Agent skill

Scientific Slides

by Drchronx in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit

Build slide decks and presentations for research talks using Nano Banana Pro AI.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesDocuments & Office

Install Scientific Slides

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill scientific-slides -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit scientific-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/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/'综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides' .claude/skills/scientific-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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "scientific-slides" agent skill from https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit/tree/main/%E7%BB%BC%E5%90%88%E5%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2%E5%8C%85/08_%E5%9B%BE%E8%A1%A8PPT%E6%B5%B7%E6%8A%A5%E4%B8%8E%E5%8F%AF%E8%A7%86%E5%8C%96Skills/scientific-slides into .claude/skills/scientific-slides/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scientific-slides", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit/tree/main/%E7%BB%BC%E5%90%88%E5%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2%E5%8C%85/08_%E5%9B%BE%E8%A1%A8PPT%E6%B5%B7%E6%8A%A5%E4%B8%8E%E5%8F%AF%E8%A7%86%E5%8C%96Skills/scientific-slides

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill scientific-slides -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit scientific-slides --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/'综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides' .agents/skills/scientific-slides && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "scientific-slides" agent skill from https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit/tree/main/%E7%BB%BC%E5%90%88%E5%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2%E5%8C%85/08_%E5%9B%BE%E8%A1%A8PPT%E6%B5%B7%E6%8A%A5%E4%B8%8E%E5%8F%AF%E8%A7%86%E5%8C%96Skills/scientific-slides into .agents/skills/scientific-slides/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scientific-slides", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill scientific-slides -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit scientific-slides --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/'综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides' .cursor/skills/scientific-slides && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "scientific-slides" agent skill from https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit/tree/main/%E7%BB%BC%E5%90%88%E5%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2%E5%8C%85/08_%E5%9B%BE%E8%A1%A8PPT%E6%B5%B7%E6%8A%A5%E4%B8%8E%E5%8F%AF%E8%A7%86%E5%8C%96Skills/scientific-slides into .cursor/skills/scientific-slides/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scientific-slides", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.git --path '综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides'

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill scientific-slides -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit scientific-slides --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/'综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides' .gemini/skills/scientific-slides && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "scientific-slides" agent skill from https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit/tree/main/%E7%BB%BC%E5%90%88%E5%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2%E5%8C%85/08_%E5%9B%BE%E8%A1%A8PPT%E6%B5%B7%E6%8A%A5%E4%B8%8E%E5%8F%AF%E8%A7%86%E5%8C%96Skills/scientific-slides into .gemini/skills/scientific-slides/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scientific-slides", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit scientific-slides

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill scientific-slides -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/'综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides' .github/skills/scientific-slides && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "scientific-slides" agent skill from https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit/tree/main/%E7%BB%BC%E5%90%88%E5%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2%E5%8C%85/08_%E5%9B%BE%E8%A1%A8PPT%E6%B5%B7%E6%8A%A5%E4%B8%8E%E5%8F%AF%E8%A7%86%E5%8C%96Skills/scientific-slides into .github/skills/scientific-slides/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scientific-slides", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill scientific-slides -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit scientific-slides --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/'综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides' .opencode/skills/scientific-slides && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "scientific-slides" agent skill from https://github.com/Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit/tree/main/%E7%BB%BC%E5%90%88%E5%AD%A6%E6%9C%AF%E9%83%A8%E7%BD%B2%E5%8C%85/08_%E5%9B%BE%E8%A1%A8PPT%E6%B5%B7%E6%8A%A5%E4%B8%8E%E5%8F%AF%E8%A7%86%E5%8C%96Skills/scientific-slides into .opencode/skills/scientific-slides/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "scientific-slides", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: scientific-slides
GitHub stars: 137
Token cost: ~9.8k tokens
SKILL.md length: 3,660 words
Files: 12 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo: 36
Repo updated: May 19, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Custom licence

At a glance

Build slide decks and presentations for research talks using Nano Banana Pro AI.

Works in 12 steps: Presentation Structure and Organization → Slide Design Principles → Data Visualization for Slides → …
Conference presentations
SKILL.md covers Overview, When to Use This Skill, Slide Generation with Nano… and Nano Banana Pro Script Reference, plus 6 more sections
Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python; reaches openrouter.ai; needs OPENROUTER_API_KEY

What it does

Scientific Slides is an agent skill from Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit. Build slide decks and presentations for research talks using Nano Banana Pro AI. Generates stunning PDF presentations with AI-generated slides. Use for conference presentations, seminar talks, thesis defense slides, or any scientific talk. Provides slide structure, design guidance, timing recommendations, and visual validation.

