/paper-slide-deck

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.

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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

Optional layout hints for individual slides. Specify in outline's `// LAYOUT` section.

Slide-Specific Layouts

| Layout | Description | Best For | |--------|-------------|----------| | `title-hero` | Large centered title + subtitle | Cover slides, section breaks | | `quote-callout` | Featured quote with attribution | Testimonials, key insights | | `key-stat` | Single large number as focal point | Impact statistics, metrics | | `split-screen` | Half image, half text | Feature highlights, comparisons | | `icon-grid` | Grid of icons with labels | Features, capab