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package/.agents/skills/pptx/scripts/thumbnail.py

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+"""Create thumbnail grids from PowerPoint presentation slides.
+
+Creates a grid layout of slide thumbnails for quick visual analysis.
+Labels each thumbnail with its XML filename (e.g., slide1.xml).
+Hidden slides are shown with a placeholder pattern.
+
+Usage:
+    python thumbnail.py input.pptx [output_prefix] [--cols N]
+
+Examples:
+    python thumbnail.py presentation.pptx
+    # Creates: thumbnails.jpg
+
+    python thumbnail.py template.pptx grid --cols 4
+    # Creates: grid.jpg (or grid-1.jpg, grid-2.jpg for large decks)
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import tempfile
+import zipfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import defusedxml.minidom
+from office.soffice import get_soffice_env
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
+
+THUMBNAIL_WIDTH = 300
+CONVERSION_DPI = 100
+MAX_COLS = 6
+DEFAULT_COLS = 3
+JPEG_QUALITY = 95
+GRID_PADDING = 20
+BORDER_WIDTH = 2
+FONT_SIZE_RATIO = 0.10
+LABEL_PADDING_RATIO = 0.4
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Create thumbnail grids from PowerPoint slides."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("input", help="Input PowerPoint file (.pptx)")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "output_prefix",
+        nargs="?",
+        default="thumbnails",
+        help="Output prefix for image files (default: thumbnails)",
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--cols",
+        type=int,
+        default=DEFAULT_COLS,
+        help=f"Number of columns (default: {DEFAULT_COLS}, max: {MAX_COLS})",
+    )
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    cols = min(args.cols, MAX_COLS)
+    if args.cols > MAX_COLS:
+        print(f"Warning: Columns limited to {MAX_COLS}")
+
+    input_path = Path(args.input)
+    if not input_path.exists() or input_path.suffix.lower() != ".pptx":
+        print(f"Error: Invalid PowerPoint file: {args.input}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    output_path = Path(f"{args.output_prefix}.jpg")
+
+    try:
+        slide_info = get_slide_info(input_path)
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_dir:
+            temp_path = Path(temp_dir)
+            visible_images = convert_to_images(input_path, temp_path)
+
+            if not visible_images and not any(s["hidden"] for s in slide_info):
+                print("Error: No slides found", file=sys.stderr)
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+            slides = build_slide_list(slide_info, visible_images, temp_path)
+
+            grid_files = create_grids(slides, cols, THUMBNAIL_WIDTH, output_path)
+
+            print(f"Created {len(grid_files)} grid(s):")
+            for grid_file in grid_files:
+                print(f"  {grid_file}")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def get_slide_info(pptx_path: Path) -> list[dict]:
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(pptx_path, "r") as zf:
+        rels_content = zf.read("ppt/_rels/presentation.xml.rels").decode("utf-8")
+        rels_dom = defusedxml.minidom.parseString(rels_content)
+
+        rid_to_slide = {}
+        for rel in rels_dom.getElementsByTagName("Relationship"):
+            rid = rel.getAttribute("Id")
+            target = rel.getAttribute("Target")
+            rel_type = rel.getAttribute("Type")
+            if "slide" in rel_type and target.startswith("slides/"):
+                rid_to_slide[rid] = target.replace("slides/", "")
+
+        pres_content = zf.read("ppt/presentation.xml").decode("utf-8")
+        pres_dom = defusedxml.minidom.parseString(pres_content)
+
+        slides = []
+        for sld_id in pres_dom.getElementsByTagName("p:sldId"):
+            rid = sld_id.getAttribute("r:id")
+            if rid in rid_to_slide:
+                hidden = sld_id.getAttribute("show") == "0"
+                slides.append({"name": rid_to_slide[rid], "hidden": hidden})
+
+        return slides
+
+
+def build_slide_list(
+    slide_info: list[dict],
+    visible_images: list[Path],
+    temp_dir: Path,
+) -> list[tuple[Path, str]]:
+    if visible_images:
+        with Image.open(visible_images[0]) as img:
