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Generate square Instagram-style card news by reusing the slides-grab workflow with card-news mode enabled. Defaults to per-slide PNG export.

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slides-grab Card News Skill

Use this when the user wants card news instead of a widescreen presentation.

Goal

Reuse the existing slides-grab plan/design/export workflow, but generate square outputs optimized for Instagram posts. Per-slide PNG is the default export since Instagram and most card-news distribution channels consume images, not PDFs.

Workflow

  1. Reuse the normal outline process from slides-grab-plan.
  2. During design and review, keep every card at 720pt x 720pt and run:
    • slides-grab validate --slides-dir <path> --mode card-news
    • slides-grab build-viewer --slides-dir <path> --mode card-news
    • slides-grab edit --slides-dir <path> --mode card-news
  3. During export, default to per-slide PNG for Instagram-ready output:
    • slides-grab png --slides-dir <path> --slide-mode card-news --resolution 2160p
    • Optional --output-dir <path>/out-png to choose the output folder (defaults to <slides-dir>/out-png).
  4. Only produce PDF/PPTX/Figma when the user explicitly asks for it:
    • slides-grab pdf --slides-dir <path> --slide-mode card-news --output <name>.pdf
    • slides-grab convert --slides-dir <path> --mode card-news --output <name>.pptx (experimental / unstable)
    • slides-grab figma --slides-dir <path> --mode card-news --output <name>-figma.pptx (experimental / unstable)
  5. Remind the user that PPTX/Figma exports remain experimental / unstable.

Rules

  • Optimize layouts for square Instagram-style card news, not 16:9 slides.
  • Default the export to slides-grab png --slide-mode card-news; only switch to PDF/PPTX/Figma when the user explicitly requests it.
  • Reuse existing design, viewer, editor, and export policy wherever possible.
  • Do not implement SNS/Instagram publishing automation.
  • Use the packaged CLI and bundled skills only.