Activation Triggers

"create presentation", "generate slides", "make pptx"
"convert markdown to powerpoint", "md to pptx"
"data visualization slides", "chart presentation"
"alex branded deck", "presentation template"

Slide Types

Type	Use Case	Data Shape
`title`	Opening slide with main title + subtitle	`{ title, subtitle?, notes? }`
`content`	Bullet list slide	`{ title, bullets[], notes? }`
`section`	Section divider	`{ title, subtitle? }`
`chart`	Data visualization	`{ chartType, series[], title? }`
`table`	Tabular data	`{ headers[], rows[][] }`
`image`	Image slide	`{ path\|base64, caption? }`
`twoColumn`	Side-by-side content	`{ left: {title, bullets}, right: {title, bullets} }`

Chart Types

bar — Category comparison
line — Trend over time
pie — Part-of-whole (use ≤6 segments)
doughnut — Pie variant with center hole
area — Volume over time
scatter — Correlation analysis

Alex Brand Colors

Name	Fill	Text	Border
Blue	`ddf4ff`	`0550ae`	`80ccff`
Green	`d3f5db`	`1a7f37`	`6fdd8b`
Purple	`d8b9ff`	`6639ba`	`bf8aff`
Gold	`fff8c5`	`9a6700`	`d4a72c`
Gray	`eaeef2`	`24292f`	`afb8c1`

Example: Markdown Input

# Quarterly Review

## Executive Summary

---

# Q4 2024 Results

## Performance Overview

- Revenue up 23% YoY
- Customer acquisition: 1,200 new accounts
- NPS improved from 45 to 62

> Speaker notes: Highlight the NPS improvement as key win

---

## Next Quarter [section]

Focus areas for Q1 2025

---

# Strategic Priorities

- Expand enterprise segment
- Launch self-serve tier
- Hire 15 engineers

Example: Programmatic API

import { generateAndSavePresentation, SlideContent } from './pptxGenerator';

const slides: SlideContent[] = [
    { type: 'title', title: 'Q4 Review', subtitle: 'Performance & Strategy' },
    { type: 'content', title: 'Highlights', bullets: ['Revenue +23%', 'NPS 62'] },
    { type: 'chart', title: 'Revenue Trend', data: {
        chartType: 'line',
        series: [{ name: 'Revenue', labels: ['Q1','Q2','Q3','Q4'], values: [100,120,115,146] }]
    }}
];

await generateAndSavePresentation(slides, { title: 'Q4 Review' }, 'review.pptx');

CLI Usage

# From markdown
npx ts-node .github/muscles/pptxgen-cli.ts --input slides.md --output deck.pptx

# Quick content
npx ts-node .github/muscles/pptxgen-cli.ts --content "Welcome to Alex|Point 1|Point 2" -o quick.pptx

Integration Points

Integration	Description
Chat command	`/pptx <topic>` to generate slides from topic
Memory export	Convert episodic memories to slides
Skill output	Any skill can request PPTX output
Data connectors	Azure SQL / Power BI → charts

Constraints

Offline-only (no cloud dependencies)
16:9 default layout (4:3, 16:10 available)
Max recommended: 50 slides per deck
Images: local path, URL, or base64

Capability	Description
Markdown → PPTX	Convert `.md` files to branded presentations
Data-Driven Slides	Generate charts/tables from JSON data
Template System	Alex brand Slide Masters (title, content, section, chart)
Multi-Format Export	File output or base64 for web delivery

PPTX Generation

PPTX Generation Skill

Capabilities