+            placeholder_size = img.size
+    else:
+        placeholder_size = (1920, 1080)
+
+    slides = []
+    visible_idx = 0
+
+    for info in slide_info:
+        if info["hidden"]:
+            placeholder_path = temp_dir / f"hidden-{info['name']}.jpg"
+            placeholder_img = create_hidden_placeholder(placeholder_size)
+            placeholder_img.save(placeholder_path, "JPEG")
+            slides.append((placeholder_path, f"{info['name']} (hidden)"))
+        else:
+            if visible_idx < len(visible_images):
+                slides.append((visible_images[visible_idx], info["name"]))
+                visible_idx += 1
+
+    return slides
+
+
+def create_hidden_placeholder(size: tuple[int, int]) -> Image.Image:
+    img = Image.new("RGB", size, color="#F0F0F0")
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+    line_width = max(5, min(size) // 100)
+    draw.line([(0, 0), size], fill="#CCCCCC", width=line_width)
+    draw.line([(size[0], 0), (0, size[1])], fill="#CCCCCC", width=line_width)
+    return img
+
+
+def convert_to_images(pptx_path: Path, temp_dir: Path) -> list[Path]:
+    pdf_path = temp_dir / f"{pptx_path.stem}.pdf"
+
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [
+            "soffice",
+            "--headless",
+            "--convert-to",
+            "pdf",
+            "--outdir",
+            str(temp_dir),
+            str(pptx_path),
+        ],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+        env=get_soffice_env(),
+    )
+    if result.returncode != 0 or not pdf_path.exists():
+        raise RuntimeError("PDF conversion failed")
+
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        [
+            "pdftoppm",
+            "-jpeg",
+            "-r",
+            str(CONVERSION_DPI),
+            str(pdf_path),
+            str(temp_dir / "slide"),
+        ],
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
+    )
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError("Image conversion failed")
+
+    return sorted(temp_dir.glob("slide-*.jpg"))
+
+
+def create_grids(
+    slides: list[tuple[Path, str]],
+    cols: int,
+    width: int,
+    output_path: Path,
+) -> list[str]:
+    max_per_grid = cols * (cols + 1)
+    grid_files = []
+
+    for chunk_idx, start_idx in enumerate(range(0, len(slides), max_per_grid)):
+        end_idx = min(start_idx + max_per_grid, len(slides))
+        chunk_slides = slides[start_idx:end_idx]
+
+        grid = create_grid(chunk_slides, cols, width)
+
+        if len(slides) <= max_per_grid:
+            grid_filename = output_path
+        else:
+            stem = output_path.stem
+            suffix = output_path.suffix
+            grid_filename = output_path.parent / f"{stem}-{chunk_idx + 1}{suffix}"
+
+        grid_filename.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        grid.save(str(grid_filename), quality=JPEG_QUALITY)
+        grid_files.append(str(grid_filename))
+
+    return grid_files
+
+
+def create_grid(
+    slides: list[tuple[Path, str]],
+    cols: int,
+    width: int,
+) -> Image.Image:
+    font_size = int(width * FONT_SIZE_RATIO)
+    label_padding = int(font_size * LABEL_PADDING_RATIO)
+
+    with Image.open(slides[0][0]) as img:
+        aspect = img.height / img.width
+    height = int(width * aspect)
+
+    rows = (len(slides) + cols - 1) // cols
+    grid_w = cols * width + (cols + 1) * GRID_PADDING
+    grid_h = rows * (height + font_size + label_padding * 2) + (rows + 1) * GRID_PADDING
+
+    grid = Image.new("RGB", (grid_w, grid_h), "white")
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(grid)
+
+    try:
+        font = ImageFont.load_default(size=font_size)
+    except Exception:
+        font = ImageFont.load_default()
+
+    for i, (img_path, slide_name) in enumerate(slides):
+        row, col = i // cols, i % cols
+        x = col * width + (col + 1) * GRID_PADDING
+        y_base = (
+            row * (height + font_size + label_padding * 2) + (row + 1) * GRID_PADDING
+        )
+
+        label = slide_name
+        bbox = draw.textbbox((0, 0), label, font=font)
+        text_w = bbox[2] - bbox[0]
+        draw.text(
+            (x + (width - text_w) // 2, y_base + label_padding),
+            label,
+            fill="black",
