Agent skill

PPTX Posters

by aipoch in aipoch/medical-research-skills

Generate PowerPoint presentations and academic posters from paper abstracts or full paper content, with automatic layout optimization and citation formatting.

MITAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install PPTX Posters

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill pptx-posters -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aipoch/medical-research-skills pptx-posters --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/scientific-skills/Other/pptx-posters .claude/skills/pptx-posters && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
pptx-posters
GitHub stars
2k
Token cost
~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
548 words
Files
4 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
567
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Generate PowerPoint presentations and academic posters from paper abstracts or full paper content, with automatic layout optimization and citation formatting.

  • Works in 6 steps: Confirm the input source (abstract text… → PDF Validation: If the input is a PDF,… → Validate that the request is for… → …
  • Tasks that involve PowerPoint presentations
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Check, When to Use, Workflow and Usage, plus 7 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python

What it does

PPTX Posters is an agent skill from aipoch/medical-research-skills. Generate PowerPoint presentations and academic posters from paper abstracts or full paper content, with automatic layout optimization and citation formatting.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `POLISH_CHANGELOG.md`, `pptx-posters_audit_result_v2.json` and `scripts/main.py`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering PowerPoint presentations and Citation management. It works with Microsoft PowerPoint. The repository describes itself as: Hundreds of agent skills for medical research, including protocol design, data analysis, evidence insights, and academic writing. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve PowerPoint presentations
  • Tasks that involve Citation management

Example prompts

  • “/pptx-posters”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Confirm the input source (abstract text or paper PDF), output format, and template preference.
  2. PDF Validation: If the input is a PDF, check whether it can be parsed. If the PDF is encrypted, image-only, or corrupt, emit a specific…
  3. Validate that the request is for presentation generation from existing content, not original research writing.
  4. Extract and structure content into appropriate layout sections.
  5. Generate the PowerPoint file with layout recommendations.
  6. If inputs are incomplete, state which fields are missing and request only the minimum additional information.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 686e09d. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

PPTX Posters loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 43 tokens; SKILL.md has 548 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~43
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.2k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aipoch/medical-research-skills at commit 686e09d, republished under its MIT licence (© aipoch). 548 words, ~1,160 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/pptx-posters/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
pptx-posters
description
Generate PowerPoint presentations and academic posters from paper abstracts or full paper content, with automatic layout optimization and citation formatting.
license
MIT
author
AIPOCH

Source: https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills

PPTX Posters

Generate PowerPoint presentations and academic posters from paper abstracts or content.

Quick Check

bash
python -m py_compile scripts/main.py
python scripts/main.py --help

When to Use

  • Use this skill when converting a paper abstract or PDF into a structured academic poster or slide deck.
  • Use this skill when a specific design template (academic, minimal, colorful) or output format (poster, slides) is needed.
  • Do not use this skill to write original research content, fabricate figures, or produce documents for submission as original work.

Workflow

  1. Confirm the input source (abstract text or paper PDF), output format, and template preference.
  2. PDF Validation: If the input is a PDF, check whether it can be parsed. If the PDF is encrypted, image-only, or corrupt, emit a specific error: "The provided PDF cannot be parsed (possible causes: encrypted, image-only, or corrupt file). Please convert to text or provide the abstract directly."
  3. Validate that the request is for presentation generation from existing content, not original research writing.
  4. Extract and structure content into appropriate layout sections.
  5. Generate the PowerPoint file with layout recommendations.
  6. If inputs are incomplete, state which fields are missing and request only the minimum additional information.

