vela-slides

You can generate presentation slides conversationally by using a compact DSL that structures content for fast authoring. The skill creates and edits decks iteratively, allowing you to refine outlines into structured presentations without manually assembling slides in a traditional editor.

Yes, a live preview server can be run locally for iterative slide development. This workflow uses the Vela CLI to serve decks, allowing you to interactively refine your presentation structure and immediately view the rendered output during the design process.

Yes, Python 3 and Bash are required to use this slide deck generation workflow. The environment relies on these dependencies to execute the Vela CLI, which handles serving local decks and producing self-contained JSX outputs for artifact shipping.

You can extract content from existing slide artifacts by loading them into the compact DSL workflow. This allows you to edit and refine presentations directly, pulling content from source artifacts without needing to rebuild the entire deck structure from scratch.

The best way to convert source decks into self-contained JSX outputs is by using the Vela CLI to produce portable artifacts. This approach ships cloud-ready presentation files directly from your compact DSL source, ensuring the rendered slides are portable and self-contained.

You should avoid using a conversational DSL for presentation design if you lack Python 3 and Bash environments, or if your project requires highly visual drag-and-drop editing features that go beyond structured text-based deck generation and iterative refinement workflows.