+            font=font,
+        )
+
+        y_thumbnail = y_base + label_padding + font_size + label_padding
+
+        with Image.open(img_path) as img:
+            img.thumbnail((width, height), Image.Resampling.LANCZOS)
+            w, h = img.size
+            tx = x + (width - w) // 2
+            ty = y_thumbnail + (height - h) // 2
+            grid.paste(img, (tx, ty))
+
+            if BORDER_WIDTH > 0:
+                draw.rectangle(
+                    [
+                        (tx - BORDER_WIDTH, ty - BORDER_WIDTH),
+                        (tx + w + BORDER_WIDTH - 1, ty + h + BORDER_WIDTH - 1),
+                    ],
+                    outline="gray",
+                    width=BORDER_WIDTH,
+                )
+
+    return grid
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

package/.agents/skills/project-development/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: project-development
+description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "start an LLM project", "design batch pipeline", "evaluate task-model fit", "structure agent project", or mentions pipeline architecture, agent-assisted development, cost estimation, or choosing between LLM and traditional approaches. Part of the context engineering skill suite — also activates when the user mentions "context engineering" or "context-engineering" in the context of structuring LLM-powered project architectures.
+---
+
+# Project Development Methodology
+
+This skill covers the principles for identifying tasks suited to LLM processing, designing effective project architectures, and iterating rapidly using agent-assisted development. The methodology applies whether building a batch processing pipeline, a multi-agent research system, or an interactive agent application.
+
+## When to Activate
+
+Activate this skill when:
+- Starting a new project that might benefit from LLM processing
+- Evaluating whether a task is well-suited for agents versus traditional code
+- Designing the architecture for an LLM-powered application
+- Planning a batch processing pipeline with structured outputs
+- Choosing between single-agent and multi-agent approaches
+- Estimating costs and timelines for LLM-heavy projects
+
+## Core Concepts
+
+### Task-Model Fit Recognition
+
+Evaluate task-model fit before writing any code, because building automation on a fundamentally mismatched task wastes days of effort. Run every proposed task through these two tables to decide proceed-or-stop.
+
+**Proceed when the task has these characteristics:**
+
+| Characteristic | Rationale |
+|----------------|-----------|
+| Synthesis across sources | LLMs combine information from multiple inputs better than rule-based alternatives |
+| Subjective judgment with rubrics | Grading, evaluation, and classification with criteria map naturally to language reasoning |
+| Natural language output | When the goal is human-readable text, LLMs deliver it natively |
+| Error tolerance | Individual failures do not break the overall system, so LLM non-determinism is acceptable |
+| Batch processing | No conversational state required between items, which keeps context clean |
+| Domain knowledge in training | The model already has relevant context, reducing prompt engineering overhead |
+
+**Stop when the task has these characteristics:**
+
+| Characteristic | Rationale |
+|----------------|-----------|
+| Precise computation | Math, counting, and exact algorithms are unreliable in language models |
+| Real-time requirements | LLM latency is too high for sub-second responses |
+| Perfect accuracy requirements | Hallucination risk makes 100% accuracy impossible |
+| Proprietary data dependence | The model lacks necessary context and cannot acquire it from prompts alone |
+| Sequential dependencies | Each step depends heavily on the previous result, compounding errors |
+| Deterministic output requirements | Same input must produce identical output, which LLMs cannot guarantee |
+
+### The Manual Prototype Step
+
+Always validate task-model fit with a manual test before investing in automation. Copy one representative input into the model interface, evaluate the output quality, and use the result to answer these questions:
+
+- Does the model have the knowledge required for this task?
