Agent skill

Slides Grab

by NomaDamas in NomaDamas/slides-grab

End-to-end presentation workflow usable in Codex and Claude Code.

MITAuto-check passedDocuments & Office

Install Slides Grab

skills CLI
$ npx skills add NomaDamas/slides-grab --skill slides-grab -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install NomaDamas/slides-grab slides-grab --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/NomaDamas/slides-grab.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/slides-grab .claude/skills/slides-grab && 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
slides-grab
GitHub stars
1.2k
Token cost
~1.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
604 words
Files
2 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

End-to-end presentation workflow usable in Codex and Claude Code.

  • Works in 2 steps: Plan → Export
  • Tasks that involve Slides and decks
  • SKILL.md covers Pick a delivery mode, Shared stages (both pipelines), Shared rules (apply to both… and Reference
  • Calls codex

What it does

Slides Grab is an agent skill from NomaDamas/slides-grab. End-to-end presentation workflow usable in Codex and Claude Code. Routes the user request to the HTML-mode or image-native-mode sub-skill, then runs the shared plan, design, and export stages. PDF and per-slide PNG are preferred; PPTX/Figma export is experimental / unstable.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including reference files (for example `references/presentation-workflow-reference.md`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Slides and decks and PowerPoint presentations. It works with Microsoft PowerPoint and Figma. The repository describes itself as: Best harness + editor + linter for generating slides in Claude Code / Codex - Claude Design Open Source Alternative. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Slides and decks
  • Tasks that involve PowerPoint presentations

Example prompts

  • “/slides-grab”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Plan
  2. Export

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 49bdaed. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • codex

    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

Slides Grab loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.6k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 72 tokens; SKILL.md has 604 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~72
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.3k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.6k

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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from NomaDamas/slides-grab at commit 49bdaed, republished under its MIT licence (© NomaDamas). 604 words, ~1,256 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/slides-grab/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
slides-grab
description
End-to-end presentation workflow usable in Codex and Claude Code. Routes the user request to the HTML-mode or image-native-mode sub-skill, then runs the shared plan, design, and export stages. PDF and per-slide PNG are preferred; PPTX/Figma export is experimental / unstable.
metadata.short-description
Routes a presentation request to the HTML or image-native pipeline

slides-grab Skill - Mode Router

Decides how the deck should be built and routes to the right pipeline. Read the user's intent, pick a delivery mode, then hand off to the matching sub-skill for the detailed stage instructions. Both pipelines share the same Stage 1 (slides-grab-plan) and Stage 3 (slides-grab-export) skills; the difference is how Stage 2 produces slides.


Pick a delivery mode

Ask the user (or infer from the request) which pipeline to use:

SignalRoute to
"make slides about X", "write a deck", editable text, searchable content, accessibility, charts, diagrams, Card-news, most greenfield decksslides-grab-html — semantic HTML slides
"make slides in this template/form", "match this existing deck", visual fidelity to a corporate template matters more than editable text, user handed a filled PPTX/PDF and wants the same lookslides-grab-image — image-native raster wrapper slides

When in doubt, default to slides-grab-html. Only choose image-native when the user explicitly prioritizes visual matching to an existing template over editability.

After picking the mode, read the matching sub-skill in full and follow its pipeline. Do not mix instructions from the two sub-skills — the image generation steps are different and must not be combined.


Shared stages (both pipelines)

Stage 1 — Plan

Use the installed slides-grab-plan skill. The plan stage records the chosen mode: html or mode: image-native in slide-outline.md meta so Stage 2 knows which pipeline to run. Do not proceed to Stage 2 without approval of both style and outline.

Stage 3 — Export

Use the installed slides-grab-export skill. Export is gated on a Stage 2 design-gate Proceed verdict. PPTX and Figma are experimental / unstable.

