skilldrop-cli 0.2.0

package/skills/deck-builder/examples/exec-board-update.md

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+# Example: Quarterly board update for a migration project
+
+**Prompt the user gave:** *"Build me a board update deck for our migration project. We're 60% through, on track for Q1 close, $2.4M annualised infra savings so far, but we discovered two services need a schema rewrite and we now have a multi-region regulatory requirement. We're asking for a $620k budget overrun. Use corporate-blue palette."*
+
+## Step 1 — Audience archetype lookup
+
+Board update → use `audience-profile.board` archetype:
+
+- **Slide count target:** 8–12
+- **Bullet density:** ≤ 3 bullets/slide, ≤ 6 words/bullet
+- **Required sections:** Cover, TL;DR, Strategic context, Financials, Risks, Ask
+- **Tone:** Outcomes-led, business-first, big numbers welcome
+- **Layouts to favour:** `big_number` (for the $2.4M and the $620k), `quote` (for credibility), `two_column` (for scope changes)
+
+## Step 2 — Build the deck spec
+
+```json
+{
+  "title": "ProjectX Migration — Board Update",
+  "audience": "board",
+  "palette": "corporate-blue",
+
+  "slides": [
+    {
+      "layout": "title",
+      "title": "ProjectX Migration",
+      "subtitle": "Board update — Q3 FY26",
+      "presenter": "John Doe",
+      "date": "2026-09-15",
+      "notes": "Open with: 'We're 60% through, on track, and asking for an overrun. Here's why it's still a good deal.'"
+    },
+    {
+      "layout": "content",
+      "title": "60% complete, zero customer incidents, on track for Q1 close",
+      "bullets": [
+        "8 of 14 services cut over",
+        "p99 latency down 22% on migrated services",
+        "Two services moved to phase 3 — schema rewrite"
+      ],
+      "notes": "Lead with zero incidents. Boards remember that more than any other number on this slide."
+    },
+    {
+      "layout": "big_number",
+      "title": "Annualised infra savings already realised",
+      "number": "$2.4M",
+      "caption": "From the 8 migrated services. Projected $5.8M at completion.",
+      "notes": "Pause. Let the number land. Don't rush to the next slide."
+    },
+    {
+      "layout": "two_column",
+      "title": "What changed since the original plan",
+      "left": {
+        "title": "Original scope",
+        "bullets": ["14 services migrated", "Single-region active", "Legacy DB decommissioned"]
+      },
+      "right": {
+        "title": "Discovered in flight",
+        "bullets": ["Schema rewrite for 2 services", "Multi-region (EU regulator)", "Auth refactor coupling"]
+      },
+      "notes": "Multi-region is a regulator change, not a planning miss. Say so explicitly."
+    },
+    {
+      "layout": "quote",
+      "quote": "The migration went smoother than any I've seen in 20 years.",
+      "attribution": "VP Engineering, post phase-2 cut-over",
+      "notes": "Optional, but de-risks the perception that we're behind."
+    },
+    {
+      "layout": "content",
+      "title": "Top 3 risks for the remaining 40%",
+      "bullets": [
+        "Schema rewrite: 6 weeks, dry-runs underway",
+        "Auth refactor coupling: increases coordination overhead",
+        "Holiday freeze: -4 calendar weeks"
+      ],
+      "notes": "Don't soften the risks. Boards trust presenters who name them."
+    },
+    {
+      "layout": "big_number",
+      "title": "Budget overrun we're requesting",
+      "number": "$620k",
+      "caption": "Covers schema rewrite + multi-region buildout. Payback: < 8 months.",
+      "notes": "Position the overrun against the $5.8M projected savings — net positive within the same fiscal year."
+    },
+    {
+      "layout": "closing",
+      "title": "Approval requested: $620k FY26 budget overrun",
+      "subtitle": "Decision needed by 2026-10-01 to keep Q1 close",
+      "notes": "Land here. Take questions. Don't add a thank-you slide."
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+## Step 3 — Generate
+
+```bash
+python3 scripts/build_deck.py /tmp/board-update.json -o ./out/board-update.pptx
+```
+
+## Step 4 — Hand-off to the user
+
+> Generated `out/board-update.pptx` — 8 slides, corporate-blue palette. Two notes before you present:
+>
+> 1. **Verify the speaker notes** — I wrote them based on the content you gave me. Read through and adjust your phrasing.
+> 2. **Replace the slide 5 quote** — I used a placeholder attribution. If you have the actual quote (and clearance to use it), paste it in slide 5.
+>
+> Want me to also produce an exec-summary one-pager from the same content?

