What problem does it solve? Financial analysts need pitch decks, IC memos, and earnings notes where every number traces back to a source workbook, but manually transcribing figures into slides introduces errors and drift. This Skill produces .pptx files programmatically with python-pptx so deck values bind directly to Excel model cells. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Headless deck generation: Write .pptx files to ./out/ using python-pptx without a live PowerPoint session, optionally inheriting a firm template's branding. - Model-bound numbers: Read named ranges from an Excel workbook with openpyxl so slide figures always match the source model, with footnotes citing sheet and cell. - Chart embedding: Render charts from the source workbook as PNGs and embed them for exact visual fidelity instead of fragile native pptx charts. - Use Case: Build a banking pitch deck with cover, valuation football field, comps, DCF, and LBO slides where every share price and revenue figure is pulled programmatically from model.xlsx. ## Quick Start Use the pptx-author skill to build a pitch deck from the valuation outputs in ./out/model.xlsx and save it to ./out/pitch.pptx.
