Converts a markdown deck (slides separated by --- HR boundaries or by H1 headings, with optional <!-- notes: ...

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Install Md Slides

skills CLI
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill md-slides -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills md-slides --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/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/markdown-html/skills/md-slides .claude/skills/md-slides && 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
md-slides
GitHub stars
28k
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
596 words
Files
8 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo
342
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Converts a markdown deck (slides separated by --- HR boundaries or by H1 headings, with optional <!-- notes: ...

  • Works in 8 steps: Refuses input with no clear slide… → Refuses 1-slide decks. That's a poster,… → Refuses input < 100 lines. Same Shihipar… → …
  • The markdown-html-orchestrator classifies an input as SLIDES
  • SKILL.md covers When to invoke, Pipeline, What ships in the HTML and Hard rules, plus 4 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3

What it does

Md Slides is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills. Converts a markdown deck (slides separated by --- HR boundaries or by H1 headings, with optional <!-- notes: ... -- presenter notes blocks) into a single-file HTML presentation with arrow-key / space / PgDn / PgUp / Home / End / P / Esc keyboard navigation, presenter mode (split view with current slide + speaker notes + clock + next-slide preview), URL-hash deep linking, and @media print page-per-slide for PDF export. Triggers when the markdown-html-orchestrator classifies an input as SLIDES, or when invoked…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 10 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `references/keyboard_nav_patterns.md`, `references/presentation_ux.md` and `references/single_file_deck_conventions.md`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Slides and decks. The repository describes itself as: 380 Claude Code skills & agent skills & plugins (30+ Agents, 70+ custom commands, 380+ skills, customizable references, scripts)for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and 8… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The markdown-html-orchestrator classifies an input as SLIDES
  • Invoked directly via /cs:md-slides

Example prompts

  • “Use the md-slides skill to convert a markdown deck (slides separated by --- HR boundaries or by H1 headings, with optional <!-- notes: ..”
  • “/md-slides”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Refuses input with no clear slide boundaries. Auto mode needs ≥ 3 HR lines or ≥ 5 H1 headings. Otherwise exit 6 — route to md-document.
  2. Refuses 1-slide decks. That's a poster, not a deck. Exit 5.
  3. Refuses input < 100 lines. Same Shihipar threshold as all converters.
  4. Refuses without onboarding. Same gate as every converter.
  5. strict-notes refuses < 50% notes coverage. A deck where most slides have no notes isn't set up for presenter mode. Exit 7.
  6. Soft-warns slides > 40 source lines. Signal-to-noise; renders anyway but surfaces the count.
  7. Single-file output. All CSS + JS inline. Only external is Google Fonts CSS. Prism.js is opt-in via --syntax.
  8. No JS framework runtime. Vanilla JS + keyboard event handlers, no React/Vue/Svelte.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 19392f7. 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 3 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3

    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

Md Slides loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~5.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 209 tokens; SKILL.md has 596 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~209
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~5.4k

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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills at commit 19392f7, republished under its MIT licence (© alirezarezvani). 596 words, ~1,627 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/md-slides/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 7 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
md-slides
description
Converts a markdown deck (slides separated by `---` HR boundaries or by `# ` H1 headings, with optional `<!-- notes: ... -->` presenter notes blocks) into a single-file HTML presentation with arrow-key / space / PgDn / PgUp / Home / End / P / Esc keyboard navigation, presenter mode (split view with current slide + speaker notes + clock + next-slide preview), URL-hash deep linking, and `@media print` page-per-slide for PDF export. Triggers when the markdown-html-orchestrator classifies an input as SLIDES, or when invoked directly via /cs:md-slides. Reuses md-document's markdown parser for slide-body rendering and reads design-system tokens via config_loader.py. Refuses if input has no clear slide boundaries, produces a 1-slide deck, or `--strict-notes` is on with < 50% notes coverage. Use after orchestrator routing.
version
2.10.3
author
Alireza Rezvani
license
MIT
tags
markdown, html, slides, deck, presenter-mode, keyboard-nav, print-to-pdf, single-file, design-system
compatible_tools
claude-code, codex-cli, cursor, antigravity, opencode, gemini-cli

md-slides — Markdown deck → single-file HTML presentation

The slide-deck converter. Reads a markdown deck (HR or H1 boundaries, optional presenter notes), emits a single-file HTML presentation that runs in any browser with keyboard navigation, presenter mode, and print-to-PDF.

Three stdlib tools pipeline together:

slide_splitter.py  →  presenter_notes_parser.py  →  deck_html_renderer.py
   (md → ordered      (extract <!-- notes:         (slides + design-system
    slides with       --> blocks, attach            tokens → single-file
    titles)           per slide)                    HTML with keyboard nav)

When to invoke

SymptomAction
markdown-html-orchestrator routes input as SLIDESInvoke this skill
User runs /cs:md-slides <path>.md directlyInvoke this skill
Input has 3+ --- HR lines OR 5+ H1 headings with short bodiesInvoke this skill
Input is a long-form specRoute to md-document instead
Input is a code reviewRoute to md-review instead
Input has no clear slide boundariesRefuse, route to md-document
Input would produce 1 slideRefuse (it's a poster)

Pipeline

bash
# 1. Split slides on --- or H1 (auto-detect by default)
python3 markdown-html/skills/md-slides/scripts/slide_splitter.py \
    --input <path>.md --output /tmp/slides.json

