/azure-host

name: azure-host-pptx
description: "Reusable fixed-style PPTX generation skill for the Azure Host Forum visual brand — sky-blue background (#65AEFF), deep green typography (#07461E), olive side-panel accent (#728E03), cream portrait/detail color (#F1F0EA), bold contemporary industry sharing event aesthetic, oversized condensed grotesk titles, strong left-text / right-speaker-column composition, circular portrait frames, widescreen 16:9 editable .pptx output. Use this skill whenever the user mentions Azure Host Forum, asks for a presentation or deck in the Azure Host Forum style, wants a forum or industry-sharing deck, speaker event deck, expert talk slides, panel presentation, creative industry event deck, founder briefing slides, or any event/forum-style PowerPoint. Also trigger when the user says 'azure host forum', 'forum deck', 'speaker event slides', 'industry sharing presentation', 'host forum pptx', 'panel deck', 'workshop deck', or 'creative industry event slides' in any context."

Azure Host Forum PPTX Skill

A reusable fixed-style PowerPoint generation skill. It builds on the `pptx` skill's technical capabilities while locking in the Azure Host Forum visual identity: bold, contemporary, design-forward, inspired by industry sharing events, speaker forums, and editorial event posters.

**Core principle — style wins over content volume.** When the user's topic contains more information than the format can hold, compress and reinterpret. The deck must feel like a bold contemporary industry forum and speaker event — not a generic webinar deck, not a text-heavy conference agenda, not a business report. Every slide is a bold event panel or editorial speaker card.

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Step 1: Gather Inputs (Ask First — Max 3 Questions)

Do **not** start generating immediately. Use the `AskUserQuestion` tool to present all questions in a **single** call. Only ask about what the user hasn't already provided.

**Question 1 — Topic** (skip if already provided):

• header: "Topic"
• question: "What is the presentation topic, event title, forum subject, session theme, project, or brand/product name?"
• options: 2–3 relevant examples plus allow Other

**Question 2 — Slide count** (skip if already specified):

• header: "Slides"
• question: "How many slides should the deck include? (Default is 8 if unsure)"
• options: `6 slides`, `8 slides (Recommended)`, `10 slides`, `12 slides`

**Question 3 — Images**:

• header: "Images"
• question: "How should speaker images be handled?"
• options:
• `Use uploaded speaker images` — Insert portraits I upload
• `Generate speaker portraits with gpt-image-2` — AI creates clean editorial headshots
• `Combine uploaded images and gpt-image-2` — Mix uploaded and AI-generated

If the user hasn't provided host names, speaker names, session details, date, time, location, agenda items, or registration details, **infer reasonable content from the topic or use neutral placeholder copy**. Do not keep asking — only follow up if missing info makes it literally impossible to build the deck.

Once you have the three answers, proceed directly to generation.

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Step 2: Topic Translation — Everything Becomes a Forum or Speaker Event

Before writing any slide copy, translate the user's topic into an Azure Host Forum frame. No topic is too technical, too abstract, or too far from UI design or industry sharing to work. Every subject can be reframed as a bold hosted forum, expert talk, live session, design-forward panel, product conversation, founder briefing, workshop, or creative industry event — while preserving the user's actual subject.

| User provides | Azure Host Forum treatment | |---|---| | UI/UX or design topic | Industry sharing session — hosts, guests, live critique, portfolio review | | Tech product or platform | Founder briefing or product forum — live demo, expert Q&A | | Business or strategy topic | Executive panel or expert roundtable | | Scientific or research topic | Knowledge forum — expert talk, live discussion | | Creative or cultural topic | Creative industry exchange — guest portfolio, live session | | Any other subject | Reframe as a bold hosted live session, expert forum, or workshop event |

Decide the **event title**, the **one-line session premise**, and the **format/location label** before writing any slides. These anchor the cover and the visual language of the whole deck.

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Step 3: Generate Images (if requested)

Read the `generate-image` skill at `/home/node/.claude/skills/generate-image/SKILL.md` for the exact API call pattern. Use `openai/gpt-image-2` with `response_format: "b64_json"`.

Cover portrait rule

The cover slide must include **exactly two speaker/host headshot images** placed in the right olive column, stacked vertically in large circular or softly rounded frames. If the user chose gpt-image-2 or mixed mode and has not uploaded enough portraits, generate two portraits for the cover. Generate additional portraits for individual speaker profile slides as needed.

How many images to generate

• 8-slide deck → 2–3 portraits (cover pair + 1 speaker slide)
• 10–12 slide deck → 3–4 portraits
• 6 slides → 2 portraits minimum (cover pair)

Azure Host Forum portrait prompt formula

Generated portraits are clean editorial headshots — they are supporting image assets, never full-slide screenshots and never images with embedded text.

Clean head-and-shoulders editorial portrait, professional and friendly, white or cream (#F1F0EA) background, soft even studio lighting. [Descriptor: mid-30s person / young professional / senior creative / diverse ethnicity — choose varied diversity across portraits]. No readable text, no logos, no props, no busy environment, no recognizable real person. Suitable for an industry event or speaker forum. High-resolution, editorial photography style.

Save each generated portrait to `/tmp/azure-forum-portrait-N.png`.

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Step 4: Build the PPTX

Read the `pptx` skill at `/home/node/