+- Can the model produce output in the format needed?
+- What level of quality should be expected at scale?
+- Are there obvious failure modes to address?
+
+Do this because a failed manual prototype predicts a failed automated system, while a successful one provides both a quality baseline and a prompt-design template. The test takes minutes and prevents hours of wasted development.
+
+### Pipeline Architecture
+
+Structure LLM projects as staged pipelines because separation of deterministic and non-deterministic stages enables fast iteration and cost control. Design each stage to be:
+
+- **Discrete**: Clear boundaries between stages so each can be debugged independently
+- **Idempotent**: Re-running produces the same result, preventing duplicate work
+- **Cacheable**: Intermediate results persist to disk, avoiding expensive re-computation
+- **Independent**: Each stage can run separately, enabling selective re-execution
+
+**Use this canonical pipeline structure:**
+
+```
+acquire -> prepare -> process -> parse -> render
+```
+
+1. **Acquire**: Fetch raw data from sources (APIs, files, databases)
+2. **Prepare**: Transform data into prompt format
+3. **Process**: Execute LLM calls (the expensive, non-deterministic step)
+4. **Parse**: Extract structured data from LLM outputs
+5. **Render**: Generate final outputs (reports, files, visualizations)
+
+Stages 1, 2, 4, and 5 are deterministic. Stage 3 is non-deterministic and expensive. Maintain this separation because it allows re-running the expensive LLM stage only when necessary, while iterating quickly on parsing and rendering.
+
+### File System as State Machine
+
+Use the file system to track pipeline state rather than databases or in-memory structures, because file existence provides natural idempotency and human-readable debugging.
+
+```
+data/{id}/
+  raw.json         # acquire stage complete
+  prompt.md        # prepare stage complete
+  response.md      # process stage complete
+  parsed.json      # parse stage complete
+```
+
+Check if an item needs processing by checking whether the output file exists. Re-run a stage by deleting its output file and downstream files. Debug by reading the intermediate files directly. This pattern works because each directory is independent, enabling simple parallelization and trivial caching.
+
+### Structured Output Design
+
+Design prompts for structured, parseable outputs because prompt design directly determines parsing reliability. Include these elements in every structured prompt:
+
+1. **Section markers**: Explicit headers or prefixes that parsers can match on
+2. **Format examples**: Show exactly what output should look like
+3. **Rationale disclosure**: State "I will be parsing this programmatically" so the model prioritizes format compliance
+4. **Constrained values**: Enumerated options, score ranges, and fixed formats
+
+Build parsers that handle LLM output variations gracefully, because LLMs do not follow instructions perfectly. Use regex patterns flexible enough for minor formatting variations, provide sensible defaults when sections are missing, and log parsing failures for review rather than crashing.
+
+### Agent-Assisted Development
+
+Use agent-capable models to accelerate development through rapid iteration: describe the project goal and constraints, let the agent generate initial implementation, test and iterate on specific failures, then refine prompts and architecture based on results.
+
+Adopt these practices because they keep agent output focused and high-quality:
+- Provide clear, specific requirements upfront to reduce revision cycles
+- Break large projects into discrete components so each can be validated independently
+- Test each component before moving to the next to catch failures early
+- Keep the agent focused on one task at a time to prevent context degradation
+
+### Cost and Scale Estimation
+
+Estimate LLM processing costs before starting, because token costs compound quickly at scale and late discovery of budget overruns forces costly rework. Use this formula:
+
+```
+Total cost = (items x tokens_per_item x price_per_token) + API overhead
+```
+
+For batch processing, estimate input tokens per item (prompt + context), estimate output tokens per item (typical response length), multiply by item count, and add 20-30% buffer for retries and failures.
+
+Track actual costs during development. If costs exceed estimates significantly, reduce context length through truncation, use smaller models for simpler items, cache and reuse partial results, or add parallel processing to reduce wall-clock time.