# 2. Extract <!-- notes: ... --> blocks from each slide
python3 markdown-html/skills/md-slides/scripts/presenter_notes_parser.py \
    --slides /tmp/slides.json --output /tmp/deck.json

# 3. Render single-file HTML deck
python3 markdown-html/skills/md-slides/scripts/deck_html_renderer.py \
    --slides /tmp/deck.json --title "My Talk" --output deck.html

What ships in the HTML

  • All slides as <section class="slide"> — one visible at a time, controlled by JS
  • Keyboard nav — → / Space / PgDn advance; ← / PgUp previous; Home/End jump; P presenter mode; Esc exits presenter
  • URL-hash deep linking — #3 jumps to slide 3; browser back/forward walks slides; share deck.html#5 to send someone directly there
  • Progress bar — 3px at top showing position through the deck
  • Slide counter — bottom-right ("3 / 12")
  • Presenter mode (P key) — splits the window: current slide on left (60% width), panel on right with clock + speaker notes + next-slide preview
  • Print stylesheet — Cmd+P produces a PDF with one slide per page
  • @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) honored
  • 12 brand CSS custom properties from design-system; design_style affects layout density
  • Reuses md-document's markdown parser — slide bodies render with consistent paragraph/list/code/table/callout handling

Hard rules

  1. Refuses input with no clear slide boundaries. Auto mode needs ≥ 3 HR lines or ≥ 5 H1 headings. Otherwise exit 6 — route to md-document.
  2. Refuses 1-slide decks. That's a poster, not a deck. Exit 5.
  3. Refuses input < 100 lines. Same Shihipar threshold as all converters.
  4. Refuses without onboarding. Same gate as every converter.
  5. --strict-notes refuses < 50% notes coverage. A deck where most slides have no notes isn't set up for presenter mode. Exit 7.
  6. Soft-warns slides > 40 source lines. Signal-to-noise; renders anyway but surfaces the count.
  7. Single-file output. All CSS + JS inline. Only external is Google Fonts CSS. Prism.js is opt-in via --syntax.
  8. No JS framework runtime. Vanilla JS + keyboard event handlers, no React/Vue/Svelte.
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Forcing-question library (Matt Pocock grill discipline)

  1. Is this actually a deck, or a long document? Recommended: if you can't draw clear slide boundaries, it's not a deck. Canon: Tufte Cognitive Style of PowerPoint.
  2. HR (---) or H1 boundaries? Recommended: HR for typical decks; H1 for outline-driven decks. Canon: Marp / reveal.js / pandoc convergence.
  3. Will it be presented live or distributed for self-paced reading? Recommended: live → need presenter notes; self-paced → notes optional. Canon: Weinschenk 100 Things Every Presenter Needs to Know.
  4. Is there any slide over 40 source lines? Recommended: split it. Canon: NN/g — audience attention drops past ~6 bullets / 200 words.
  5. Is --syntax needed? Recommended: only for decks with substantial code blocks. Default off. Canon: single-file shareability discipline.

Distinct from

  • md-document — that's one continuous document. This is N discrete slides.
  • md-review — that renders diff hunks + annotations. This renders prose slides.
  • marketing/landing/ — that's a landing page, not a deck.
  • Keynote / PowerPoint — those are graphic-design tools. This is for markdown-authored decks projected from a browser.

Output artifact

{default_output_dir}/deck-{slug}.html (path resolved by orchestrator's output_path_resolver.py; collision suffix -2, -3, … by default).

References

  • Shihipar — Claude Code HTML output (Medium, 2026), Tier 3 use case "Slide Decks"
  • Reynolds — Presentation Zen (less is more discipline)
  • Atkinson — Beyond Bullet Points (the bullet-heavy failure mode)
  • Tufte — The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint (the polemic)
  • reveal.js / Big / Marp — convergent markdown-to-deck conventions
  • See references/ for full citations (presentation_ux, keyboard_nav_patterns, single_file_deck_conventions)

© alirezarezvani, 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 7 other files (scripts, references, assets) in markdown-html/skills/md-slides of alirezarezvani/claude-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • assets/md_slides_template.html
  • references/keyboard_nav_patterns.md
  • references/presentation_ux.md
  • references/single_file_deck_conventions.md
  • scripts/deck_html_renderer.py
  • scripts/presenter_notes_parser.py
  • scripts/slide_splitter.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 19392f7

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Md Slides

What does Md Slides do?

Converts a markdown deck (slides separated by --- HR boundaries or by H1 headings, with optional <!-- notes: ... Md Slides is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills.-- notes: ...

When should I use Md Slides?

Md Slides fits situations like: the markdown-html-orchestrator classifies an input as SLIDES; invoked directly via /cs:md-slides.

How do I install Md Slides in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill md-slides -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (markdown-html/skills/md-slides in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .claude/skills/md-slides in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Md Slides in Codex?

Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill md-slides -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (markdown-html/skills/md-slides in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .agents/skills/md-slides in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Md Slides 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 alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill md-slides -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/md-slides, .gemini/skills/md-slides, .github/skills/md-slides and .opencode/skills/md-slides in your project.

What does Md Slides need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Md Slides needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Md Slides 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 Md Slides 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 Md Slides use?

Md Slides 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 Md Slides use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.8k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

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Who maintains Md Slides?

alirezarezvani (a GitHub user) maintains it in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, which has 27,829 GitHub stars. The repository holds 342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 30, 2026.

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