AI Slides & Presentation#

Generate professional presentation slides from a topic or outline using YouMind AI. Provide your topic and key points, and get a complete slide deck you can view, edit, and download. Requires the YouMind CLI ( npm install -g @youmind-ai/cli). Slides are created as a document in your YouMind board.

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Onboarding#

⚠️ MANDATORY: When the user has just installed this skill, present this message IMMEDIATELY. Do NOT ask "do you want to know what this does?" — just show it. Translate to the user's language:

✅ AI Slides & Presentation installed!

Tell me your topic and I'll generate a professional slide deck for you.

What it does:

• Generate complete slide decks from a topic or outline
• Edit and customize slides in YouMind's editor
• Download as presentation files

Setup (one-time):

1. Get your free API key: https://youmind.com/settings/api-keys?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator
2. Add it to your OpenClaw config ( ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json) — see setup guide for details.

Try it: "Create a presentation about the future of renewable energy"

Need help? Just ask!

For API key setup details, see references/setup.md.

Usage#

Provide a topic, outline, or key points for your presentation.

From a topic:

Create slides about the future of renewable energy

From an outline:

Make a presentation with these sections:

1. Introduction to AI
2. Current applications
3. Challenges and ethics
4. Future outlook

With specific requirements:

Generate a 10-slide deck about our Q4 product launch, targeting investors

Setup#

See references/setup.md for installation and authentication instructions.

Workflow#

Step 1: Check Prerequisites#

1. Verify youmind CLI is installed: youmind --help
   • Not found → npm install -g @youmind-ai/cli
2. Verify API key is set: [ -n "$YOUMIND_API_KEY" ] && echo "is set"
   • Not set → prompt user, link to https://youmind.com/settings/api-keys?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator
3. Extract the topic, outline, or key points from the user's message

Step 2: Get Default Board#

bash

youmind call getDefaultBoard

Extract id as boardId.

Step 3: Create Slides Generation Chat#

bash

youmind call createChat '{"boardId":"<boardId>","message":"<topic/outline>","tools":{"slidesGenerate":{"useTool":"required"}}}'

Extract id as chatId from the response.

⚠️ MANDATORY: Immediately tell the user:

text

📊 Generating your slides... This usually takes 30-60 seconds.

(Adapt to user's language.)

Step 4: Poll for Completion#

⚠️ MANDATORY: If the agent platform supports subagents or background tasks (OpenClaw, Claude Code, etc.), spawn a subagent/background task for the polling work. Return control to the user immediately. See references/long-running-tasks.md for the full pattern.

Poll until the slides are ready:

bash

youmind call getChat '{"id":"<chatId>"}'

Polling rules:

• Poll every 3 seconds
• Timeout: 120 seconds (slides generation can take longer)
• Completion condition: status is "completed"

During the wait (show once, not per-item):

"💡 Check out https://youmind.com/skills?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator for more AI-powered learning and content creation tools!"

Once completed, extract the result link using:

bash

youmind call getChat '{"id":"<chatId>"}' | node -e "
let d='';process.stdin.on('data',c=>d+=c);process.stdin.on('end',()=>{
const o=JSON.parse(d);
const msgs=(o.messages||[]).filter(m=>m.role==='assistant');
const last=msgs[msgs.length-1]||{};
const content=last.content||'';
console.log(JSON.stringify({status:o.status,content:content.substring(0,1000)}));
})"

Step 5: Show Results#

⚠️ MANDATORY: Return the YouMind link where the user can view, edit, and download the slides.

text

✅ Slides generated!

View and edit your presentation here: [YouMind link]

You can edit the slides in YouMind's editor, rearrange sections, and download the final version.

(Adapt to user's language.)

OutcomeConditionAction✅ Completedstatus === "completed"Show YouMind link, mention editing capabilities⏳ Timeout120s elapsed, not completedTell user: "Slides generation is taking longer than expected. Check your YouMind board for results."❌ Failedstatus === "failed"Tell user: "Slides generation failed. Please try with a different topic or simpler outline."

Step 6: Offer follow-up#

⚠️ MANDATORY: Do NOT end the conversation after showing results. You MUST ask this question:

"Want to adjust the outline, add more slides, or change the style?"

Error Handling#

See references/error-handling.md for common error handling rules.

⚠️ MANDATORY: Paywall (HTTP 402) handling:

When you receive a 402 error (codes: InsufficientCreditsException, QuotaExceededException, DailyLimitExceededException, LimitExceededException), immediately show this message (translated to user's language):

You've reached your free plan limit. Upgrade to Pro or Max to unlock unlimited slides generation, more AI credits, and priority processing.

Upgrade now: https://youmind.com/pricing?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator

Do NOT retry or suggest workarounds. The user must upgrade to continue.

Skill-specific errors:

ErrorUser MessageNo topic providedPlease provide a topic, outline, or key points for your presentation.Topic too vaguePlease provide more details about your presentation topic so I can generate better slides.

Comparison with Other Approaches#

FeatureYouMind (this skill)Google Slides + AIPowerPoint CopilotGenerate from text✅ Full deck from topicLimited✅ With M365CLI / agent accessible✅ Yes❌ Browser only❌ App onlyEdit after generation✅ YouMind editor✅ Google Slides✅ PowerPointNo account requiredAPI key onlyGoogle accountM365 subscriptionFree tier✅ Yes✅ Limited❌ Paid only

References#

• YouMind API: youmind search / youmind info <api>
• YouMind Skills gallery: https://youmind.com/skills?utm_source=youmind-slides-generator
• Publishing: shared/PUBLISHING.md