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Create, review, or edit SuperDeck presentations and presentation apps. Use when working with `slides.md`, SuperDeck Markdown syntax, fullscreen slides, `@section`/`@block`/`@widget` layout, built-in widgets such as `@image`, `@dartpad`, `@webview`, and `@qrcode`, custom Flutter widgets, `DeckOptions`, `BlockVariant`, slide parts, templates, styles, images/assets, CLI builds, plugins, or validation of SuperDeck deck behavior.

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SuperDeck Presentations

Overview

Use this skill to build accurate SuperDeck presentations: Markdown slide content, Flutter runtime wiring, assets, custom widgets, styling, templates, and verification.

Reference Routing

Load only the reference needed for the task:

  • Read references/authoring.md when creating or reviewing slides.md, block syntax, layouts, slide notes, built-in widgets, Markdown images, alerts, code, or hero markers.
  • Read references/runtime-customization.md when wiring a Flutter app, registering custom widgets, configuring DeckOptions, slide parts, styles, templates, assets, or plugins.
  • Read references/verification.md before claiming a deck/app works, when choosing commands, or when diagnosing build/render issues.

Workflow

  1. Inspect the existing slides.md, lib/main.dart, pubspec.yaml, and any registered widgets/parts/templates before editing.
  2. Decide whether the task is authoring-only, runtime customization, plugin/build setup, or verification/debugging; load the matching reference.
  3. Prefer the repository's documented syntax and implementation behavior over generic presentation assumptions.
  4. Keep slides readable in Markdown: use frontmatter for metadata, @section for vertical rows, child blocks/widgets for horizontal columns, and flex ratios for sizing.
  5. Verify with a real SuperDeck build or targeted tests before reporting success.

Ground Truths

  • SuperDeck renders a 1280x720 logical slide into a 16:9 scaled viewport.
  • A slide contains vertical sections. Each @section starts a new vertical row; blocks inside that section are laid out horizontally.
  • @block renders Markdown. @widget and any unrecognized @name render a WidgetBlock.
  • Images have two authoring paths. Prefer standalone Markdown ![alt](src) when the image belongs in the Markdown content flow; use @image { src: ... } when the image needs block-level layout control such as fit, fixed size, flex, align, scrollable, or data: source support.
  • Markdown class markers such as {.heading} or {.title} drive Hero transitions for supported Markdown elements; the class does not need a hero- prefix. Use the same tag on matching elements across adjacent slides, and do not duplicate the same tag on one slide.
  • @column is intentionally unsupported; use @block.
  • Effective content alignment is block align → section align → centerLeft. Use section alignment as a shared default and child alignment for exceptions.
  • flex is a positive integer. Section flex controls vertical height; child block flex controls horizontal width.
  • Section spacing creates finite, non-negative gaps only between sibling blocks and affects horizontal space allocation. Block margin is consumed inside that block's allocated frame, outside its decoration/border — it reduces only that block's own usable area, never creates a shared gutter, and never changes flex ratios (unlike CSS margins; use section spacing for gutters). Block padding is consumed inside the decorated container, between the border and the content. Both accept scalar, symmetric, or physical-edge forms. Omitted object edges normalize to zero; explicit null edges are invalid. An absent override inherits the resolved style value for that inset; an explicit 0 removes it. A present override replaces only the matching inset after variants resolve while preserving other style data (decoration, clipping, animation).
  • SlideStyler.blockContainer accepts BlockStyler, a constrained Mix styler supporting only padding, margin, decoration, foregroundDecoration, clipBehavior, context/BlockVariant variants, and animation. It cannot express widget modifiers, width/height/constraints, transforms, or box alignment; use BoxStyler for other style slots (slideContainer, code block containers, alert containers).
  • scrollable is valid on @block and widget blocks, not on @section.
  • layout: fullscreen removes resolved header/footer chrome while retaining the slide's resolved background and style. normal is the default.
  • Built-ins image, dartpad, webview, and qrcode are always registered and can be overridden by user widgets with the same name.
  • @image scale is a finite number greater than zero. It changes painting, not layout, and clips using the effective alignment and image/content frame.
  • @dartpad and @webview use the same deck-scoped WebView controller cache. A cacheKey enables sequential reuse across remounts, never concurrent sharing by two live blocks.
  • Custom widgets must be registered in DeckOptions.widgets; use shorthand @widgetName { ... } in slides.md for registered widget names.
  • BlockVariant('name') is a Dart/Mix stylesheet selector for all WidgetBlocks with that exact, case-sensitive name. It affects the matching container and its widget subtree, not @block content.
  • Styles, templates, widgets, slide parts, and plugins are configured in Dart through DeckOptions/SuperDeckApp, not through a separate styles.yaml.
  • The CLI reads slides.md, writes .superdeck/superdeck.json, and ensures .superdeck/ is listed in Flutter assets unless --skip-pubspec is used.
  • DeckOptions(debug: true) diagnoses non-scrollable Markdown and custom widget overflow without changing Markdown wrapping or rebuilding content; static capture omits diagnostics.

Source Map

Use these files to resolve disputes or update this skill:

  • docs/guides/markdown-authoring.mdx
  • docs/reference/markdown-syntax.mdx
  • docs/reference/block-types.mdx
  • docs/reference/deck-options.mdx
  • docs/guides/custom-widgets.mdx
  • docs/guides/slide-parts.mdx
  • docs/guides/cli-reference.mdx
  • packages/builder/lib/src/parsers/markdown_parser.dart
  • packages/builder/lib/src/parsers/section_parser.dart
  • packages/core/lib/src/deck/block_model.dart
  • packages/superdeck/lib/src/rendering/slides/slide_view.dart
  • packages/superdeck/lib/src/rendering/blocks/block_widget.dart
  • packages/superdeck/lib/src/styling/block_variant.dart
  • packages/superdeck/lib/src/builtins/
  • packages/superdeck/lib/src/ui/widgets/webview_wrapper.dart
  • packages/playground/lib/features/ai/quick_agent/core/engine/schemas/deck_schemas.dart