@farazirfan/costar-server-executor 1.7.37 → 1.7.39

package/skills/pptx/editing.md

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+# Editing Presentations
+
+## Template-Based Workflow
+
+When using an existing presentation as a template:
+
+1. **Analyze existing slides**:
+   ```bash
+   python scripts/thumbnail.py template.pptx
+   python -m markitdown template.pptx
+   ```
+   Review `thumbnails.jpg` to see layouts, and markitdown output to see placeholder text.
+
+2. **Plan slide mapping**: For each content section, choose a template slide.
+
+   ⚠️ **USE VARIED LAYOUTS** — monotonous presentations are a common failure mode. Don't default to basic title + bullet slides. Actively seek out:
+   - Multi-column layouts (2-column, 3-column)
+   - Image + text combinations
+   - Full-bleed images with text overlay
+   - Quote or callout slides
+   - Section dividers
+   - Stat/number callouts
+   - Icon grids or icon + text rows
+
+   **Avoid:** Repeating the same text-heavy layout for every slide.
+
+   Match content type to layout style (e.g., key points → bullet slide, team info → multi-column, testimonials → quote slide).
+
+3. **Unpack**: `python scripts/unpack.py template.pptx unpacked/`
+
+4. **Build presentation** (do this yourself, not with subagents):
+   - Delete unwanted slides (remove from `<p:sldIdLst>`)
+   - Duplicate slides you want to reuse (`add_slide.py`)
+   - Reorder slides in `<p:sldIdLst>`
+   - **Complete all structural changes before step 5**
+
+5. **Edit content**: Update text in each `slide{N}.xml`.
+   **Use subagents here if available** — slides are separate XML files, so subagents can edit in parallel.
+
+6. **Clean**: `python scripts/clean.py unpacked/`
+
+7. **Pack**: `python scripts/pack.py unpacked/ output.pptx --original template.pptx`
+
+---
+
+## Scripts
+
+| Script | Purpose |
+|--------|---------|
+| `unpack.py` | Extract and pretty-print PPTX |
+| `add_slide.py` | Duplicate slide or create from layout |
+| `clean.py` | Remove orphaned files |
+| `pack.py` | Repack with validation |
+| `thumbnail.py` | Create visual grid of slides |
+
+### unpack.py
+
+```bash
+python scripts/unpack.py input.pptx unpacked/
+```
+
+Extracts PPTX, pretty-prints XML, escapes smart quotes.
+
+### add_slide.py
+
+```bash
+python scripts/add_slide.py unpacked/ slide2.xml      # Duplicate slide
+python scripts/add_slide.py unpacked/ slideLayout2.xml # From layout
+```
+
+Prints `<p:sldId>` to add to `<p:sldIdLst>` at desired position.
+
+### clean.py
+
+```bash
+python scripts/clean.py unpacked/
+```
+
+Removes slides not in `<p:sldIdLst>`, unreferenced media, orphaned rels.
+
+### pack.py
+
+```bash
+python scripts/pack.py unpacked/ output.pptx --original input.pptx
+```
+
+Validates, repairs, condenses XML, re-encodes smart quotes.
+
+### thumbnail.py
+
+```bash
+python scripts/thumbnail.py input.pptx [output_prefix] [--cols N]
+```
+
+Creates `thumbnails.jpg` with slide filenames as labels. Default 3 columns, max 12 per grid.
+
+**Use for template analysis only** (choosing layouts). For visual QA, use `soffice` + `pdftoppm` to create full-resolution individual slide images—see SKILL.md.
+
+---
+
+## Slide Operations
+
+Slide order is in `ppt/presentation.xml` → `<p:sldIdLst>`.
+
+**Reorder**: Rearrange `<p:sldId>` elements.
+
+**Delete**: Remove `<p:sldId>`, then run `clean.py`.
+
+**Add**: Use `add_slide.py`. Never manually copy slide files—the script handles notes references, Content_Types.xml, and relationship IDs that manual copying misses.
+
+---
+
+## Editing Content
+
+**Subagents:** If available, use them here (after completing step 4). Each slide is a separate XML file, so subagents can edit in parallel. In your prompt to subagents, include:
+- The slide file path(s) to edit
+- **"Use the Edit tool for all changes"**
+- The formatting rules and common pitfalls below
+
+For each slide:
+1. Read the slide's XML
+2. Identify ALL placeholder content—text, images, charts, icons, captions
+3. Replace each placeholder with final content
+
+**Use the Edit tool, not sed or Python scripts.** The Edit tool forces specificity about what to replace and where, yielding better reliability.