Its SKILL.md is about 9.8k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 14 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `assets/timing_guidelines.md`, `references/data_visualization_slides.md` and `references/presentation_structure.md`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Slides and decks. It works with Google Gemini. The repository describes itself as: AI Agent 科研全流程教学包，能教学生从零部署 Codex、Claude Code、OpenClaw、Hermes 等 Agent，学会使用 Skills、飞书、AMiner、AI4Scholar、Zotero、Obsidian…

When your agent uses it

Conference presentations
Thesis defense slides
Any scientific talk

Example prompts

“/scientific-slides”

Requirements

Python 3
A credential in OPENROUTER_API_KEY
Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash

Workflow steps

12 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Presentation Structure and Organization
Slide Design Principles
Data Visualization for Slides
Talk-Specific Guidance
Visual Review and Iteration
Timing and Pacing
Validation and Quality Assurance
Planning (Before Creating Slides)
Design and Creation
Content Development
Visual Validation
Practice and Refinement

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit aab1133. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Read
- Write
- Edit
- Bash
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 5 files 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
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- openrouter.ai
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- OPENROUTER_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Scientific Slides loads about 9.8k tokens when it runs, and up to ~36k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 87 tokens; SKILL.md has 3,660 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~87
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~9.8k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them: ~36k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
```
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash
```

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 3,660 words (~9,776 tokens).

“Scientific presentations are a critical medium for communicating research, sharing findings, and engaging with academic and professional audiences. This skill provides comprehensive guidance for creating effective scientific presentations, from structure and content development to visual design and delivery preparation.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Drchronx, Custom licence

name: scientific-slides
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash

Outline of SKILL.md

Scientific Slides
Overview
When to Use This Skill
Slide Generation with Nano Banana Pro
Workflow: PDF Slides
Nano Banana Pro Script Reference
generate_slide_image.py
slides_to_pdf.py
Prompt Writing for Slide Generation
Slide Prompts
Visual Enhancement with Scientific Schematics
Core Capabilities
1. Presentation Structure and Organization
2. Slide Design Principles
3. Data Visualization for Slides
4. Talk-Specific Guidance
5. Visual Review and Iteration
6. Timing and Pacing
7. Validation and Quality Assurance
Workflow for Presentation Development
Stage 1: Planning (Before Creating Slides)
Stage 2: Design and Creation
Stage 3: Content Development
Stage 4: Visual Validation
Stage 5: Practice and Refinement
Stage 6: Final Preparation
Integration with Other Skills
Common Pitfalls to Avoid
Content Mistakes
Design Mistakes

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 11 other files (scripts, references, assets) in 综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides of Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit.

SKILL.md
assets/timing_guidelines.md
references/data_visualization_slides.md
references/presentation_structure.md
references/slide_design_principles.md
references/talk_types_guide.md
references/visual_review_workflow.md
scripts/generate_slide_image.py
scripts/generate_slide_image_ai.py
scripts/pdf_to_images.py
scripts/slides_to_pdf.py
scripts/validate_presentation.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit aab1133

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Questions about Scientific Slides

What does Scientific Slides do?

Build slide decks and presentations for research talks using Nano Banana Pro AI. Scientific Slides is an agent skill from Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit. Build slide decks and presentations for research talks using Nano Banana Pro AI.

When should I use Scientific Slides?

Scientific Slides fits situations like: conference presentations; thesis defense slides; any scientific talk.

How do I install Scientific Slides in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill scientific-slides -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit) into .claude/skills/scientific-slides in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Scientific Slides in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill scientific-slides -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (综合学术部署包/08_图表PPT海报与可视化Skills/scientific-slides in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit) into .agents/skills/scientific-slides in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Scientific 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 Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit --skill scientific-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/scientific-slides, .gemini/skills/scientific-slides, .github/skills/scientific-slides and .opencode/skills/scientific-slides in your project.

What does Scientific Slides need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Scientific Slides needs Python for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (python) and credentials named OPENROUTER_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in OPENROUTER_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash.

Does Scientific Slides access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: openrouter.ai; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Scientific Slides safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. 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 Scientific Slides use?

Scientific Slides has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Scientific Slides use?

About 9.8k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 39k 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 26k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Scientific Slides?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Scientific Slides: Scientific Slides (K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-writer, 2.4k stars), Nano Banana (EvoScientist/EvoSkills, 476 stars), Q-Presentations Slide Deck Generator (TyrealQ/q-skills, 108 stars) and Scientific Slides (K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, 48k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Scientific Slides?

Drchronx (a GitHub user) maintains it in Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit, which has 137 GitHub stars. The repository holds 36 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 19, 2026.

Source: Drchronx/ai-agent-research-starter-kit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Scientific Slides

Install Scientific Slides

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Files

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