---
name: dlazy-ppt
version: 1.0.1
description: Generate visually unified image-based PPT/PPTX decks from articles, reports, papers, notes, or outlines, using dLazy for every slide image.
metadata:
  openclaw:
    requires:
      bins:
        - python3
    primaryEnv: DLAZY_API_KEY
    envVars:
      - name: DLAZY_API_KEY
        required: true
        description: dLazy API key from https://dlazy.com/dashboard/organization/api-key.
      - name: DLAZY_BASE_URL
        required: false
        description: dLazy base URL, defaults to https://dlazy.com.
      - name: DLAZY_PPT_IMAGE_MODEL
        required: false
        description: dLazy image tool, defaults to gpt-image-2.
      - name: DLAZY_PPT_HOME
        required: false
        description: Runtime home override.
    homepage: https://github.com/dlazy-ai/ai-ppt-slides
---

# dLazy PPT

## Overview

This skill creates image-based PowerPoint decks from source material. Each slide is a complete 16:9 generated image. Final images are assembled into `.pptx` with `scripts/assemble_ppt.py`.

Use this when the user wants a visually unified presentation and accepts full-slide image pages. Do not use it when every textbox, chart, or shape must remain separately editable.

Every slide image is generated through dLazy with `scripts/image_gen.py`. There is no second image backend and no agent built-in image tool path: even in Codex or OpenClaw, do not substitute a built-in `image_gen` / `image_generate` tool for this script.

## Hard Constraints

- Read the relevant `Reference Map` files before each phase. This file is the orchestration contract; detailed rules live in `docs/` and worker prompts in `prompts/`.
- Respect approval gates. Do not create final `deck_spec.json`, `speech.md`, prompt jobs, slide images, or `.pptx` before the approvals in `docs/workflow-gates-and-progress.md`.
- After the user approves the sample slide and authorizes full-deck generation, every remaining slide image job must be dispatched to a slide subagent whenever subagents are available.
- The main agent owns orchestration, prompt jobs, state recording, QA, speaker notes, and assembly. Do not silently replace available slide subagents with sequential production.
- Every final `origin_image/slide_XX.png` must be generated by `scripts/image_gen.py`.
- Local drawing, Pillow, SVG, HTML/CSS/canvas screenshots, python-pptx/PptxGenJS layouts, and manual overlays are failure modes, not fallbacks. Neither is an agent's own built-in image tool.
- After sample approval, record how the approved sample was generated and pass that exact method to every slide subagent.
- Slide dispatch and result state must be recorded with the bundled scripts. Chat messages alone do not make a slide dispatched or complete.
- If a required subagent, the dLazy image tool, or a required-image path is unavailable, stop and report a blocker with the slide id and evidence. Do not create a lower-quality replacement.

## Visible Progress

For non-trivial decks, keep a user-visible checklist with one active step. Canonical completion evidence is in `docs/workflow-gates-and-progress.md`.

Default visible steps:

1. Prepare source, outline, and style decisions.
2. Generate and approve one sample slide.
3. Prepare slide jobs and slide state.
4. Dispatch slide subagents.
5. Record generated slide results.
6. QA, repair, notes, and PPT assembly.

Do not mark a step complete from chat alone; use real files or script-recorded state.

## Default Workflow

1. Understand the source content.
   - Identify topic, audience, goal, page count, style/brand constraints, and sections to include or exclude.
   - If no page count is specified, choose a practical count. Typical decks are 8-12 slides.

2. Plan the deck outline.
   - Before writing or updating `outline.md`, read `docs/workflow-gates-and-progress.md` and `docs/outline-style-and-sample.md`.
   - Draft slide roles and required source images. Ask for confirmation, then stop before style, sample, or downstream artifacts until approved.

3. Confirm a unified visual style.
   - Before offering style options or using files from `references/`, read `docs/outline-style-and-sample.md`.
   - Offer 2-3 concrete style directions, recommend one, wait for confirmation, then keep one visual identity while varying layouts by page role.

4. Check that the dLazy runtime is ready.
   - Before generating any slide image, read `docs/image-generation-cli.md`.
   - Run `scripts/dlazy_ppt_runtime.py doctor --check-api` once per environment. Read `docs/image-model-configuration.md` only if it reports missing or invalid configuration.
   - This is a readiness check, not a choice. Do not ask the user to pick a backend, and do not pause for confirmation unless the check fails.

5. Generate one sample slide for approval.
   - Before generating or approving the sample slide, read `docs/outline-style-and-sample.md`.
   - Generate exactly one representative sample after outline and style are confirmed. Do not generate the full deck until approved.
   - After approval, record `sample_generation_method` in `deck_spec.json` so jobs and subagents inherit the same command shape.

6. Create the project directory.
   - Before initializing folders or assembling files, read `docs/project-assembly-and-reporting.md`.
   - If no destination is specified, use the current working directory or the source file directory.

