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ppt-creator

Create professional slide decks from topics or documents. Generates structured content with data-driven charts, speaker notes, and complete PPTX files. Applies persuasive storytelling principles (Pyramid Principle, assertion-evidence). Supports multiple formats (Marp, PowerPoint). Use for presentations, pitches, slide decks, or keynotes.

Install with Tessl CLI

npx tessl i github:daymade/claude-code-skills --skill ppt-creator
What are skills?

Overall
score

91%

Does it follow best practices?

Validation for skill structure

SKILL.md
Review
Evals

Discovery

100%

Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

This is a strong skill description that excels across all dimensions. It provides specific capabilities (charts, speaker notes, storytelling frameworks), uses natural trigger terms users would actually say, explicitly states when to use it, and carves out a distinct niche for presentation creation that won't conflict with other document-handling skills.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple specific concrete actions: 'Create professional slide decks', 'Generates structured content with data-driven charts, speaker notes, and complete PPTX files', 'Applies persuasive storytelling principles (Pyramid Principle, assertion-evidence)', and 'Supports multiple formats (Marp, PowerPoint)'.

3 / 3

Completeness

Clearly answers both what (create slide decks, generate charts/notes, apply storytelling principles) AND when ('Use for presentations, pitches, slide decks, or keynotes') with explicit trigger guidance.

3 / 3

Trigger Term Quality

Includes natural keywords users would say: 'presentations', 'pitches', 'slide decks', 'keynotes', 'PPTX', 'PowerPoint', 'Marp'. Good coverage of common variations and file formats.

3 / 3

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Clear niche focused on presentation/slide creation with distinct triggers like 'slide decks', 'pitches', 'keynotes', 'PPTX', 'Marp'. Unlikely to conflict with document or general file processing skills.

3 / 3

Total

12

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12

Passed

Implementation

85%

Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

This is a well-crafted skill with excellent workflow clarity and progressive disclosure. The content is highly actionable with concrete commands, thresholds, and output specifications. The main weakness is some redundancy between the Quick Start and Workflow Overview sections, which could be consolidated for better token efficiency.

Suggestions

Consolidate the Quick Start and Workflow Overview sections to eliminate redundancy - the 9-stage workflow duplicates much of the 7-step Quick Start

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

The skill is comprehensive but includes some redundancy - the workflow is described twice (Quick Start and Workflow Overview sections), and some explanations could be tighter. However, it largely avoids explaining concepts Claude already knows.

2 / 3

Actionability

Provides concrete, executable guidance throughout: specific CLI commands for chartkit.py, exact file paths for outputs, precise scoring thresholds (≥75), and detailed templates. The deliverables section specifies exact output structure.

3 / 3

Workflow Clarity

Excellent multi-step workflow with 10 clearly numbered stages, explicit validation checkpoints (score < 75 triggers refinement), feedback loops (max 2 iterations), and clear sequencing from intake through delivery.

3 / 3

Progressive Disclosure

Well-structured with clear overview in main content and appropriate references to separate files (INTAKE.md, WORKFLOW.md, VIS-GUIDE.md, etc.). References are one level deep and clearly signaled with descriptive summaries of what each contains.

3 / 3

Total

11

/

12

Passed

Validation

81%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation13 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

CriteriaDescriptionResult

description_trigger_hint

Description may be missing an explicit 'when to use' trigger hint (e.g., 'Use when...')

Warning

metadata_version

'metadata' field is not a dictionary

Warning

license_field

'license' field is missing

Warning

Total

13

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16

Passed

Reviewed

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