+
+## Detailed Topics
+
+### Choosing Single vs Multi-Agent Architecture
+
+Default to single-agent pipelines for batch processing with independent items, because they are simpler to manage, cheaper to run, and easier to debug. Escalate to multi-agent architectures only when one of these conditions holds:
+
+- Parallel exploration of different aspects is required
+- The task exceeds single context window capacity
+- Specialized sub-agents demonstrably improve quality on benchmarks
+
+Choose multi-agent for context isolation, not role anthropomorphization. Sub-agents get fresh context windows for focused subtasks, which prevents context degradation on long-running tasks.
+
+See `multi-agent-patterns` skill for detailed architecture guidance.
+
+### Architectural Reduction
+
+Start with minimal architecture and add complexity only when production evidence proves it necessary, because over-engineered scaffolding often constrains rather than enables model performance.
+
+Vercel's d0 agent achieved 100% success rate (up from 80%) by reducing from 17 specialized tools to 2 primitives: bash command execution and SQL. The file system agent pattern uses standard Unix utilities (grep, cat, find, ls) instead of custom exploration tools.
+
+**Reduce when:**
+- The data layer is well-documented and consistently structured
+- The model has sufficient reasoning capability
+- Specialized tools are constraining rather than enabling
+- More time is spent maintaining scaffolding than improving outcomes
+
+**Add complexity when:**
+- The underlying data is messy, inconsistent, or poorly documented
+- The domain requires specialized knowledge the model lacks
+- Safety constraints require limiting agent capabilities
+- Operations are truly complex and benefit from structured workflows
+
+See `tool-design` skill for detailed tool architecture guidance.
+
+### Iteration and Refactoring
+
+Plan for multiple architectural iterations from the start, because production agent systems at scale always require refactoring. Manus refactored their agent framework five times since launch. The Bitter Lesson suggests that structures added for current model limitations become constraints as models improve.
+
+Build for change by following these practices:
+- Keep architecture simple and unopinionated so refactoring is cheap
+- Test across model generations to verify the harness is not limiting performance
+- Design systems that benefit from model improvements rather than locking in limitations
+
+## Practical Guidance
+
+### Project Planning Template
+
+Follow this template in order, because each step validates assumptions before the next step invests effort.
+
+1. **Task Analysis**
+   - Define the input and desired output explicitly
+   - Classify: synthesis, generation, classification, or analysis
+   - Set an acceptable error rate based on business impact
+   - Estimate the value per successful completion to justify costs
+
+2. **Manual Validation**
+   - Test one representative example with the target model
+   - Evaluate output quality and format against requirements
+   - Identify failure modes that need parser hardening or prompt revision
+   - Estimate tokens per item for cost projection
+
+3. **Architecture Selection**
+   - Choose single pipeline vs multi-agent based on the criteria above
+   - Identify required tools and data sources
+   - Design storage and caching strategy using file-system state
+   - Plan parallelization approach for the process stage
+
+4. **Cost Estimation**
+   - Calculate items x tokens x price with a 20-30% buffer
+   - Estimate development time for each pipeline stage
+   - Identify infrastructure requirements (API keys, storage, compute)
+   - Project ongoing operational costs for production runs
+
+5. **Development Plan**
+   - Implement stage-by-stage, testing each before proceeding
+   - Define a testing strategy per stage with expected outputs
+   - Set iteration milestones tied to quality metrics
+   - Plan deployment approach with rollback capability
+
+## Examples
+
+**Example 1: Batch Analysis Pipeline (Karpathy's HN Time Capsule)**
+
+Task: Analyze 930 HN discussions from 10 years ago with hindsight grading.
+
+Architecture:
+- 5-stage pipeline: fetch -> prompt -> analyze -> parse -> render
+- File system state: data/{date}/{item_id}/ with stage output files
+- Structured output: 6 sections with explicit format requirements
+- Parallel execution: 15 workers for LLM calls
+
+Results: $58 total cost, ~1 hour execution, static HTML output.