+
+### Formatting Rules
+
+- **Bold all headers, subheadings, and inline labels**: Use `b="1"` on `<a:rPr>`. This includes:
+  - Slide titles
+  - Section headers within a slide
+  - Inline labels like (e.g.: "Status:", "Description:") at the start of a line
+- **Never use unicode bullets (•)**: Use proper list formatting with `<a:buChar>` or `<a:buAutoNum>`
+- **Bullet consistency**: Let bullets inherit from the layout. Only specify `<a:buChar>` or `<a:buNone>`.
+
+---
+
+## Common Pitfalls
+
+### Template Adaptation
+
+When source content has fewer items than the template:
+- **Remove excess elements entirely** (images, shapes, text boxes), don't just clear text
+- Check for orphaned visuals after clearing text content
+- Run visual QA to catch mismatched counts
+
+When replacing text with different length content:
+- **Shorter replacements**: Usually safe
+- **Longer replacements**: May overflow or wrap unexpectedly
+- Test with visual QA after text changes
+- Consider truncating or splitting content to fit the template's design constraints
+
+**Template slots ≠ Source items**: If template has 4 team members but source has 3 users, delete the 4th member's entire group (image + text boxes), not just the text.
+
+### Multi-Item Content
+
+If source has multiple items (numbered lists, multiple sections), create separate `<a:p>` elements for each — **never concatenate into one string**.
+
+**❌ WRONG** — all items in one paragraph:
+```xml
+<a:p>
+  <a:r><a:rPr .../><a:t>Step 1: Do the first thing. Step 2: Do the second thing.</a:t></a:r>
+</a:p>
+```
+
+**✅ CORRECT** — separate paragraphs with bold headers:
+```xml
+<a:p>
+  <a:pPr algn="l"><a:lnSpc><a:spcPts val="3919"/></a:lnSpc></a:pPr>
+  <a:r><a:rPr lang="en-US" sz="2799" b="1" .../><a:t>Step 1</a:t></a:r>
+</a:p>
+<a:p>
+  <a:pPr algn="l"><a:lnSpc><a:spcPts val="3919"/></a:lnSpc></a:pPr>
+  <a:r><a:rPr lang="en-US" sz="2799" .../><a:t>Do the first thing.</a:t></a:r>
+</a:p>
+<a:p>
+  <a:pPr algn="l"><a:lnSpc><a:spcPts val="3919"/></a:lnSpc></a:pPr>
+  <a:r><a:rPr lang="en-US" sz="2799" b="1" .../><a:t>Step 2</a:t></a:r>
+</a:p>
+<!-- continue pattern -->
+```
+
+Copy `<a:pPr>` from the original paragraph to preserve line spacing. Use `b="1"` on headers.
+
+### Smart Quotes
+
+Handled automatically by unpack/pack. But the Edit tool converts smart quotes to ASCII.
+
+**When adding new text with quotes, use XML entities:**
+
+```xml
+<a:t>the &#x201C;Agreement&#x201D;</a:t>
+```
+
+| Character | Name | Unicode | XML Entity |
+|-----------|------|---------|------------|
+| `“` | Left double quote | U+201C | `&#x201C;` |
+| `”` | Right double quote | U+201D | `&#x201D;` |
+| `‘` | Left single quote | U+2018 | `&#x2018;` |
+| `’` | Right single quote | U+2019 | `&#x2019;` |
+
+### Other
+
+- **Whitespace**: Use `xml:space="preserve"` on `<a:t>` with leading/trailing spaces
+- **XML parsing**: Use `defusedxml.minidom`, not `xml.etree.ElementTree` (corrupts namespaces)

package/skills/pptx/pptxgenjs.md

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+# PptxGenJS Tutorial
+
+
