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How to create a new deck with slides from scratch. Read this before creating any deck. Contains exact HTML templates for every slide layout — no codebase exploration needed.

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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/BuilderIO/agent-native/blob/HEAD/templates/slides/.agents/skills/create-deck/SKILL.md

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Creating a Deck

Do not explore the codebase. Everything you need is here.

Workflow

Read the creative-context skill and retrieve factual evidence separately from presentation structure. Respect contextMode: "off".
Plan the slides (title, section dividers, content slides).
Call create-deck --title "..." --slides '[]' to create an empty deck.
Navigate to the new deck.
Call add-slide once per slide in slide order, waiting for each result.

Follow the creative-context reuse ladder before inventing a slide language: reuse an approved native template unchanged, compose approved pieces, lightly adapt a real approved example, generate from narrowly retrieved references, then go net-new only when the relevant corpus is empty. Retrieval is a separate step from generation. Persist the immutable contextPackId and concise reuse labels with the deck's generation provenance; never infer provenance later from rendered slide HTML.

When creative context is available, pass the pre-generation search result's contextPackId to create-deck, pass deck-wide reuseLabels, and add creativeContextReuseLabels to each slide that reused a specific item/version. Do not omit these fields and let the final write action search after the HTML has already been authored; that would fabricate influence. With an empty library, omit them. With Library mode Off, omit them and create normally. before adding the next slide

Do not create multiple slides in parallel for the same deck. Do not spawn sub-agents to write into the same deck at the same time. Sub-agents may research or draft slide copy, but one writer should call add-slide sequentially so the editor stays stable and the user can watch progress.

If the user provides a Google Docs URL as source material, call import-google-doc --url <url> first and build from the returned text. If the action cannot read a private document, the user can connect Google Docs and choose the file through the picker, or share the Doc with the configured service account. Relay the action's exact access instructions instead of generating from the URL alone.

pnpm action create-deck --title "My Deck" --slides '[]'

Then navigate:

pnpm action navigate --deckId=<id from create-deck output>

Then add slides one by one:

pnpm action add-slide --deckId=<id> --layout title --content "..."
pnpm action add-slide --deckId=<id> --layout content --content "..."

Slide Wrapper

Every slide's content must use this exact outer div:

<div class="fmd-slide" style="padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-start; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;">
  <!-- slide content here -->
</div>

Background is pure black (bg-[#000000]) — set by the renderer, not the slide HTML.

Ready-to-Use Templates

Copy and fill in the bracketed values. Use \ to escape quotes inside the JSON string.

Title Slide

<div class="fmd-slide" style="padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-start; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;">
  <div style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #00E5FF; margin-bottom: 24px;">[LABEL OR DATE]</div>
  <h1 style="font-size: 64px; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -2px; margin: 0 0 24px 0;">[TITLE]</h1>
  <p style="font-size: 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); margin: 0;">[SUBTITLE OR PRESENTER]</p>
</div>

Section Divider

<div class="fmd-slide" style="padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-start; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;">
  <div style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #00E5FF; margin-bottom: 20px;">[SECTION NUMBER, e.g. 01]</div>
  <h2 style="font-size: 72px; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -2px; margin: 0;">[SECTION TITLE]</h2>
</div>

Content Slide (bullets)

<div class="fmd-slide" style="padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-start; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;">
  <div style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #00E5FF; margin-bottom: 16px;">[SECTION LABEL]</div>
  <h2 style="font-size: 40px; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 0 0 48px 0;">[SLIDE HEADING]</h2>
  <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px;">
    <div style="display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px;">
      <span style="font-size: 8px; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; flex-shrink: 0;">&#x25CF;</span>
      <span style="font-size: 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); line-height: 1.5;">[BULLET TEXT]</span>
    </div>
    <div style="display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px;">
      <span style="font-size: 8px; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; flex-shrink: 0;">&#x25CF;</span>
      <span style="font-size: 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); line-height: 1.5;">[BULLET TEXT]</span>
    </div>
    <div style="display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px;">
      <span style="font-size: 8px; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; flex-shrink: 0;">&#x25CF;</span>
      <span style="font-size: 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); line-height: 1.5;">[BULLET TEXT]</span>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Two-Column Slide (text left, image/visual right)

<div class="fmd-slide" style="padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-start; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;">
  <div style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #00E5FF; margin-bottom: 16px;">[SECTION LABEL]</div>
  <h2 style="font-size: 40px; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 0 0 40px 0;">[HEADING]</h2>
  <div style="display: flex; gap: 60px; flex: 1;">
    <div style="flex: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px;">
      <div style="display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px;">
        <span style="font-size: 8px; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; flex-shrink: 0;">&#x25CF;</span>
        <span style="font-size: 20px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); line-height: 1.5;">[BULLET]</span>
      </div>
      <div style="display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px;">
        <span style="font-size: 8px; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; flex-shrink: 0;">&#x25CF;</span>
        <span style="font-size: 20px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); line-height: 1.5;">[BULLET]</span>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="fmd-img-placeholder" style="flex: 1; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 300px;">[IMAGE DESCRIPTION]</div>
  </div>
</div>