+
+**Example 2: Architectural Reduction (Vercel d0)**
+
+Task: Text-to-SQL agent for internal analytics.
+
+Before: 17 specialized tools, 80% success rate, 274s average execution.
+
+After: 2 tools (bash + SQL), 100% success rate, 77s average execution.
+
+Key insight: The semantic layer was already good documentation. Claude just needed access to read files directly.
+
+See [Case Studies](./references/case-studies.md) for detailed analysis.
+
+## Guidelines
+
+1. Validate task-model fit with manual prototyping before building automation
+2. Structure pipelines as discrete, idempotent, cacheable stages
+3. Use the file system for state management and debugging
+4. Design prompts for structured, parseable outputs with explicit format examples
+5. Start with minimal architecture; add complexity only when proven necessary
+6. Estimate costs early and track throughout development
+7. Build robust parsers that handle LLM output variations
+8. Expect and plan for multiple architectural iterations
+9. Test whether scaffolding helps or constrains model performance
+10. Use agent-assisted development for rapid iteration on implementation
+
+## Gotchas
+
+1. **Skipping manual validation**: Building automation before verifying the model can do the task wastes significant time when the approach is fundamentally flawed. Always run one representative example through the model interface first.
+2. **Monolithic pipelines**: Combining all stages into one script makes debugging and iteration difficult. Separate stages with persistent intermediate outputs so each can be re-run independently.
+3. **Over-constraining the model**: Adding guardrails, pre-filtering, and validation logic that the model could handle on its own reduces performance. Test whether scaffolding helps or hurts before keeping it.
+4. **Ignoring costs until production**: Token costs compound quickly at scale. Estimate and track from the beginning to avoid budget surprises that force architectural rework.
+5. **Perfect parsing requirements**: Expecting LLMs to follow format instructions perfectly leads to brittle systems. Build robust parsers that handle variations and log failures for review.
+6. **Premature optimization**: Adding caching, parallelization, and optimization before the basic pipeline works correctly wastes effort on code that may be discarded during iteration.
+7. **Model version lock-in**: Building pipelines that only work with one specific model version creates fragile systems. Test across model generations and abstract the LLM call layer so models can be swapped without rewriting pipeline logic.
+8. **Evaluation-less deployment**: Shipping agent pipelines without measuring output quality means regressions go undetected. Define quality metrics during development and run evaluation checks before and after every model or prompt change.
+
+## Integration
+
+This skill connects to:
+- context-fundamentals - Understanding context constraints for prompt design
+- tool-design - Designing tools for agent systems within pipelines
+- multi-agent-patterns - When to use multi-agent versus single pipelines
+- evaluation - Evaluating pipeline outputs and agent performance
+- context-compression - Managing context when pipelines exceed limits
+
+## References
+
+Internal references:
+- [Case Studies](./references/case-studies.md) - Read when: evaluating architecture tradeoffs or reviewing real-world pipeline implementations (Karpathy HN Capsule, Vercel d0, Manus patterns)
+- [Pipeline Patterns](./references/pipeline-patterns.md) - Read when: designing a new pipeline stage layout, choosing caching strategies, or debugging stage boundaries
+
+Related skills in this collection:
+- tool-design - Tool architecture and reduction patterns
+- multi-agent-patterns - When to use multi-agent architectures
+- evaluation - Output evaluation frameworks
+
+External resources:
+- Karpathy's HN Time Capsule project: https://github.com/karpathy/hn-time-capsule
+- Vercel d0 architectural reduction: https://vercel.com/blog/we-removed-80-percent-of-our-agents-tools
+- Manus context engineering: Peak Ji's blog on context engineering lessons
+- Anthropic multi-agent research: How we built our multi-agent research system
+
+---
+
+## Skill Metadata
+
+**Created**: 2025-12-25
+**Last Updated**: 2026-03-17
+**Author**: Agent Skills for Context Engineering Contributors
+**Version**: 1.1.0