration
| Audience | Approach |
|---|
| Specialist (same field) | Include technical detail in methods; abbreviations are fine |
| General neuroscience | Explain modality-specific methods briefly; avoid jargon in results |
| Mixed | Lead with big-picture framing; keep methods to one slide; emphasise findings |
| Non-scientists | One-sentence lay summary per section; no statistical notation without explanation |
Slide count heuristic
| Talk length | Target slides |
|---|
| 5–10 min | 8–12 |
| 15–20 min | 15–22 |
| 30 min | 25–30 |
| 45 min | 32–40 |
If the user asks for more slides than the heuristic suggests, comply but note that the pace may be tight.
Output format guidance
Markdown / reveal.js
- Use YAML frontmatter with
title, author, date, theme
--- separates horizontal slides; -- separates vertical sub-slides within a section- Recommended themes:
white (light), black (dark), moon (dark, muted)
- Remind the user to install reveal.js or use Slidev for rendering
Structured text outline (PowerPoint / Keynote)
- Each slide block starts with
[SLIDE]
- Use
[TITLE], [BULLET], [IMAGE: path/to/figure], [SPEAKER NOTE] markers
- This format can be copied into a presentation app slide by slide
- Remind the user to replace
[IMAGE: ...] markers with actual figure files
Workflow hints
- Save the slideshow to
.neuroflow/slideshow/slideshow-YYYY-MM-DD.md — confirm before writing
- If a same-date file exists, append
-v2, -v3, etc.
- Keep bullet points to ≤ 6 words per line where possible — slides are prompts, not paragraphs
Slash command
/neuroflow:slideshow — runs this workflow as a slash command.
