Slide — Presentation Slide Builder#

Create, edit, and manage presentation slide decks stored in a local JSONL backend. Supports themes, templates, speaker notes, reordering, outlining, and HTML export.

Prerequisites#

• Python 3.8+
• bash shell
• No external dependencies required

Data Storage#

All slide data is stored in ~/.slide/data.jsonl. Each line is a JSON object representing either a deck or an individual slide. The tool auto-creates the directory and file on first use.

Commands#

CommandDescriptionUsagecreateCreate a new slide deck with a titlecreate TITLE [--author AUTHOR] [--description DESC]addAdd a new slide to an existing deckadd DECK_ID --title TITLE [--content TEXT] [--layout TYPE]editEdit a slide's title, content, or layoutedit SLIDE_ID [--title T] [--content C] [--layout L]reorderMove a slide to a new position within its deckreorder SLIDE_ID --position NthemeApply or view a theme for a decktheme DECK_ID [--set THEME_NAME] [--list]outlineShow a text outline of all slides in a deckoutline DECK_IDexportExport a deck to HTML or JSONexport DECK_ID [--format html|json] [--output FILE]previewGenerate a quick text preview of a slidepreview SLIDE_IDlistList all decks or slides within a decklist [--deck DECK_ID] [--limit N]templateList built-in templates or apply one to a new decktemplate [--apply NAME] [--list]notesAdd or view speaker notes for a slidenotes SLIDE_ID [--set TEXT]helpShow usage informationhelpversionShow version numberversion

Examples#

bash

# Create a new deck
bash scripts/script.sh create "Quarterly Review" --author "Kelly"

# Add a title slide
bash scripts/script.sh add deck_abc --title "Welcome" --content "Q1 2026 Results" --layout title

# Edit slide content
bash scripts/script.sh edit slide_xyz --content "Updated revenue figures"

# Reorder a slide to position 3
bash scripts/script.sh reorder slide_xyz --position 3

# Apply a theme
bash scripts/script.sh theme deck_abc --set dark

# Show outline
bash scripts/script.sh outline deck_abc

# Add speaker notes
bash scripts/script.sh notes slide_xyz --set "Mention customer growth"

# Export deck to HTML
bash scripts/script.sh export deck_abc --format html --output presentation.html

# List available templates
bash scripts/script.sh template --list

Output Format#

All commands output structured JSON to stdout. The export --format html command outputs a self-contained HTML file with embedded CSS and JavaScript for presentation mode.

Slide Layouts#

Built-in layout types: title, content, two-column, image, blank, section-header.

Themes#

Built-in themes: default, dark, light, corporate, creative, minimal.

Templates#

Built-in templates: blank, pitch-deck, quarterly-review, project-proposal, workshop.

Notes#

• Deck IDs are prefixed with deck_ and slide IDs with slide_.
• Slides maintain an order field for sequencing within a deck.
• The HTML export includes keyboard navigation (arrow keys) and fullscreen mode.

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