Deck Design — Operational Playbook

What This Skill Does

Input: a deck brief + any structured data the user has (tables, time series, bridges, evaluation criteria, etc.).
Output: a native editable .pptx file with slide masters, theme colors, and all content as PowerPoint-native objects (text boxes, shapes, charts). Every element is individually editable in PowerPoint.

The brief is everything the user provides about what they want. Before generating anything, extract these signals:

Signal	Examples	Defaults if absent
Objective	"pitch to Series A investors", "board strategy update", "SBIR Phase II proposal deck"	General presentation
Audience	"DoD program managers", "VC partners", "internal team"	General professional
Brand identity	Logo colors, company name, client palette	Palette defaults
Tone / firm style	"McKinsey-style", "clean and modern", "urgent/high-stakes"	Infer from audience + objective
Density	"dense and evidence-heavy", "keep it simple", specific L1/L2/L3	Infer from audience + objective
Data	Tables, metrics, timelines, comparisons, evaluations	None — build from research or request more