+## Setup & Basic Structure
+
+**IMPORTANT: Always save files to `/home/user/task/` directory for automatic S3 sync.**
+
+```javascript
+const pptxgen = require("pptxgenjs");
+
+let pres = new pptxgen();
+pres.layout = 'LAYOUT_16x9';  // or 'LAYOUT_16x10', 'LAYOUT_4x3', 'LAYOUT_WIDE'
+pres.author = 'Your Name';
+pres.title = 'Presentation Title';
+
+let slide = pres.addSlide();
+slide.addText("Hello World!", { x: 0.5, y: 0.5, fontSize: 36, color: "363636" });
+
+// IMPORTANT: Save to /home/user/task/ for S3 sync
+pres.writeFile({ fileName: "/home/user/task/Presentation.pptx" });
+```
+
+## Layout Dimensions
+
+Slide dimensions (coordinates in inches):
+- `LAYOUT_16x9`: 10" × 5.625" (default)
+- `LAYOUT_16x10`: 10" × 6.25"
+- `LAYOUT_4x3`: 10" × 7.5"
+- `LAYOUT_WIDE`: 13.3" × 7.5"
+
+---
+
+## Text & Formatting
+
+```javascript
+// Basic text
+slide.addText("Simple Text", {
+  x: 1, y: 1, w: 8, h: 2, fontSize: 24, fontFace: "Arial",
+  color: "363636", bold: true, align: "center", valign: "middle"
+});
+
+// Rich text arrays
+slide.addText([
+  { text: "Bold ", options: { bold: true } },
+  { text: "Italic ", options: { italic: true } }
+], { x: 1, y: 3, w: 8, h: 1 });
+
+// Multi-line text (requires breakLine: true)
+slide.addText([
+  { text: "Line 1", options: { breakLine: true } },
+  { text: "Line 2", options: { breakLine: true } },
+  { text: "Line 3" }  // Last item doesn't need breakLine
+], { x: 0.5, y: 0.5, w: 8, h: 2 });
+
+// Text box margin (internal padding)
+slide.addText("Title", {
+  x: 0.5, y: 0.3, w: 9, h: 0.6,
+  margin: 0  // Use 0 when aligning text with other elements like shapes or icons
+});
+```
+
+**Tip:** Text boxes have internal margin by default. Set `margin: 0` when you need text to align precisely with shapes, lines, or icons at the same x-position.
+
+---
+
+## Lists & Bullets
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ CORRECT: Multiple bullets
+slide.addText([
+  { text: "First item", options: { bullet: true, breakLine: true } },
+  { text: "Second item", options: { bullet: true, breakLine: true } },
+  { text: "Third item", options: { bullet: true } }
+], { x: 0.5, y: 0.5, w: 8, h: 3 });
+
+// ❌ WRONG: Never use unicode bullets
+slide.addText("• First item", { ... });  // Creates double bullets
+
+// Sub-items and numbered lists
+{ text: "Sub-item", options: { bullet: true, indentLevel: 1 } }
+{ text: "First", options: { bullet: { type: "number" }, breakLine: true } }
+```
+
+---
+
+## Shapes
+
+```javascript
+slide.addShape(pres.shapes.RECTANGLE, {
+  x: 0.5, y: 0.8, w: 1.5, h: 3.0,
+  fill: { color: "FF0000" }, line: { color: "000000", width: 2 }
+});
+
+slide.addShape(pres.shapes.OVAL, { x: 4, y: 1, w: 2, h: 2, fill: { color: "0000FF" } });
+
+slide.addShape(pres.shapes.LINE, {
+  x: 1, y: 3, w: 5, h: 0, line: { color: "FF0000", width: 3, dashType: "dash" }
+});
+
+// With transparency
+slide.addShape(pres.shapes.RECTANGLE, {
+  x: 1, y: 1, w: 3, h: 2,
+  fill: { color: "0088CC", transparency: 50 }
+});
+```
+
+**Note**: Gradient fills are not natively supported. Use a gradient image as a background instead.
