pptx-visual-assetsby Seth Hobson

PPTX Visual Assets Skill.

A Claude Code and Codex skill for PPT and slide decks: selects and places approved icons, images, SVGs, and infographics in a PPTX deck.

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--- name: pptx-visual-assets description: Use when selecting and placing approved supporting icons, images, SVGs, diagrams, or infographics in an editable PPTX deck. --- ## Workflow ## Rules

Front matter and section headings read from the upstream file on 2026-09-14 · 1,375 characters in full

01 What it does

What the pptx-visual-assets Skill Does in Claude Code and Codex

Summary, workflow and outputs, all read from the skill's SKILL.md.

From the SKILL.mdRead 2026-09-14 · not a recorded run

In the Skill's Own Terms

This skill selects and places approved icons, images, SVGs, diagrams, and infographics in editable PPTX decks. It confirms local asset paths, usage rights, and alt text before placement, then adds each asset with a final inch bounding box, deliberate z-index, and content or layout_design classification.

Visual assets support a slide's message rather than replacing editable content. The skill preserves aspect ratio, ensures no asset covers readable text, and recreates essential labels and legends as native PowerPoint objects instead of locking them in images. When rights or suitable assets are unavailable, it omits the asset and reports the gap rather than adding placeholders.

PPTX

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How It Works

01
Select Asset Type When It Improves Comprehension
Choose icon, image, SVG, diagram, or infographic only when the visual meaningfully supports understanding of the slide content.
02
Confirm Path, Rights, and Alt Text
Before placing any asset, verify the local file path, source attribution, usage rights, and write concise alternative text for accessibility.
03
Add Asset with Bbox, z-index, and Classification
Place the asset using a final inch bounding box measurement, set a deliberate layering order, and mark it as content or layout_design.
04
Preserve Ratio and Check Text Coverage
Maintain the original aspect ratio and verify that no asset obscures readable text or traps essential information inside an image.

02 Find your fit

When to Use the pptx-visual-assets Skill

Use the pptx-visual-assets skill in Claude Code or Codex when the job is PPT and slide decks of this kind. Fit and limits below are taken from the skill's own file.

Good Fit

Placing approved icons, images, SVGs, diagrams, or infographics with confirmed usage rights and local paths

What to Provide

Local asset pathThe file system location of the icon, image, SVG, diagram, or infographic to be placed.
Source and usage rightsAttribution details and licensing information confirming permission to use the asset.
Concise alt textBrief alternative text describing the visual asset for accessibility purposes.

03 Inside the skill

Rules the pptx-visual-assets Skill Gives Claude Code and Codex

7 concrete instructions, defaults and limits the SKILL.md sets for the agent — the part of the file that changes the result.

Support Messages, Never Replace Editable Content
Visual assets must support a slide's message and never flatten or substitute for content that should remain editable.
Use Simple Icons with Text Labels
Icons must be simple and legible, and they must appear alongside text labels rather than standing alone.
Place Captions Beside Images, Not Over Them
Image captions must be positioned next to the image rather than overlaid on top of the visual.
Use Only Clean Vector SVGs
SVG sources must be true clean vectors; never wrap a raster image in SVG format and present it as editable.
Recreate Essential Elements as Native Objects
Labels, legends, values, and process steps must be recreated using native PowerPoint objects rather than locked in images.
Omit Assets When Rights Are Unavailable
If usage rights, provenance, or a suitable asset cannot be confirmed, omit the asset entirely and report the gap instead of adding a placeholder.
Record Source Details in Manifest, Never Request Secrets
Provider and source information must be logged in the source manifest, and the skill must never request secret credentials in chat.

04 Put it to work

Install pptx-visual-assets in Claude Code or Codex

One npx skills add command, then a first task in your agent and a checklist for the result.

Add pptx-visual-assets to Claude Code, Codex or Your Agent

Run in your project; the installer asks which agent to add it to.

Terminal

npx skills add https://github.com/wshobson/agents --skill pptx-visual-assets

Generic skills CLI form for plugins/pptx-deck-creation/skills/pptx-visual-assets/SKILL.md; the repository may document its own path.

Give the Skill a First PPT and Slide Decks Task

Written in the skill's own terms; replace the bracketed parts with your material.

Starter prompt

Add approved icons for each of the four key benefits listed on slide 5, confirm usage rights from [company asset library], place each icon at 0.6 inch height to the left of its corresponding text label with proper z-index so text remains in front, and recreate any supporting callout numbers as native PowerPoint text objects rather than embedding them in the icon graphics.

Source: written from the SKILL.md in the skill's own terms.

Check the First Result

What the SKILL.md itself says a correct result looks like:

Verify that aspect ratio is preserved for all placed assets

In OpenDesign import pptx-visual-assets from its SKILL.md link: Plugins → Add → Skill → Import from link, then pick it in the top bar.

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05 Open source, traceable

Source, License and Verification

Where this page's facts come from, and when they were last checked.

Author: Seth Hobson
Repository: github.com/wshobson/agents Branch main
Skill file: plugins/pptx-deck-creation/skills/pptx-visual-assets/SKILL.md Content checksum recorded at verification; commit 4236bb9
License: MIT From LICENSE.
Repository stars: 39,635 GitHub snapshot taken 2026-09-14 for the whole wshobson/agents repository, which contains 18 skills in this catalog. Not a rating or usage count for pptx-visual-assets.
Verified by OpenDesign: 2026-09-14 Source file, path, license text and star count were checked. Not bundled in OpenDesign main (checked 2026-08-28); a live run has not been recorded on this page.

Inside the SKILL.md

PPTX Visual AssetsVisual assets support slide messages and never replace editable content
WorkflowFour-step process: select type, confirm path and rights, add with bbox and z-index, preserve ratio and check coverage
RulesUse simple icons with labels, place captions beside images, use clean vector SVGs, recreate essential elements as native objects, omit when rights unavailable

The Skill's Own Description

“Use when selecting and placing approved supporting icons, images, SVGs, diagrams, or infographics in an editable PPTX deck.”

Front-matter description from SKILL.md. The full file is about 1,375 characters. Read the full file on GitHub.

PPTX Visual Assets

Run pptx-visual-assets on a Real PPT and Slide Decks Task.

Download OpenDesign, import pptx-visual-assets from its SKILL.md link, paste the prompt above, and read the plan before the result.

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Terminal

npx skills add https://github.com/wshobson/agents --skill pptx-visual-assets

What the pptx-visual-assets Skill Does in Claude Code and Codex

In the Skill's Own Terms

How It Works

When to Use the pptx-visual-assets Skill

Good Fit

What to Provide

Rules the pptx-visual-assets Skill Gives Claude Code and Codex

Support Messages, Never Replace Editable Content

Use Simple Icons with Text Labels

Place Captions Beside Images, Not Over Them

Use Only Clean Vector SVGs

Recreate Essential Elements as Native Objects

Omit Assets When Rights Are Unavailable

Record Source Details in Manifest, Never Request Secrets