Automates Keynote slide deck creation, editing, and export via JXA and AppleScript bridge.
npx skills add https://github.com/iBz-04/gloamy --skill automating-keynote
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: automating-keynote Source: https://github.com/iBz-04/gloamy/tree/main/skills/automating-keynote Command: npx skills add https://github.com/iBz-04/gloamy --skill automating-keynote
This Skill removes the manual effort of building Keynote presentations by automating Keynote slide deck creation, editing, and exporting from script-driven instructions.
Ask the agent to create a new Keynote presentation titled Quarterly Report and export it to PDF using the Keynote JXA-first automation flow.
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Automating Keynote presentation creation uses JXA scripting to build slide decks, insert text and images, and apply master slides. It scripts document, slide, and content operations by leveraging Keynote’s AppleScript dictionary for object modeling.
You can export a Keynote deck to PDF, PowerPoint, or HTML using JXA automation. The workflow scripts the export operation by applying Path-based file references and validating document availability before generating the final output file.
Building charts in Keynote with JXA requires an AppleScript bridge fallback. Because JXA cannot serialize the required Apple Event descriptors for charts, the bridge handles the complex chart automation natively.
Keynote JXA automation uses PyXA as a dependency to support populating slides with titles, bullets, shapes, and images. It applies PyXA where applicable alongside JXA-first automation flows for document operations.
Generating Keynote slides from markdown content is best handled by an end-to-end deck generator pattern. This process parses markdown-derived content and maps it to Keynote slides using dictionary-driven object modeling and JXA.
JXA scripts fail to select master slides when they bypass dictionary-driven object modeling or skip safe validation steps. Correct Keynote scripting requires checking document availability and applying proper Path-based file references.
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