Usage

text
python scripts/main.py --abstract paper.txt --format poster --output poster.pptx
python scripts/main.py --paper paper.pdf --format slides --template academic
python scripts/main.py --abstract paper.txt --format slides --style minimal --output talk.pptx

Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
--abstractfile/textNo—Abstract text or file path
--paperfile pathNo—Full paper PDF
--formatstringYes—Output format: poster or slides
--templatestringNoacademicDesign template: academic, minimal, or colorful
--outputfile pathNostdoutOutput .pptx file path

Output

  • PowerPoint file (.pptx)
  • Layout recommendations
  • Design guidelines for manual refinement

Scope Boundaries

  • This skill generates layout and structure from provided content; it does not write original research.
  • Figure placeholders are inserted; actual figures must be added manually.
  • Citation formatting follows standard academic style but should be verified before submission.

Stress-Case Rules

For complex multi-constraint requests, always include these explicit blocks:

  1. Assumptions
  2. Content Source Used
  3. Layout Output
  4. Design Notes
  5. Risks and Manual Checks
Show full SKILL.md (230 more words)Show less

Error Handling

  • If required inputs are missing, state exactly which fields are missing and request only the minimum additional information.
  • If the task goes outside the documented scope, stop instead of guessing or silently widening the assignment.
  • If scripts/main.py fails, report the failure point, summarize what still can be completed safely, and provide a manual fallback.
  • Do not fabricate research content, figures, or citations.

Input Validation

This skill accepts: a paper abstract or PDF as source content, with a target output format (poster or slides) and optional template preference.

If the request does not involve generating a presentation from existing paper content — for example, asking to write original research, create figures from data, or produce submission-ready manuscripts — do not proceed with the workflow. Instead respond:

"pptx-posters is designed to generate PowerPoint presentations and academic posters from existing paper content. Your request appears to be outside this scope. For figure generation, use a data visualization tool with your actual data. For original research writing, use a manuscript drafting skill. Please provide an abstract or paper file, or use a more appropriate tool."

Response Template

Use the following fixed structure for non-trivial requests:

  1. Objective
  2. Inputs Received
  3. Assumptions
  4. Workflow
  5. Deliverable
  6. Risks and Limits
  7. Next Checks

If the request is simple, you may compress the structure, but still keep assumptions and limits explicit when they affect correctness.

© aipoch, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (scripts) in scientific-skills/Other/pptx-posters of aipoch/medical-research-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • POLISH_CHANGELOG.md
  • pptx-posters_audit_result_v2.json
  • scripts/main.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 686e09d

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Questions about PPTX Posters

What does PPTX Posters do?

Generate PowerPoint presentations and academic posters from paper abstracts or full paper content, with automatic layout optimization and citation formatting. PPTX Posters is an agent skill from aipoch/medical-research-skills. Generate PowerPoint presentations and academic posters from paper abstracts or full paper content, with automatic layout optimization and citation formatting.

When should I use PPTX Posters?

PPTX Posters fits situations like: tasks that involve PowerPoint presentations; tasks that involve Citation management.

How do I install PPTX Posters in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill pptx-posters -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (scientific-skills/Other/pptx-posters in aipoch/medical-research-skills) into .claude/skills/pptx-posters in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install PPTX Posters in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill pptx-posters -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (scientific-skills/Other/pptx-posters in aipoch/medical-research-skills) into .agents/skills/pptx-posters in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use PPTX Posters in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aipoch/medical-research-skills --skill pptx-posters -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/pptx-posters, .gemini/skills/pptx-posters, .github/skills/pptx-posters and .opencode/skills/pptx-posters in your project.

What does PPTX Posters need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, PPTX Posters needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does PPTX Posters access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is PPTX Posters safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does PPTX Posters use?

PPTX Posters is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does PPTX Posters use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to PPTX Posters?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with PPTX Posters: Docsagent (docsagent/docsagent, 625 stars), Thesis Defense PPTX Builder (zouchenzhen/thesis-defense-pptx-skill, 266 stars), Aut Sci Ppt (ShZhao27208/Aut_Sci_ppt, 119 stars) and Paper2slides (QuZhan51496/paper2anything, 468 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains PPTX Posters?

aipoch (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aipoch/medical-research-skills, which has 1,973 GitHub stars. The repository holds 567 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 17, 2026.

Source: aipoch/medical-research-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.