package/skills/deck-builder/manifest.json

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+{
+  "name": "deck-builder",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Generate a real PowerPoint (.pptx) file from content, target audience, and a color palette. Produces structurally-appropriate decks (slide count, density, layout choice) tuned for the audience — execs, technical reviewers, sales prospects, investors, internal teams. Use when the user wants an actual editable .pptx, not just an outline.",
+  "entrypoint": "SKILL.md",
+  "deps": {
+    "npm": [],
+    "pip": ["python-pptx>=0.6.21"]
+  },
+  "env": { "required": [], "optional": [] },
+  "related": ["audience-profile", "slide-outliner"],
+  "install": {
+    "pip": "python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt"
+  },
+  "tags": ["powerpoint", "pptx", "deck", "presentation", "stakeholder-communication"],
+  "model": { "tier": "standard", "rationale": "Generates pptx content + runs a script. Content shaping, not hard reasoning." }
+}

package/skills/deck-builder/reference.md

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+# deck-builder — design reference
+
+## Color palette principles
+
+A presentation palette needs five roles. If the user gives you fewer than five colors, derive the missing ones following these rules:
+
+| Role | Where it's used | Picking rule |
+|---|---|---|
+| **primary** | Title bars, section dividers, big-number captions | The user's brand colour, or the dominant colour in their material |
+| **secondary** | Sparingly — second-tier emphasis, alt charts | Analogous or complementary to primary; ~30° apart on the wheel |
+| **accent** | Highlight bars, the actual big numbers, quote bars | High-saturation pop colour; should NOT match background or primary |
+| **background** | Slide background | Near-white (#FFFFFF or #F8F9FA) for most decks; near-black for dark-mode decks |
+| **text** | Body text, bullet text | ≥ 4.5:1 contrast against background. Default `#222222` on white, `#EAEAEA` on dark |
+
+### Hard rules
+
+- **Contrast ≥ 4.5:1** between text and background (WCAG AA). If the user-supplied palette fails this, *substitute* and explain — don't ship an unreadable deck.
+- **Never put primary text on primary background** — use white-on-primary or vice versa for title bars/section slides.
+- **Accent appears on ≤ 20% of slides.** It's a pop colour, not a body colour.
+
+### Preset palettes
+
+These are bundled in [`templates/palettes.json`](templates/palettes.json) and selectable by name:
+
+| Name | When to use |
+|---|---|
+| `corporate-blue` | Default for B2B / enterprise audiences when no brand colour is given |
+| `monochrome` | When the deck needs to feel restrained / when content is sensitive |
+| `vibrant` | Internal / sales / pitch decks — energetic |
+| `dark-mode` | Engineering audiences who prefer dark, or for live demos |
+| `editorial` | Long-form / read-ahead decks with lots of text |
+
+## Layout → content matching
+
+The biggest deck-design mistake is "everything is a bulleted content slide". Use this mapping to pick the right layout for the content:
+
+| Content shape | Right layout | Wrong layout |
+|---|---|---|
+| One key takeaway you want to land | `big_number` | `content` (gets lost in bullets) |
+| A list of 2–6 related points | `content` | `two_column` (over-engineered) |
+| A comparison (us vs. them, before vs. after) | `two_column` | `content` with sub-bullets |
+| A pithy customer / SME quote | `quote` | `content` ("Customer says…") |
+| A topic break / new section | `section` | another title slide |
+| First slide | `title` | jumping straight into `content` |
+| Final slide with The Ask | `closing` | `content` titled "Thank you" |
+
+## Per-audience density rules
+
+How many bullets a slide can carry without falling apart, by audience:
+
+| Audience | Bullets / slide | Words / bullet | Slide-title style |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `exec` | 3 max | ≤ 8 | Assertion ("Postgres meets latency target") |
+| `board` | 3 max | ≤ 6 | Outcome ("$24M ARR protected by Q3") |
+| `technical` | 5–6 | ≤ 14 | Descriptive ok ("Migration approach") |
+| `sales` | 3–4 | ≤ 10 | Benefit-led ("Cut close time by 40%") |
+| `internal` | 4–5 | ≤ 12 | Topic ok ("Q3 priorities") |
+| `investor` | 3–4 | ≤ 10 | Assertion + number where possible |
+| `partner` | 3–4 | ≤ 10 | Mutual benefit ("Joint customers see X") |
+| `customer` | 3–4 | ≤ 12 | Outcome for them ("You'll save…") |
+
+## Slide-count budgets
+
+| Audience / format | Slide count target | Hard upper bound |
+|---|---|---|
+| `exec` quick update (5 min) | 5 | 8 |
+| `exec` decision review (15 min) | 8–10 | 12 |
+| `board` quarterly (20 min) | 10 | 15 |
+| `technical` design review (30 min) | 12–15 | 20 |
+| `sales` first pitch (15 min) | 8 | 12 |
+| `investor` Series-style | 10–12 | 15 |
+| `internal` team alignment | 5–8 | 10 |
+
+If the user's content can't fit in the upper bound, *say so* — recommend splitting into two decks rather than cramming.
+
+## Speaker notes patterns
+
+Every slide should have notes. The pattern that works:
+
+1. **Hook sentence** — what the presenter opens with on this slide.
+2. **Key emphasis** — which bullet/number to dwell on.
+3. **Transition** — one sentence that flows into the next slide.
+
+Speaker notes should be *what's not on the slide*, not a redundant copy.
+
+## Common gotchas
+
+- **Don't centre body text.** Centred bullets are harder to scan. Reserve centring for `big_number`, `quote`, and `title`/`closing` slides.
+- **Don't underline links** — coloured-and-bold is the modern convention.
+- **Don't use both italic and bold** in the same sentence for emphasis.
+- **Don't mix serif and sans-serif** unless you really know what you're doing.
+- **Slide numbers** — include them for decks > 10 slides; omit for short decks.

