Guizang PPT Skill

Why use it

Key features

Single-file HTML output — open in browser, present, done
10 layout variants (cover, big number, comparison, quote, image-grid…)
5 curated themes (light/dark/serif/mono/playful)
Horizontal-swipe nav with keyboard shortcuts
Optional WebGL hero background for the title slide
Editable in-place — prose lives in HTML, easy to tweak

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

ready

Install

Author repository · Claude Skills documentation

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use Guizang PPT Skill

Turn a markdown outline into a presentable deck in 10 minutes

👤 Anyone who'd rather skip PowerPoint ⏱ ~30 min beginner

When to use: You have an outline; you need a deck for tomorrow.

Flow

Pick theme

guizang-ppt: read /talks/ai-strategy.md. Use the 'serif-light' theme for a 25-slide deck. Keep slide titles tight.✓ Copied

→ Single deck.html generated; opens in browser
Refine slide-by-slide

Slide 7 is too text-heavy. Convert to comparison layout (left vs right).✓ Copied

→ Slide 7 changed in place; rest untouched
Add hero

Add a subtle WebGL background to the title slide. Theme-matching colors only.✓ Copied

→ Title slide has tasteful WebGL behind text

Outcome: Polished deck in a single HTML file, ready to present.

Pitfalls

Too many words per slide — Target 25 words/slide; ask Claude to enforce a budget

Combine with: filesystem

Turn a paper into a 15-min talk

👤 Researchers / academics ⏱ ~60 min intermediate

When to use: You have a paper PDF and a conference slot in 2 days.

Prerequisites

Paper in markdown — Convert PDF to MD (Pandoc, etc.)

Flow

Compress

Read paper.md. Compress into 12 slides: motivation, method, key result, 2 figures, future work, refs. Use 'mono-dark' theme.✓ Copied

→ 12-slide deck; figures referenced as image paths
Iterate

Slide 5 'method' should show the architecture diagram, not text. Replace with image /paper/figs/arch.png.✓ Copied

→ Slide 5 reworks to image-focused

Outcome: Conference-ready deck.

Pitfalls

PDF figures not extracted — Run pdfimages first; reference paths in prompt

Combine with: dailypaper-skills

Weekly team update without 30 minutes in PPT

👤 Tech leads / EMs ⏱ ~10 min beginner

When to use: Friday afternoon: you need a deck for Monday all-hands.

Flow

Compose

8-slide team update: shipped / in flight / blocked / Q3 plan. 'playful' theme. Keep numbers prominent.✓ Copied

→ Deck generated with big-number layout for stats

Outcome: Update deck in 5 minutes.

Pitfalls

Too playful for a corporate audience — Switch to 'serif-light' or 'mono-dark'

Combinations

Pair with other MCPs for X10 leverage

guizang-ppt-skill + filesystem

Source content from local notes

Read /notes/q2.md, generate a 'mono-dark' deck. Save as /decks/q2.html.✓ Copied

guizang-ppt-skill + dailypaper-skills

Paper-to-talk pipeline

Daily paper: extract paper.md. guizang-ppt: turn into 12-slide deck.✓ Copied

Tools

What this MCP exposes

Tool	Inputs	When to call
generate_deck	outline, theme, slide_count	First pass
edit_slide	deck.html, slide_num, change	Iterate on a single slide
add_webgl_hero	deck.html, palette?	Make the title slide pop
switch_theme	deck.html, theme	Wrong tone — swap theme

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota: N/A
Tokens per call: 1000–6000 (HTML output is the big chunk)
Monetary: Free
Tip: Generate the structure first, then iterate slide-by-slide rather than regenerating the whole deck

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Minimum scopes: filesystem-write

Credential storage: None

Data egress: None (everything local; output is HTML)

Output HTML loads no remote scripts by default — keep it that way for sensitive talks

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

Slides overflow

Reduce word budget per slide; the layouts have set heights

WebGL hero crashes Safari

Disable WebGL or use the static fallback variant

Theme looks wrong on projector

Switch to 'mono-dark' for high-contrast venues

Alternatives