+
+---
+
+## Images
+
+### Image Sources
+
+```javascript
+// From file path
+slide.addImage({ path: "images/chart.png", x: 1, y: 1, w: 5, h: 3 });
+
+// From URL
+slide.addImage({ path: "https://example.com/image.jpg", x: 1, y: 1, w: 5, h: 3 });
+
+// From base64 (faster, no file I/O)
+slide.addImage({ data: "image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo...", x: 1, y: 1, w: 5, h: 3 });
+```
+
+### Image Options
+
+```javascript
+slide.addImage({
+  path: "image.png",
+  x: 1, y: 1, w: 5, h: 3,
+  rotate: 45,              // 0-359 degrees
+  rounding: true,          // Circular crop
+  transparency: 50,        // 0-100
+  flipH: true,             // Horizontal flip
+  flipV: false,            // Vertical flip
+  altText: "Description",  // Accessibility
+  hyperlink: { url: "https://example.com" }
+});
+```
+
+### Image Sizing Modes
+
+```javascript
+// Contain - fit inside, preserve ratio
+{ sizing: { type: 'contain', w: 4, h: 3 } }
+
+// Cover - fill area, preserve ratio (may crop)
+{ sizing: { type: 'cover', w: 4, h: 3 } }
+
+// Crop - cut specific portion
+{ sizing: { type: 'crop', x: 0.5, y: 0.5, w: 2, h: 2 } }
+```
+
+### Calculate Dimensions (preserve aspect ratio)
+
+```javascript
+const origWidth = 1978, origHeight = 923, maxHeight = 3.0;
+const calcWidth = maxHeight * (origWidth / origHeight);
+const centerX = (10 - calcWidth) / 2;
+
+slide.addImage({ path: "image.png", x: centerX, y: 1.2, w: calcWidth, h: maxHeight });
+```
+
+### Supported Formats
+
+- **Standard**: PNG, JPG, GIF (animated GIFs work in Microsoft 365)
+- **SVG**: Works in modern PowerPoint/Microsoft 365
+
+---
+
+## Icons
+
+Use react-icons to generate SVG icons, then rasterize to PNG for universal compatibility.
+
+### Setup
+
+```javascript
+const React = require("react");
+const ReactDOMServer = require("react-dom/server");
+const sharp = require("sharp");
+const { FaCheckCircle, FaChartLine } = require("react-icons/fa");
+
+function renderIconSvg(IconComponent, color = "#000000", size = 256) {
+  return ReactDOMServer.renderToStaticMarkup(
+    React.createElement(IconComponent, { color, size: String(size) })
+  );
+}
+
+async function iconToBase64Png(IconComponent, color, size = 256) {
+  const svg = renderIconSvg(IconComponent, color, size);
+  const pngBuffer = await sharp(Buffer.from(svg)).png().toBuffer();
+  return "image/png;base64," + pngBuffer.toString("base64");
+}
+```
+
+### Add Icon to Slide
+
+```javascript
+const iconData = await iconToBase64Png(FaCheckCircle, "#4472C4", 256);
+
+slide.addImage({
+  data: iconData,
+  x: 1, y: 1, w: 0.5, h: 0.5  // Size in inches
+});
+```
+
+**Note**: Use size 256 or higher for crisp icons. The size parameter controls the rasterization resolution, not the display size on the slide (which is set by `w` and `h` in inches).
+
+### Icon Libraries
+
+Install: `npm install -g react-icons react react-dom sharp`
+
+Popular icon sets in react-icons:
+- `react-icons/fa` - Font Awesome
+- `react-icons/md` - Material Design
+- `react-icons/hi` - Heroicons
+- `react-icons/bi` - Bootstrap Icons
+
+---
+
+## Slide Backgrounds
+
+```javascript
+// Solid color
+slide.background = { color: "F1F1F1" };
+
+// Color with transparency
+slide.background = { color: "FF3399", transparency: 50 };
+
+// Image from URL
+slide.background = { path: "https://example.com/bg.jpg" };
+
+// Image from base64
+slide.background = { data: "image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgo..." };
+```
+
+---
+
+## Tables
+
+```javascript
+slide.addTable([
+  ["Header 1", "Header 2"],
+  ["Cell 1", "Cell 2"]
+], {
+  x: 1, y: 1, w: 8, h: 2,
+  border: { pt: 1, color: "999999" }, fill: { color: "F1F1F1" }
+});
+
+// Advanced with merged cells
+let tableData = [
+  [{ text: "Header", options: { fill: { color: "6699CC" }, color: "FFFFFF", bold: true } }, "Cell"],
+  [{ text: "Merged", options: { colspan: 2 } }]
+];
