uv run {baseDir}/scripts/create_pptx.py --outline outline.md --template corporate --output deck.pptx

From JSON Structure

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/create_pptx.py --json slides.json --output deck.pptx

Outline Format (Markdown)

# Presentation Title

subtitle: Annual Review 2026
author: Your Name

## Introduction

- Welcome and agenda
- Key objectives for today
- ![image](generate: modern office building, minimalist style)

## Market Analysis

- chart: bar
- data: sales_by_region.csv
- Market grew 15% YoY
- Strong competitive position

## Financial Summary

- table: quarterly_results
- Strong Q4 performance
- Revenue targets exceeded

JSON Structure

{
  "title": "Quarterly Review",
  "subtitle": "Q4 Performance",
  "author": "Your Name",
  "template": "corporate",
  "slides": [
    {
      "title": "Introduction",
      "layout": "title_and_content",
      "bullets": ["Welcome", "Agenda", "Goals"],
      "notes": "Speaker notes here"
    },
    {
      "title": "Revenue Chart",
      "layout": "chart",
      "chart_type": "bar"
    },
    {
      "title": "Team",
      "layout": "image_and_text",
      "image": "generate: professional team collaboration, corporate style",
      "bullets": ["Leadership", "Sales", "Operations"]
    }
  ]
}

Built-in Style Templates

minimal — Clean white, Helvetica Neue, blue accent (default)
corporate — Professional blue, Arial, business-ready
creative — Bold orange accents, Avenir, modern feel
dark — Dark background, SF Pro, cyan accents
executive — Gold accents, Georgia/Calibri, refined elegance
startup — Purple accents, Poppins/Inter, pitch-deck ready

Generate All Templates

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/create_template.py --all

List Templates

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/create_pptx.py --list-templates

Custom Templates

Save Existing PPTX as Template

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/create_pptx.py --save-template "my-brand" --from existing.pptx

Analyze Template Structure

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/analyze_template.py existing.pptx
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/analyze_template.py existing.pptx --json

Build from Custom Template

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/use_template.py \
  --template my-brand \
  --slides content.json \
  --keep-slides 2 \
  --output presentation.pptx

Data Sources

CSV/Excel

## Regional Sales

- chart: pie
- data: sales.csv
- columns: region, revenue

Inline Data

## Quarterly Comparison

- chart: bar
- data:
  - Q1: 120
  - Q2: 145
  - Q3: 132
  - Q4: 178

Image Generation

Generate images inline using compatible image generation skills:

## Our Vision

- ![hero](generate: futuristic cityscape, clean energy, optimistic)
- Building tomorrow's solutions

Or via JSON:

{
  "title": "Innovation",
  "image": {
    "generate": "abstract technology visualization, blue tones",
    "position": "right",
    "size": "half"
  }
}

Layouts

title — Title slide
title_and_content — Title + bullet points (default)
two_column — Side-by-side content
image_and_text — Image with text
chart — Full chart slide
table — Data table
section — Section divider
blank — Empty slide for custom content

Chart Types

bar / bar_stacked
column / column_stacked
line / line_markers
pie / doughnut
area / area_stacked
scatter

Examples

Pitch Deck

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/create_pptx.py \
  --topic "Series A pitch for tech startup" \
  --slides 10 \
  --template startup \
  --output pitch-deck.pptx

Executive Report

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/create_pptx.py \
  --outline report.md \
  --template executive \
  --output board-report.pptx

Marketing Presentation

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/create_pptx.py \
  --outline campaign.md \
  --template creative \
  --output marketing-deck.pptx

pptx-creator

PowerPoint Creator

Quick Start

From Outline/Markdown

From Topic

With Style Template