Frontend Slides

A Claude Code skill for creating stunning, animation-rich HTML presentations — from scratch or by converting PowerPoint files.

What This Does

Frontend Slides helps non-designers create beautiful web presentations without knowing CSS or JavaScript. It uses a "show, don't tell" approach: instead of asking you to describe your aesthetic preferences in words, it generates visual previews and lets you pick what you like.

Key Features

• Zero Dependencies — Single HTML files with inline CSS/JS. No npm, no build tools, no frameworks.
• Visual Style Discovery — Can't articulate design preferences? No problem. Pick from generated visual previews.
• PPT Conversion — Convert existing PowerPoint files to web, preserving all images and content.
• Anti-AI-Slop — Curated distinctive styles that avoid generic AI aesthetics (bye-bye, purple gradients on white).
• Production Quality — Accessible, responsive, well-commented code you can customize.

Installation

For Claude Code Users

Copy the skill files to your Claude Code skills directory:

# Create the skill directory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/frontend-slides

# Copy the files (or download from this repo)
cp SKILL.md ~/.claude/skills/frontend-slides/
cp STYLE_PRESETS.md ~/.claude/skills/frontend-slides/

Then use it by typing /frontend-slides in Claude Code.

Manual Download

1. Download SKILL.md and STYLE_PRESETS.md from this repo
2. Place them in ~/.claude/skills/frontend-slides/
3. Restart Claude Code

Usage

Create a New Presentation

/frontend-slides

> "I want to create a pitch deck for my AI startup"

The skill will:

1. Ask about your content (slides, messages, images)
2. Ask about the feeling you want (impressed? excited? calm?)
3. Generate 3 visual style previews for you to compare
4. Create the full presentation in your chosen style
5. Open it in your browser

Convert a PowerPoint

/frontend-slides

> "Convert my presentation.pptx to a web slideshow"

The skill will:

1. Extract all text, images, and notes from your PPT
2. Show you the extracted content for confirmation
3. Let you pick a visual style
4. Generate an HTML presentation with all your original assets

Included Styles

Dark Themes

• Neon Cyber — Futuristic, techy, particle effects
• Midnight Executive — Premium, corporate, trustworthy
• Deep Space — Cinematic, inspiring, vast
• Terminal Green — Developer-focused, hacker aesthetic

Light Themes

• Paper & Ink — Editorial, literary, refined
• Swiss Modern — Clean, Bauhaus-inspired, geometric
• Soft Pastel — Friendly, playful, creative
• Warm Editorial — Magazine-style, photographic

Specialty

• Brutalist — Raw, bold, attention-grabbing
• Gradient Wave — Modern SaaS aesthetic

Output Example

Each presentation is a single, self-contained HTML file:

    


    
        Your Title
    

    
        Slide Content
    

    
    
        // SlidePresentation controller, animations, interactions
    

Features included:

• Keyboard navigation (arrows, space)
• Touch/swipe support
• Mouse wheel scrolling
• Progress bar
• Navigation dots
• Scroll-triggered animations
• Responsive design
• Reduced motion support

Philosophy

This skill was born from the belief that:

1. You don't need to be a designer to make beautiful things. You just need to react to what you see.

2. Dependencies are debt. A single HTML file will work in 10 years. A React project from 2019? Good luck.

3. Generic is forgettable. Every presentation should feel custom-crafted, not template-generated.

4. Comments are kindness. Code should explain itself to future-you (or anyone else who opens it).

Files

File	Purpose
SKILL.md	Main skill instructions for Claude Code
STYLE_PRESETS.md	Reference file with 10 curated visual styles

Requirements

• Claude Code CLI
• For PPT conversion: Python with python-pptx library

Credits

Created by @zarazhangrui with Claude Code.

Inspired by the "Vibe Coding" philosophy — building beautiful things without being a traditional software engineer.

License

MIT — Use it, modify it, share it.