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