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6/16/2026
What I learned building a slide-deck skill for AI agents

What I learned building a slide-deck skill for AI agents

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Author shares lessons from building a portable slide-deck skill for AI agents, emphasizing iterative generation (theme + 2 slides first) over batch processing, precise skill descriptions for agent triggering, and single-file HTML artifacts. Technical insights on reveal.js CSS stacking and practical design patterns for maintainable agent skills.

  • •Skill description is the primary design lever—vague descriptions never trigger, overconfident ones misfire constantly
  • •Iterative generation beats batch—preview before full build reduces token waste and dramatically improves UX
  • •Single self-contained HTML artifacts scale better than distributed setups for sharing, testing, and no-setup usage

Generated with AI, which can make mistakes.

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