package/skills/deck-builder/requirements.txt

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+python-pptx>=0.6.21

package/skills/deck-builder/scripts/build_deck.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Build a .pptx from a JSON deck spec.
+
+The spec schema is documented in templates/deck-spec.json. Top-level fields:
+- title:    overall deck title
+- audience: archetype (informational; doesn't change rendering)
+- palette:  either a hex-color block, or a string name resolvable from templates/palettes.json
+- slides:   list of slide specs, each with a `layout` field
+
+Supported layouts: title, section, content, two_column, big_number, quote, closing.
+
+Usage:
+    python3 build_deck.py <spec.json> [-o output.pptx]
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import argparse
+import json
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from pptx import Presentation
+from pptx.dml.color import RGBColor
+from pptx.enum.shapes import MSO_SHAPE
+from pptx.enum.text import PP_ALIGN
+from pptx.util import Inches, Pt
+
+SLIDE_W = Inches(13.333)
+SLIDE_H = Inches(7.5)
+
+DEFAULT_PALETTE = {
+    "primary": "#1A2A6C",
+    "secondary": "#4A5A8C",
+    "accent": "#FDBB2D",
+    "background": "#FFFFFF",
+    "text": "#222222",
+}
+
+
+def hex_color(s: str) -> RGBColor:
+    return RGBColor.from_string(s.lstrip("#"))
+
+
+def resolve_palette(p, script_dir: Path) -> dict:
+    """Accepts a dict (use directly) or a string name (look up in templates/palettes.json)."""
+    if isinstance(p, dict):
+        return {**DEFAULT_PALETTE, **p}
+    if isinstance(p, str):
+        palettes_path = script_dir.parent / "templates" / "palettes.json"
+        if not palettes_path.exists():
+            sys.stderr.write(f"warning: palettes file missing at {palettes_path}; using defaults\n")
+            return DEFAULT_PALETTE
+        all_palettes = json.loads(palettes_path.read_text())
+        if p not in all_palettes:
+            sys.stderr.write(f"warning: palette {p!r} not found; using defaults\n")
+            return DEFAULT_PALETTE
+        return {**DEFAULT_PALETTE, **all_palettes[p]}
+    return DEFAULT_PALETTE
+
+
+def set_background(slide, hex_str: str) -> None:
+    fill = slide.background.fill
+    fill.solid()
+    fill.fore_color.rgb = hex_color(hex_str)
+
+
+def add_textbox(slide, text: str, *, left, top, width, height,
+                size: int = 18, bold: bool = False, color: str = "#222222",
+                align=PP_ALIGN.LEFT) -> None:
+    box = slide.shapes.add_textbox(left, top, width, height)
+    tf = box.text_frame
+    tf.word_wrap = True
+    p = tf.paragraphs[0]
+    p.alignment = align
+    run = p.add_run()
+    run.text = text
+    run.font.size = Pt(size)
+    run.font.bold = bold
+    run.font.color.rgb = hex_color(color)
+
+
+def add_bullets(slide, bullets, *, left, top, width, height,
+                size: int = 18, color: str = "#222222") -> None:
+    box = slide.shapes.add_textbox(left, top, width, height)
+    tf = box.text_frame
+    tf.word_wrap = True
+    for i, b in enumerate(bullets):
+        p = tf.paragraphs[0] if i == 0 else tf.add_paragraph()
+        p.text = f"•  {b}"
+        p.space_after = Pt(10)
+        for run in p.runs:
+            run.font.size = Pt(size)
+            run.font.color.rgb = hex_color(color)
+
+
+def add_rect(slide, *, left, top, width, height, fill: str) -> None:
+    shape = slide.shapes.add_shape(MSO_SHAPE.RECTANGLE, left, top, width, height)
+    shape.fill.solid()
+    shape.fill.fore_color.rgb = hex_color(fill)
+    shape.line.fill.background()
+
+
+def set_notes(slide, notes: str) -> None:
+    nf = slide.notes_slide.notes_text_frame
