Agent skill · writing content · anthropics
pitch-deck
Populates investment banking pitch deck templates with data from source files. Use when: user provides a PowerPoint template to fill in, user has source data (Excel/CSV) to populate into slides, user mentions populating or filling a pitch deck template, or user needs to transfer data into existing slide layouts. Not for creating presentations from scratch.
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific guidance on populating investment banking pitch decks with data from source files, including critical formatting and validation standards.
What it needs
About 11k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-04. 34,059 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Populating Investment Banking Pitch Deck Templates Reference Files Read all reference files at task start before beginning any work. These contain critical patterns and anti-patterns that will affect your approach. Do not wait until you encounter issues. File Purpose ------ --------- formatting-standards.md Text, bullets, tables, charts, alignment slide-templates.md Content mapping guidance for common slide types xml-reference.md PowerPoint XML patterns for tables, shapes, arrows calculation-standards.md Financial formulas for verification (CAGR, consensus) --- Workflow Decision Tree What type of task is this? --- ⚠️ Critical Rendering Limitation LibreOffice is used for validation but DOES NOT render PowerPoint files accurately. It will mangle fonts, gradients, shape positions, text wrapping, and some table formatting. What this means: A slide that passes visual validation in LibreOffice may still have issues in Microsoft PowerPoint. The validation loop catches structural issues (missing content, broken tables, placeholder formatting retained) but cannot catch font substitution, subtle alignment shifts, or gradient problems. Required action: Always include this statement when delivering output: "This file was validated using LibreOffice. Please review in Microsoft PowerPoint before distribution, as rendering differences may exist." --- Template Population Workflow Copy and track progress: Phase 1: Data Extraction 1. Create backup of original template before any modifications — copy to [filename]backup.pptx. Direct XML editing or unexpected errors can corrupt files. 2. Identify all source materials (Excel, CSV, PDF reports, Word documents, databases, web sources) 3. Extract relevant data points from each source 4. Validate all numbers against original sources 5. Standardize units and currency (convert all figures to the primary unit/currency used in the template) 6. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills anthropics/pitch-deck--cd2976