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Outline Slides

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pamelafox
outline-slides

Generate a numbered outline of presentation slides with one-sentence summaries. Looks at each slide image and produces a brief description. USE FOR: summarize slides, outline presentation, describe slide images, create slide summary.

Overview

Publisherpamelafox
Repositorypresentation-skills
Skill nameoutline-slides
Stars
129
Forks
23
Bundled files
Instructions only
LicenseMIT
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  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • Self-contained

    Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.

  • Open source

    Published by pamelafox on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Outline Slides AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/outline-slides
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
2

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills.git /tmp/presentation-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/presentation-skills/.agents/skills/outline-slides .claude/skills/outline-slides
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Outline Slides in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Outline Slides on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Outline Slides is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Outline slides

Generate a numbered outline of all slides with one-sentence summaries per slide.

Input

  • A directory containing slide images named slide_1.png, slide_2.png, etc. (produced by the convert-slides-to-images skill).
  • Optionally, a slide_ascii.md file containing extracted text per slide (produced by the extract-slide-text skill).

Procedure

  1. Find all slide_*.png files in the specified directory, sorted numerically by slide number.
  2. If slide_ascii.md is available, read it and use the extracted text as ground truth for each slide's content. This prevents misidentifying embedded screenshots or demo captures as actual slide content.
  3. Look at each slide image and write a one-sentence summary describing the content of that slide. When slide_ascii.md is available, base the summary primarily on the extracted text, using the image only for visual context (diagrams, screenshots, etc.).
  4. Output a numbered list matching the slide numbers.

For large presentations (more than 50 slides), work through the slides in batches of 50.

Output format

1. Title slide introducing the presentation on [topic]
2. Agenda slide listing the main sections to be covered
3. Diagram showing the architecture of [system]
4. Code example demonstrating [technique]
...

Example usage

To outline slides that have already been converted to images:

Please outline the slides in presentations/my-talk/outputs/slide_images/

Save the output to outputs/outline.txt in the presentation folder for caching.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Outline Slides AI skill do?

Generate a numbered outline of presentation slides with one-sentence summaries. Looks at each slide image and produces a brief description. USE FOR: summarize slides, outline presentation, describe slide images, create slide summary.

Why use Outline Slides on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Outline Slides is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Outline Slides in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/outline-slides. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Outline Slides?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Outline Slides?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Outline Slides with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Outline Slides AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by pamelafox under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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