  1. Confirm user wants conversion.
  2. Pick the primary target:
    • Card-news / Instagram-style decks → slides-grab png --slides-dir <path> --slide-mode card-news --resolution 2160p (see slides-grab-card-news).
    • Widescreen decks → slides-grab pdf --slides-dir <path> --output <name>.pdf.
  3. Per-slide PNG (any mode): slides-grab png --slides-dir <path> --output-dir <path>/out-png --resolution 2160p.
  4. PPTX (optional, experimental / unstable): use slides-grab convert --slides-dir <path> --output <name>.pptx --engine raster for visual fidelity (default), or --engine text for best-effort editable text.
  5. Figma-importable PPTX (optional, experimental / unstable): slides-grab figma --slides-dir <path> --output <name>-figma.pptx.
  6. Report results.

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Shared rules (apply to both pipelines)

  1. Always follow the stage order: Plan → Design → Export.
  2. Get explicit user approval before advancing to the next stage.
  3. Pass the design gate before export: Stage 2 must end with a Proceed verdict (zero unresolved Critical findings) on the latest rendered state. slides-grab pdf, slides-grab convert, and slides-grab figma block if the receipt is missing, stale, or fails the CLI-enforced report contract.
  4. Use decks/<deck-name>/ as the slides workspace for multi-deck projects.
  5. Call out export risk clearly: PPTX and Figma export are experimental / unstable.
  6. For complex diagrams, default to a tldraw-generated asset unless the user explicitly asks for a different approach.
  7. When a slide needs bespoke imagery inside an HTML deck, prefer the default codex-imagen provider via slides-grab image (reuses local Codex ChatGPT login — no API key required; run codex login once) and keep the saved asset local under <slides-dir>/assets/. Image-native decks generate each whole-slide raster with slides-grab image --image-native --name slide-XX so the wrapper and editor metadata are created together — see the image sub-skill.
  8. When a slide needs a chart, default to Chart.js in-slide canvas rendering and require slides-grab validate plus slides-grab build-viewer review so blank canvases are caught as empty-canvas before export. Local videos live under <slides-dir>/assets/ with poster="./assets/<file>" thumbnails; use slides-grab fetch-video or yt-dlp to pull supported web videos first.
  9. Use slides-grab list-styles and slides-grab preview-styles for bundled style discovery during planning.

Reference

  • references/presentation-workflow-reference.md — archived end-to-end workflow guidance from the legacy skill set
  • ../slides-grab-html/SKILL.md — HTML-mode pipeline (semantic slides)
  • ../slides-grab-image/SKILL.md — image-native pipeline (raster wrapper slides)

© NomaDamas, 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 1 other file (references) in skills/slides-grab of NomaDamas/slides-grab.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/presentation-workflow-reference.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 49bdaed

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Questions about Slides Grab

What does Slides Grab do?

End-to-end presentation workflow usable in Codex and Claude Code. Slides Grab is an agent skill from NomaDamas/slides-grab. End-to-end presentation workflow usable in Codex and Claude Code.

When should I use Slides Grab?

Slides Grab fits situations like: tasks that involve Slides and decks; tasks that involve PowerPoint presentations.

How do I install Slides Grab in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Slides Grab in Codex?

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

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

What does Slides Grab need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Slides Grab needs the command-line tools its instructions call (codex).

Does Slides Grab 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 Slides Grab 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. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Slides Grab use?

Slides Grab is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Slides Grab use?

About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 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 1.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Slides Grab?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Slides Grab: Image To Editable Ppt (ningzimu/image-to-editable-ppt-skill, 2.8k stars), Slides (fcakyon/claude-codex-settings, 1.2k stars), Ppt Image First (NyxTides/ppt-image-first, 1.2k stars) and Gpt Image2 Ppt (JuneYaooo/gpt-image2-ppt-skills, 1.3k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Slides Grab?

NomaDamas (a GitHub organization) maintains it in NomaDamas/slides-grab, which has 1,213 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 1, 2026.

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