+    nf.text = notes
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- renderers
+
+
+def render_title(slide, palette, spec) -> None:
+    set_background(slide, palette["background"])
+    add_rect(slide, left=0, top=Inches(3.0), width=SLIDE_W, height=Inches(0.15),
+             fill=palette["accent"])
+    add_textbox(slide, spec.get("title", "Untitled"),
+                left=Inches(0.75), top=Inches(2.0),
+                width=Inches(11.8), height=Inches(1.2),
+                size=44, bold=True, color=palette["primary"])
+    if spec.get("subtitle"):
+        add_textbox(slide, spec["subtitle"],
+                    left=Inches(0.75), top=Inches(3.4),
+                    width=Inches(11.8), height=Inches(0.8),
+                    size=24, color=palette["text"])
+    footer_bits = [spec.get("presenter"), spec.get("date")]
+    footer = "  ·  ".join([s for s in footer_bits if s])
+    if footer:
+        add_textbox(slide, footer,
+                    left=Inches(0.75), top=Inches(6.5),
+                    width=Inches(11.8), height=Inches(0.5),
+                    size=14, color=palette["text"])
+
+
+def render_section(slide, palette, spec) -> None:
+    set_background(slide, palette["primary"])
+    add_textbox(slide, spec.get("title", ""),
+                left=Inches(0.75), top=Inches(3.0),
+                width=Inches(11.8), height=Inches(1.5),
+                size=48, bold=True, color="#FFFFFF")
+    add_rect(slide, left=Inches(0.75), top=Inches(4.6),
+             width=Inches(2), height=Inches(0.1),
+             fill=palette["accent"])
+
+
+def _title_bar(slide, palette, title: str) -> None:
+    add_rect(slide, left=0, top=0, width=SLIDE_W, height=Inches(1.0),
+             fill=palette["primary"])
+    add_textbox(slide, title,
+                left=Inches(0.5), top=Inches(0.22),
+                width=Inches(12.3), height=Inches(0.7),
+                size=26, bold=True, color="#FFFFFF")
+
+
+def render_content(slide, palette, spec) -> None:
+    set_background(slide, palette["background"])
+    _title_bar(slide, palette, spec.get("title", ""))
+    bullets = spec.get("bullets") or []
+    if bullets:
+        add_bullets(slide, bullets,
+                    left=Inches(0.75), top=Inches(1.5),
+                    width=Inches(11.8), height=Inches(5.5),
+                    size=20, color=palette["text"])
+    if spec.get("body"):
+        add_textbox(slide, spec["body"],
+                    left=Inches(0.75), top=Inches(1.5),
+                    width=Inches(11.8), height=Inches(5.5),
+                    size=18, color=palette["text"])
+
+
+def render_two_column(slide, palette, spec) -> None:
+    set_background(slide, palette["background"])
+    _title_bar(slide, palette, spec.get("title", ""))
+    for col_key, col_left in (("left", Inches(0.5)), ("right", Inches(6.85))):
+        col = spec.get(col_key, {})
+        if col.get("title"):
+            add_textbox(slide, col["title"],
+                        left=col_left, top=Inches(1.3),
+                        width=Inches(6), height=Inches(0.6),
+                        size=20, bold=True, color=palette["primary"])
+        if col.get("bullets"):
+            add_bullets(slide, col["bullets"],
+                        left=col_left, top=Inches(2.0),
+                        width=Inches(6), height=Inches(5),
+                        size=18, color=palette["text"])
+        elif col.get("body"):
+            add_textbox(slide, col["body"],
+                        left=col_left, top=Inches(2.0),
+                        width=Inches(6), height=Inches(5),
+                        size=18, color=palette["text"])
+
+
