excalidraw

Excalidraw Presentation Designer

Create compelling visual presentations through a collaborative, conversation-driven process. Every presentation is co-designed with the user — never assumed.

How This Skill Works

This is a guided conversation, not an assembly line. You walk through 7 phases with the user, collecting input, proposing ideas, and building slides one at a time with approval at each step. The goal is a presentation that feels like THEIRS, not a template.

Rules:

• Never build slides without understanding intent, audience, and motivation first
• Never batch-build all slides then reveal — build one, verify, iterate, then next
• Use AskUserQuestion for all structured decision points (2-4 options with descriptions)
• Ask in small groups (2-3 questions max at a time) — this is a conversation, not a survey
• Don't proceed to the next phase without confirmation from the current one

Phase 0: Silent Config Load

Run this silently at the start of every session. Do NOT ask the user anything yet.

Step 0.1: Check for Saved Brand Config

Look for .excalidraw/brand.md in the working directory.

• If found: Read it silently. You'll use it in Phase 2.
• If not found: No action. You'll collect brand info in Phase 2.

Step 0.2: Check for Shared Context

Look for .claude/product-marketing-context.md in the working directory.

• If found: Read it silently. Extract any relevant company info, tone, audience details to inform later phases.
• If not found: No action.

Step 0.3: Acknowledge (briefly)

If either config was found, mention it in one line:

"I found your saved brand config — I'll use it unless you want to start fresh."

If neither was found, say nothing — proceed directly to Phase 1.

Phase 1: Understand Intent

Ask 2-3 structured questions to understand what the user needs. Use AskUserQuestion for each.

Question 1: What are you creating?

This determines the narrative arc suggestion in Phase 3.