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Turn any .pptx into a map of its real layouts so the next steps can target
them precisely. This is the answer to "what layouts does my template actually
have, and what is each one for?"
STEP 1 — PROFILE STEP 2 — AUTHOR STEP 3 — RENDER
pptx-profile pptx-author pptx-from-layouts
─────────────── ─────────────── ─────────────────
your-template.pptx slides.md (+ [HINT:]) slides.md + config
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
catalog.py ──catalog.md──▶ write & lint ──slides──▶ generate.py ─▶ deck.pptx
└────────────────── config.json ───────────────────▲ (validated)
"what layouts do I "write slides that "fill the template's
have?" name real layouts" actual placeholders"
You are here: Step 1. Output feeds Steps 2 and 3.
Python 3.10+ and python-pptx (pip install python-pptx). The config step
shells out to the sibling pptx-from-layouts skill, which ships in this repo.
python scripts/catalog.py /path/to/your-template.pptx \
--name your-template --output-dir ./build
This writes two files into ./build:
| File | For whom | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
your-template-layout-catalog.md | you / Step 2 author | Human-readable menu of every hintable layout: its [HINT:] name, placeholders, and when to use it. |
your-template-config.json | Step 3 render engine | Machine map of capability → real layout index/name. Passed to generate.py --config. |
Options: --catalog-only skips the config (catalog only); --name sets the
output basename (defaults to the filename).
The catalog's Hintable layouts table lists only layouts the engine knows how
to populate — every name there is a safe [HINT:] value. A collapsed section
lists all raw layouts in the file for reference. Each row shows the layout
index, the exact hint name to copy, its placeholders (e.g. picture, body,
center-title), and a one-line "when to use".
slides.md using
[HINT: layout_name] per slide, and lint with
pptx-author/scripts/lint_hints.py slides.md --config your-template-config.json.pptx-from-layouts/scripts/generate.py slides.md -o deck.pptx --template your-template.pptx --config your-template-config.json --validate.templates/inner-chapter-config.json) and is the default if you skip Step 1.pptx-template-onboarder subagent wraps this step.name: pptx-profile description: >- STEP 1 of the PPTX-from-layouts pipeline. Profile a PowerPoint template to discover its real slide-master layouts and emit a layout catalog + render config. Use when the user wants to "use my own PowerPoint template", "see what layouts my deck has", "onboard a template", "profile this pptx", or before authoring slides against a custom (non-Inner-Chapter) template. Pairs with pptx-author (Step 2) and pptx-from-layouts (Step 3).
---
name: pptx-profile
description: >-
STEP 1 of the PPTX-from-layouts pipeline. Profile a PowerPoint template to
discover its real slide-master layouts and emit a layout catalog + render
config. Use when the user wants to "use my own PowerPoint template", "see
what layouts my deck has", "onboard a template", "profile this pptx", or
before authoring slides against a custom (non-Inner-Chapter) template.
Pairs with pptx-author (Step 2) and pptx-from-layouts (Step 3).
---
# Step 1 — Profile (pptx-profile)
Turn any `.pptx` into a **map of its real layouts** so the next steps can target
them precisely. This is the answer to *"what layouts does my template actually
have, and what is each one for?"*
```text
STEP 1 — PROFILE STEP 2 — AUTHOR STEP 3 — RENDER
pptx-profile pptx-author pptx-from-layouts
─────────────── ─────────────── ─────────────────
your-template.pptx slides.md (+ [HINT:]) slides.md + config
│ │ │
▼ ▼ ▼
catalog.py ──catalog.md──▶ write & lint ──slides──▶ generate.py ─▶ deck.pptx
└────────────────── config.json ───────────────────▲ (validated)
"what layouts do I "write slides that "fill the template's
have?" name real layouts" actual placeholders"
```
**You are here: Step 1.** Output feeds Steps 2 and 3.
## Dependencies
Python 3.10+ and **python-pptx** (`pip install python-pptx`). The config step
shells out to the sibling `pptx-from-layouts` skill, which ships in this repo.
## Run it
```bash
python scripts/catalog.py /path/to/your-template.pptx \
--name your-template --output-dir ./build
```
This writes two files into `./build`:
| File | For whom | Purpose |
|------|----------|---------|
| `your-template-layout-catalog.md` | **you / Step 2 author** | Human-readable menu of every hintable layout: its `[HINT:]` name, placeholders, and when to use it. |
| `your-template-config.json` | **Step 3 render engine** | Machine map of capability → real layout index/name. Passed to `generate.py --config`. |
Options: `--catalog-only` skips the config (catalog only); `--name` sets the
output basename (defaults to the filename).
## What the catalog gives you
The catalog's **Hintable layouts** table lists only layouts the engine knows how
to populate — every name there is a safe `[HINT:]` value. A collapsed section
lists *all* raw layouts in the file for reference. Each row shows the layout
index, the exact hint name to copy, its placeholders (e.g. `picture`, `body`,
`center-title`), and a one-line "when to use".
## Then what
1. **Step 2 — author:** open the catalog, write `slides.md` using
`[HINT: layout_name]` per slide, and lint with
`pptx-author/scripts/lint_hints.py slides.md --config your-template-config.json`.
2. **Step 3 — render:**
`pptx-from-layouts/scripts/generate.py slides.md -o deck.pptx
--template your-template.pptx --config your-template-config.json --validate`.
## Notes
- **You only profile a template once.** Reuse the catalog + config for every
future deck on that template.
- The bundled **Inner Chapter** template is already profiled (see
`templates/inner-chapter-config.json`) and is the default if you skip Step 1.
- For a fully automated, on-brand onboarding (brand colors, fonts, smoke-test),
the `pptx-template-onboarder` subagent wraps this step.
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