paper-slide-deck

The paper-slide-deck skill generates professional slide deck images from academic papers and content. It features automatic figure extraction from PDFs, style-based outline generation, and multiple image generation methods including the Gemini API and a reverse-engineered web API.

360
Installs
4
Use cases
4/10
Quality

Is paper-slide-deck safe to install?

Review the source first

Review the source first: our audit of paper-slide-deck's source files found 5 shell commands, 0 external URLs, file reads and writes (high risk). Every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the skill's source. The skill executes shell commands, reads and writes local files, and supports a reverse-engineered web API that carries potential account risks.

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Who is this skill for?

Researchers, students, and professionals who need to convert academic papers or text content into structured, visually styled presentation slides.

What can you do with it?

  • Converting academic papers into conference presentation slides
  • Generating slide decks from markdown content
  • Extracting figures and tables from PDF documents for presentation use
  • Creating slide decks with specific visual styles like academic, corporate, or sketch-notes

How good is this skill?

Quality score: 4/10. The skill provides comprehensive documentation and a clear workflow. The reliance on reverse-engineered APIs for the web-based generation method is a notable security and stability concern.

What does the skill file contain?

SKILL.md
# Paper Slide Deck Generator

Transform academic papers and content into professional slide deck images with automatic figure extraction.

## Usage

```bash
/paper-slide-deck path/to/paper.pdf
/paper-slide-deck path/to/paper.pdf --style academic-paper
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --style sketch-notes
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --audience executives
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --lang zh
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --slides 10
/paper-slide-deck path/to/content.md --outline-only
/paper-slide-deck  # Then paste content
```

## Script Directory

**Important**: Al...

Frequently asked questions

Does this skill support live presentations?

No, the design philosophy focuses on reading and sharing offline rather than live presentation.

How does the skill handle academic papers?

It detects figures and tables from the PDF, maps them to slides based on content analysis, and extracts them for inclusion in the deck.

What happens if I do not have a Gemini API key?

The skill offers a Gemini Web option, though it uses a reverse-engineered API and requires a consent check.

Can I customize the visual style of the slides?

Yes, the skill provides a style gallery including options like academic-paper, blueprint, corporate, and sketch-notes.

Data sourced from luwill/research-skills on GitHub. Install counts from skills.sh. The summary and security audit are derived from the skill's source files: every command and URL listed appears verbatim in the source.

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