7. Prepare user-supplied assets.
   - Before using paper figures, charts, screenshots, logos, or other required assets, read `docs/user-supplied-assets.md`.
   - Treat required assets as strict inputs and confirm slide-to-asset mapping before generation.

8. Generate all slide images.
   - Before full-deck image generation, read `docs/slide-generation-and-subagents.md`.
   - Create per-slide jobs with `scripts/prepare_slide_prompts.py` or saved `prompts/slide_XX.json` files.
   - Every final image must come from `scripts/image_gen.py` and be recorded with bundled state scripts.

9. Dispatch slide subagents.
   - Before dispatching or replacing slide workers, read `docs/slide-generation-and-subagents.md` and `prompts/slide-worker.md`.
   - Use one subagent per remaining slide job whenever possible. If required subagents cannot be spawned, stop and report a blocker unless the user changes the workflow.

10. Quality check and repair.
    - Before QA or assembly, read `docs/project-assembly-and-reporting.md`.
    - Inspect every slide before assembly: text, outline match, truncation, style, unwanted page numbers, overlaps, and required assets.
    - Regenerate severe failures with a tighter prompt. Use `scripts/image_gen.py edit` for localized issues.
    - For edit commands, read `docs/image-generation-cli.md`. Replace the final slide only after validating the edited output.

11. Write speaker notes and assemble the PPT.
    - Before writing `speech.md` or running assembly, read `docs/project-assembly-and-reporting.md`.
    - Make sure `outline.md` reflects the final confirmed deck outline. Use `speech.md` headings that map to `Slide N`.
    - Before assembly, ensure `slide_jobs.json` shows generated slides as `recorded` and approved samples as `accepted`. If any slide is `pending`, `dispatched`, or `blocked`, stop.

12. Report the result.
    - Use the final report checklist in `docs/project-assembly-and-reporting.md`.
    - Include paths, slide count, the image tool used, recorded-result status, and any limitations or blockers.

13. Save reusable styles.
    - If asked to save the current deck style or a supplied image/PDF/PPT/PPTX style, read `docs/style-library.md`.
    - If the final deck used a custom or adapted style, proactively offer to save it in the final report, per `docs/project-assembly-and-reporting.md`. User custom styles are stored in `${DLAZY_PPT_HOME:-~/.dlazy-ppt}/references/`, outside the skill install.

## Subagent Dispatch

Slide subagents are mandatory after sample approval whenever the runtime can spawn them. The main agent prepares jobs and records state; each worker handles exactly one `prompts/slide_XX.json` job and returns only selected image path, backend, and QA note.

Use `docs/slide-generation-and-subagents.md` for dispatch, commands, result recording, blockers, and backend provenance. Use `prompts/slide-worker.md` as the handoff template.

Subagents must not edit `outline.md`, `deck_spec.json`, other slide jobs, `origin_image/`, `speech.md`, or the final `.pptx`. The parent records outputs and assembles.

## Acceptance Criteria

- Output is a valid `.pptx`.
- Each expected final slide image exists under `origin_image/slide_XX.png`.
- Every final slide image was generated by `scripts/image_gen.py` and recorded through `record_slide_result.py`, except an approved sample marked accepted by run state.
- `outline.md` reflects the approved deck outline.
- `speech.md` exists when speaker notes are expected, and assembly writes those notes into the PPT.
- `slide_jobs.json` and `slide_run_state.json` reflect the final state.
- Required source images are visibly represented, or a blocker is reported.
- If blocked, the final response identifies phase, slide id, evidence path, and unfinished reason; do not call the deck complete.

## Reference Map

- `docs/workflow-gates-and-progress.md`: approval gates, progress, completion evidence.
- `docs/image-generation-cli.md`: backend decision rules and confirmation text.
- `docs/outline-style-and-sample.md`: outline, style, sample rules, prompt examples.
- `docs/user-supplied-assets.md`: strict handling for required source assets.
- `docs/slide-generation-and-subagents.md`: jobs, dispatch, result recording, blockers, provenance.
- `docs/image-generation-cli.md`: shared runtime, generation/edit commands, size and prompt limits, troubleshooting.
- `docs/image-model-configuration.md`: API key, base URL, model, `.env`; read only when config is needed.
- `docs/project-assembly-and-reporting.md`: project directory, notes, assembly, final report, prompting principles.
- `prompts/slide-worker.md`: slide subagent handoff template.
- `references/*.md`: built-in visual style references. User custom styles live in `${DLAZY_PPT_HOME:-~/.dlazy-ppt}/references/` and take priority over built-in styles with the same name.

## Documentation and Updates

For source, docs, install, config, and examples, see [dlazy-ai/ai-ppt-slides](https://github.com/dlazy-ai/ai-ppt-slides).