+slide.addTable(tableData, { x: 1, y: 3.5, w: 8, colW: [4, 4] });
+```
+
+---
+
+## Charts
+
+```javascript
+// Bar chart
+slide.addChart(pres.charts.BAR, [{
+  name: "Sales", labels: ["Q1", "Q2", "Q3", "Q4"], values: [4500, 5500, 6200, 7100]
+}], {
+  x: 0.5, y: 0.6, w: 6, h: 3, barDir: 'col',
+  showTitle: true, title: 'Quarterly Sales'
+});
+
+// Line chart
+slide.addChart(pres.charts.LINE, [{
+  name: "Temp", labels: ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar"], values: [32, 35, 42]
+}], { x: 0.5, y: 4, w: 6, h: 3, lineSize: 3, lineSmooth: true });
+
+// Pie chart
+slide.addChart(pres.charts.PIE, [{
+  name: "Share", labels: ["A", "B", "Other"], values: [35, 45, 20]
+}], { x: 7, y: 1, w: 5, h: 4, showPercent: true });
+```
+
+### Better-Looking Charts
+
+Default charts look dated. Apply these options for a modern, clean appearance:
+
+```javascript
+slide.addChart(pres.charts.BAR, chartData, {
+  x: 0.5, y: 1, w: 9, h: 4, barDir: "col",
+
+  // Custom colors (match your presentation palette)
+  chartColors: ["0D9488", "14B8A6", "5EEAD4"],
+
+  // Clean background
+  chartArea: { fill: { color: "FFFFFF" }, roundedCorners: true },
+
+  // Muted axis labels
+  catAxisLabelColor: "64748B",
+  valAxisLabelColor: "64748B",
+
+  // Subtle grid (value axis only)
+  valGridLine: { color: "E2E8F0", size: 0.5 },
+  catGridLine: { style: "none" },
+
+  // Data labels on bars
+  showValue: true,
+  dataLabelPosition: "outEnd",
+  dataLabelColor: "1E293B",
+
+  // Hide legend for single series
+  showLegend: false,
+});
+```
+
+**Key styling options:**
+- `chartColors: [...]` - hex colors for series/segments
+- `chartArea: { fill, border, roundedCorners }` - chart background
+- `catGridLine/valGridLine: { color, style, size }` - grid lines (`style: "none"` to hide)
+- `lineSmooth: true` - curved lines (line charts)
+- `legendPos: "r"` - legend position: "b", "t", "l", "r", "tr"
+
+---
+
+## Slide Masters
+
+```javascript
+pres.defineSlideMaster({
+  title: 'TITLE_SLIDE', background: { color: '283A5E' },
+  objects: [{
+    placeholder: { options: { name: 'title', type: 'title', x: 1, y: 2, w: 8, h: 2 } }
+  }]
+});
+
+let titleSlide = pres.addSlide({ masterName: "TITLE_SLIDE" });
+titleSlide.addText("My Title", { placeholder: "title" });
+```
+
+---
+
+## Common Pitfalls
+
+⚠️ These issues cause file corruption, visual bugs, or broken output. Avoid them.
+
+1. **NEVER use "#" with hex colors** - causes file corruption
+   ```javascript
+   color: "FF0000"      // ✅ CORRECT
+   color: "#FF0000"     // ❌ WRONG
+   ```
+
+2. **Use `bullet: true`** - NEVER unicode symbols like "•" (creates double bullets)
+
+3. **Use `breakLine: true`** between array items or text runs together
+
+4. **Avoid `lineSpacing` with bullets** - causes excessive gaps; use `paraSpaceAfter` instead
+
+5. **Each presentation needs fresh instance** - don't reuse `pptxgen()` objects
+
+6. **Don't use `ROUNDED_RECTANGLE` with accent borders** - rectangular overlay bars won't cover rounded corners. Use `RECTANGLE` instead.
+   ```javascript
+   // ❌ WRONG: Accent bar doesn't cover rounded corners
+   slide.addShape(pres.shapes.ROUNDED_RECTANGLE, { x: 1, y: 1, w: 3, h: 1.5, fill: { color: "FFFFFF" } });
+   slide.addShape(pres.shapes.RECTANGLE, { x: 1, y: 1, w: 0.08, h: 1.5, fill: { color: "0891B2" } });
+
+   // ✅ CORRECT: Use RECTANGLE for clean alignment
+   slide.addShape(pres.shapes.RECTANGLE, { x: 1, y: 1, w: 3, h: 1.5, fill: { color: "FFFFFF" } });
+   slide.addShape(pres.shapes.RECTANGLE, { x: 1, y: 1, w: 0.08, h: 1.5, fill: { color: "0891B2" } });
+   ```
+
+---
+
+## Quick Reference
+
+- **Shapes**: RECTANGLE, OVAL, LINE, ROUNDED_RECTANGLE
+- **Charts**: BAR, LINE, PIE, DOUGHNUT, SCATTER, BUBBLE, RADAR
+- **Layouts**: LAYOUT_16x9 (10"×5.625"), LAYOUT_16x10, LAYOUT_4x3, LAYOUT_WIDE
+- **Alignment**: "left", "center", "right"
+- **Chart data labels**: "outEnd", "inEnd", "center"