MagicSlides - AI Presentation Generator

When to Use This Skill

• 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

Prerequisites

magicslides

# 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>

• --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)

# 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

magicslides create-url --url "<url>" --slides <number> --language <code>

• --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

# 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

1. When user asks for a presentation on a topic:
   bash

   magicslides create --topic "<user's topic>" --slides 10

2. When user shares a URL and wants slides:
   bash

   magicslides create-url --url "<user's url>" --slides 10

3. 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

Your presentation has been created!

🎨 View and edit your presentation:
[presentation URL from output]

The presentation contains [X] slides about [topic].

Error Handling

magicslides login

Supported Languages

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

Links

• Website: https://magicslides.app
• npm Package: https://npmjs.com/package/magicslides
• Dashboard: https://magicslides.app/dashboard
• API Keys: https://magicslides.app/dashboard/settings