Statement / Quote Slide

<div class="fmd-slide" style="padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-start; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;">
  <div style="width: 60px; height: 4px; background: #00E5FF; margin-bottom: 40px;"></div>
  <p style="font-size: 48px; font-weight: 800; color: #fff; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 0 0 32px 0;">&ldquo;[STATEMENT OR QUOTE]&rdquo;</p>
  <p style="font-size: 18px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.45); margin: 0;">[SOURCE OR ATTRIBUTION]</p>
</div>

Metrics / Stats Slide

<div class="fmd-slide" style="padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-start; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;">
  <div style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #00E5FF; margin-bottom: 16px;">[SECTION LABEL]</div>
  <h2 style="font-size: 40px; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 0 0 60px 0;">[HEADING]</h2>
  <div style="display: flex; gap: 60px;">
    <div style="flex: 1;">
      <div style="font-size: 72px; font-weight: 900; color: #00E5FF; letter-spacing: -2px; line-height: 1;">[METRIC]</div>
      <div style="font-size: 18px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); margin-top: 12px;">[LABEL]</div>
    </div>
    <div style="flex: 1;">
      <div style="font-size: 72px; font-weight: 900; color: #00E5FF; letter-spacing: -2px; line-height: 1;">[METRIC]</div>
      <div style="font-size: 18px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); margin-top: 12px;">[LABEL]</div>
    </div>
    <div style="flex: 1;">
      <div style="font-size: 72px; font-weight: 900; color: #00E5FF; letter-spacing: -2px; line-height: 1;">[METRIC]</div>
      <div style="font-size: 18px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); margin-top: 12px;">[LABEL]</div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Closing / CTA Slide

<div class="fmd-slide" style="padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-start; font-family: 'Poppins', sans-serif;">
  <div style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #00E5FF; margin-bottom: 24px;">[LABEL, e.g. GET STARTED]</div>
  <h2 style="font-size: 64px; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -2px; margin: 0 0 32px 0;">[CLOSING STATEMENT]</h2>
  <p style="font-size: 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); margin: 0;">[CONTACT OR NEXT STEP]</p>
</div>

Image Placeholders

When a slide needs a visual, use this div — it renders as a styled placeholder and can later be replaced with a generated image:

<div class="fmd-img-placeholder" style="width: 100%; height: 300px; border-radius: 12px;">[Description of what image should show]</div>

Bold Terms with Description

For definition-style bullets:

<div style="display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px;">
  <span style="font-size: 8px; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; flex-shrink: 0;">&#x25CF;</span>
  <span style="font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.5;">
    <strong style="font-weight: 800; color: #fff;">[Term]</strong>
    <span style="color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55);"> — [description]</span>
  </span>
</div>

Bulk Replacement Only

Use a non-empty create-deck --slides '[...]' payload only for imports or an intentional atomic bulk replacement. For normal AI-generated decks, use the empty-deck plus sequential add-slide workflow above.

A bulk payload looks like this:

pnpm action create-deck --title "Product Vision 2025" --slides '[
  {
    "id": "slide-1",
    "layout": "title",
    "content": "<div class=\"fmd-slide\" style=\"padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-start; font-family: '\''Poppins'\'', sans-serif;\"><div style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #00E5FF; margin-bottom: 24px;\">ANNUAL STRATEGY</div><h1 style=\"font-size: 64px; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -2px; margin: 0 0 24px 0;\">Product Vision 2025</h1><p style=\"font-size: 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.55); margin: 0;\">Engineering Leadership — Q1 2025</p></div>"
  },
  {
    "id": "slide-2",
    "layout": "content",
    "content": "<div class=\"fmd-slide\" style=\"padding: 80px 110px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-start; font-family: '\''Poppins'\'', sans-serif;\"><div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 3px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #00E5FF; margin-bottom: 16px;\">OVERVIEW</div><h2 style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: 900; color: #fff; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -1px; margin: 0 0 48px 0;\">Three Core Priorities</h2><div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 20px;\"><div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8px; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; flex-shrink: 0;\">&#x25CF;</span><span style=\"font-size: 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); line-height: 1.5;\">Ship the agent platform by March</span></div><div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8px; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; flex-shrink: 0;\">&#x25CF;</span><span style=\"font-size: 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); line-height: 1.5;\">Grow to 10k active teams</span></div><div style=\"display: flex; align-items: flex-start; gap: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8px; color: #fff; margin-top: 8px; flex-shrink: 0;\">&#x25CF;</span><span style=\"font-size: 22px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.85); line-height: 1.5;\">Reduce time-to-value to under 5 minutes</span></div></div></div>"
  }
]'

After creating, navigate to the deck:

pnpm action navigate --deckId=<id>