MagicSlides - AI Presentation Generator

Create professional presentations in seconds from topics or web content using AI.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when:

User asks to create a presentation or slide deck
User wants to convert an article or URL into slides
User needs a PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation
User asks "make me a presentation about..."
User needs a pitch deck or educational slides
User wants to summarize content as slides

Keywords: presentation, slides, PowerPoint, PPT, slide deck, pitch deck, create slides, generate presentation, topic to slides, URL to presentation

Prerequisites

The magicslides CLI must be installed and authenticated:

# Check if installed
which magicslides

# If not installed
npm install -g magicslides

# Authenticate (requires API key from magicslides.app/dashboard/settings)
magicslides login

Commands

Create Presentation from Topic

magicslides create --topic "<topic>" --slides <number> --language <code>

Parameters:

--topic (required): The presentation topic
--slides (optional): Number of slides (1-50, default: 10)
--language (optional): Language code (default: en)
--template (optional): Template name (e.g., default, modern, minimal)

Examples:

# Basic presentation
magicslides create --topic "Introduction to Machine Learning" --slides 10

# Presentation in Spanish
magicslides create --topic "Inteligencia Artificial" --slides 15 --language es

# With specific template
magicslides create --topic "Q1 Sales Report" --slides 8 --template modern

Create Presentation from URL

Convert any web article or blog post into a presentation:

magicslides create-url --url "<url>" --slides <number> --language <code>

Parameters:

--url (required): URL of the article/content
--slides (optional): Number of slides (1-50, default: 10)
--language (optional): Language code (default: en)
--template (optional): Template name

Examples:

# Create from a blog post
magicslides create-url --url "https://techcrunch.com/article" --slides 12

# Create from documentation in German
magicslides create-url --url "https://docs.example.com/guide" --slides 8 --language de

Workflow for Agents

When user asks for a presentation on a topic:

magicslides create --topic "<user's topic>" --slides 10

When user shares a URL and wants slides:

magicslides create-url --url "<user's url>" --slides 10

For specific requirements:
- Adjust --slides based on how detailed the user wants it
- Use --language if user specifies a language
- Use --template for specific styling needs

Response Format

The CLI returns the URL to the generated presentation. Present it to the user:

Your presentation has been created!

🎨 View and edit your presentation:
[presentation URL from output]

The presentation contains [X] slides about [topic].

Error Handling

Error	Solution
"Authentication required"	Run `magicslides login` with API key
"Invalid API key"	Get new key from magicslides.app/dashboard/settings
"Rate limit exceeded"	User needs to upgrade plan or wait
"Invalid URL"	Verify the URL is accessible and valid

Supported Languages

40+ languages supported using ISO 639-1 codes:

Language	Code	Language	Code
English	en	Spanish	es
French	fr	German	de
Portuguese	pt	Italian	it
Chinese	zh	Japanese	ja
Korean	ko	Russian	ru
Arabic	ar	Hindi	hi

Limitations

API key required (free tier: 10 presentations/month)
Slides range: 1-50 per presentation
URL content must be publicly accessible
Generation takes 30-60 seconds

Examples for Common Tasks

Quick Presentation

magicslides create --topic "Project Status Update" --slides 5

Detailed Educational Presentation

magicslides create --topic "Complete Guide to Python Programming" --slides 30 --language en

Convert Article to Slides

magicslides create-url --url "https://medium.com/@author/article" --slides 15

Sales Pitch Deck

magicslides create --topic "Product Launch Pitch - Feature Benefits and Pricing" --slides 12 --template modern

Multi-language Presentation

# Japanese presentation
magicslides create --topic "人工知能入門" --slides 10 --language ja

# French presentation  
magicslides create --topic "Introduction à l'IA" --slides 10 --language fr

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