paper-slide-deck

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name: paper-slide-deck description: Generate professional slide deck images from academic papers and content. Creates comprehensive outlines with style instructions, auto-detects figures from PDFs, then generates individual slide images. Use when user asks to "create slides", "make a presentation", "generate deck", or "slide deck" for papers.

Paper Slide Deck Generator

Transform academic papers and content into professional slide deck images with automatic figure extraction.

Usage

/paper-slide-deck path/to/paper.pdf
/paper-slide-deck path/to/paper.pdf --style academic-paper
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --style sketch-notes
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --audience executives
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --lang zh
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --slides 10
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --outline-only
/paper-slide-deck  # Then paste content

Script Directory

Important: All scripts are located in the scripts/ subdirectory of this skill.

Agent Execution Instructions:

1. Determine this SKILL.md file's directory path as SKILL_DIR
2. Script path = ${SKILL_DIR}/scripts/<script-name>.ts
3. Replace all ${SKILL_DIR} in this document with the actual path

Script Reference:

Script	Purpose
scripts/generate-slides.py	Generate AI slides via Gemini API (Python)
scripts/merge-to-pptx.ts	Merge slides into PowerPoint
scripts/merge-to-pdf.ts	Merge slides into PDF
scripts/detect-figures.ts	Auto-detect figures/tables in PDF
scripts/extract-figure.ts	Extract figure from PDF page (uses PyMuPDF fallback)
scripts/apply-template.ts	Apply figure container template

Options

Option	Description
--style <name>	Visual style (see Style Gallery)
--audience <type>	Target audience: beginners, intermediate, experts, executives, general
--lang <code>	Output language (en, zh, ja, etc.)
--slides <number>	Target slide count
--outline-only	Generate outline only, skip image generation

Style Gallery

Style	Description	Best For
academic-paper	Clean professional, precise charts	Conference talks, thesis defense
blueprint (Default)	Technical schematics, grid texture	Architecture, system design
chalkboard	Black chalkboard, colorful chalk	Education, tutorials, classroom
notion	SaaS dashboard, card-based layouts	Product demos, SaaS, B2B
bold-editorial	Magazine cover, bold typography, dark	Product launches, keynotes
corporate	Navy/gold, structured layouts	Investor decks, proposals
dark-atmospheric	Cinematic dark mode, glowing accents	Entertainment, gaming
editorial-infographic	Magazine explainers, flat illustrations	Tech explainers, research
fantasy-animation	Ghibli/Disney style, hand-drawn	Educational, storytelling
intuition-machine	Technical briefing, bilingual labels	Technical docs, academic
minimal	Ultra-clean, maximum whitespace	Executive briefings, premium
pixel-art	Retro 8-bit, chunky pixels	Gaming, developer talks
scientific	Academic diagrams, precise labeling	Biology, chemistry, medical
sketch-notes	Hand-drawn, warm & friendly	Educational, tutorials
vector-illustration	Flat vector, retro & cute	Creative, children's content
vintage	Aged-paper, historical styling	Historical, heritage, biography
watercolor	Hand-painted textures, natural warmth	Lifestyle, wellness, travel

Auto Style Selection

Content Signals	Selected Style
paper, thesis, defense, conference, ieee, acm, icml, neurips, cvpr, acl, aaai, iclr	academic-paper
tutorial, learn, education, guide, intro, beginner	sketch-notes
classroom, teaching, school, chalkboard, blackboard	chalkboard
architecture, system, data, analysis, technical	blueprint
creative, children, kids, cute, illustration	vector-illustration
briefing, bilingual, infographic, concept	intuition-machine
executive, minimal, clean, simple, elegant	minimal
saas, product, dashboard, metrics, productivity	notion
investor, quarterly, business, corporate, proposal	corporate
launch, marketing, keynote, bold, impact, magazine	bold-editorial
entertainment, music, gaming, creative, atmospheric	dark-atmospheric
explainer, journalism, science communication	editorial-infographic
story, fantasy, animation, magical, whimsical	fantasy-animation
gaming, retro, pixel, developer, nostalgia	pixel-art
biology, chemistry, medical, pathway, scientific	scientific
history, heritage, vintage, expedition, historical	vintage
lifestyle, wellness, travel, artistic, natural	watercolor
Default	blueprint

Layout Gallery

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