Individual skill
hands-on-deck
Use this skill any time a .pptx file is involved in any way — as input, output, or both. This includes reading, analyzing, or extracting content from presentations; editing text, images, styles, or layout of existing decks; creating new slides, shapes, tables, or pictures; reordering, duplicating, or merging slides across decks; and verifying decks visually. Trigger whenever the user mentions a deck, slides, a presentation, or a .pptx filename.
skills/hands-on-deck/SKILL.md
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- agent-skills Repository topic
- ai-agents Repository topic
- claude Repository topic
- powerpoint Repository topic
- pptx Repository topic
- python Repository topic
- writing Derived category
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# hands-on-deck — agent-native PPTX manipulation
One tool does everything: `scripts/deck.py`. You write a JSON *patch* describing your edits; deck.py validates and executes it atomically, then lints the result. You never need to open slide XML for routine work.
**Golden rules** (the tool enforces and repeats these):
- ALL slide indices are 0-based, everywhere. Shapes are addressed by stable native ids (`s12`) or unique shape name.
- Positions and sizes are inches from the slide's top-left.
- Patches are atomic: every op is pre-validated (all errors reported at once, with the slide's real shape listing), then applied all-or-nothing.
**Full reference**: `python scripts/deck.py docs` — prints every op with semantics and recipes; needs no file. Read it before writing your first patch.
## The edit loop
```bash