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Markdown Slides Skill

Create presentations from Markdown using Marp - simple syntax, professional output

Installable skillMITBy kbarbel640-delUpdated Oct 31, 2026
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instructions.md

---
name: md-slides-096037b1e99c
description: Create presentations from Markdown using Marp - simple syntax, professional output
author: claude-office-skills
version: "1.0"
tags: [presentation, marp, markdown, pdf, pptx]
models: [claude-sonnet-4, claude-opus-4]
tools: [computer, code_execution, file_operations]
library:
  name: marp
  url: https://github.com/marp-team/marp
  stars: 3.1k
---

# Markdown Slides Skill

## Overview

This skill enables creation of presentations from pure Markdown using **Marp**. Write slides in familiar Markdown syntax and export to PDF, PPTX, or HTML with professional themes.

## How to Use

1. Write or provide Markdown content
2. I'll format it for Marp with proper directives
3. Export to your preferred format (PDF/PPTX/HTML)

**Example prompts:**
- "Convert my notes to a presentation"
- "Create slides from this markdown"
- "Build a pitch deck using markdown"
- "Generate PDF slides from this outline"

## Domain Knowledge

### Basic Syntax

```markdown
---
marp: true
---

# First Slide

Content here

---

# Second Slide

- Bullet 1
- Bullet 2
```

### Themes

```markdown
---
marp: true
theme: default  # default, gaia, uncover
---
```

### Directives

```markdown
---
marp: true
theme: gaia
class: lead        # Centered title
paginate: true     # Page numbers
header: 'Header'   # Header text
footer: 'Footer'   # Footer text
backgroundColor: #fff
---
```

### Images

```markdown
![width:500px](image.png)
![bg](background.jpg)
![bg left:40%](sidebar.jpg)
```

### Columns

```markdown
<div class="columns">
<div>

## Left

Content

</div>
<div>

## Right

Content

</div>
</div>
```

## Example

```markdown
---
marp: true
theme: gaia
paginate: true
---

<!-- _class: lead -->

# Project Update

Q4 2024 Review

---

# Highlights

- Revenue: +25%
- Users: +50%
- NPS: 72

---

# Roadmap

| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 |
|----|----|----|-----|
| MVP | Beta | Launch | Scale |

---

<!-- _class: lead -->

# Thank You!

questions@company.com
```

## CLI Usage

```bash
# Install
npm install -g @marp-team/marp-cli

# Convert
marp slides.md -o presentation.pdf
marp slides.md -o presentation.pptx
marp slides.md -o presentation.html
```

## Resources

- [Marp Documentation](https://marp.app/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/marp-team/marp)

Platform guidance

Imported from the listed AgentSkill.sh category. Complete supplied package files and notices are retained. Required external tools and credentials are not installed. No bundled code was executed during import. Individual agent task behavior has not been tested.