+def render_big_number(slide, palette, spec) -> None:
+    set_background(slide, palette["background"])
+    _title_bar(slide, palette, spec.get("title", ""))
+    add_textbox(slide, spec.get("number", "—"),
+                left=Inches(0.5), top=Inches(1.8),
+                width=Inches(12.3), height=Inches(3.5),
+                size=140, bold=True, color=palette["accent"],
+                align=PP_ALIGN.CENTER)
+    if spec.get("caption"):
+        add_textbox(slide, spec["caption"],
+                    left=Inches(0.5), top=Inches(5.6),
+                    width=Inches(12.3), height=Inches(1),
+                    size=22, color=palette["text"],
+                    align=PP_ALIGN.CENTER)
+
+
+def render_quote(slide, palette, spec) -> None:
+    set_background(slide, palette["background"])
+    add_rect(slide, left=Inches(1.4), top=Inches(2.0),
+             width=Inches(0.12), height=Inches(3.5),
+             fill=palette["accent"])
+    add_textbox(slide, f"“{spec.get('quote', '')}”",
+                left=Inches(1.9), top=Inches(2.0),
+                width=Inches(10), height=Inches(3),
+                size=30, color=palette["primary"])
+    if spec.get("attribution"):
+        add_textbox(slide, f"— {spec['attribution']}",
+                    left=Inches(1.9), top=Inches(5.4),
+                    width=Inches(10), height=Inches(0.7),
+                    size=18, color=palette["text"])
+
+
+def render_closing(slide, palette, spec) -> None:
+    set_background(slide, palette["primary"])
+    add_textbox(slide, spec.get("title", "Thank you"),
+                left=Inches(0.5), top=Inches(2.5),
+                width=Inches(12.3), height=Inches(1.5),
+                size=54, bold=True, color="#FFFFFF",
+                align=PP_ALIGN.CENTER)
+    if spec.get("subtitle"):
+        add_textbox(slide, spec["subtitle"],
+                    left=Inches(0.5), top=Inches(4.3),
+                    width=Inches(12.3), height=Inches(0.8),
+                    size=22, color=palette["accent"],
+                    align=PP_ALIGN.CENTER)
+
+
+RENDERERS = {
+    "title": render_title,
+    "section": render_section,
+    "content": render_content,
+    "two_column": render_two_column,
+    "big_number": render_big_number,
+    "quote": render_quote,
+    "closing": render_closing,
+}
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------- driver
+
+
+def build(spec_path: Path, out_path: Path, script_dir: Path) -> None:
+    spec = json.loads(spec_path.read_text())
+    palette = resolve_palette(spec.get("palette"), script_dir)
+
+    prs = Presentation()
+    prs.slide_width = SLIDE_W
+    prs.slide_height = SLIDE_H
+    blank_layout = prs.slide_layouts[6]
+
+    slides = spec.get("slides", [])
+    if not slides:
+        sys.stderr.write("error: spec has no slides\n")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    for i, slide_spec in enumerate(slides, start=1):
+        layout = slide_spec.get("layout", "content")
+        renderer = RENDERERS.get(layout)
+        if renderer is None:
+            sys.stderr.write(
+                f"warning: unknown layout {layout!r} on slide {i}; falling back to content\n"
+            )
+            renderer = render_content
+        slide = prs.slides.add_slide(blank_layout)
+        renderer(slide, palette, slide_spec)
+        if slide_spec.get("notes"):
+            set_notes(slide, slide_spec["notes"])
+
+    out_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    prs.save(str(out_path))
+    print(f"wrote {out_path} ({len(slides)} slides)")
+
+
+def main(argv) -> int:
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter)
+    ap.add_argument("spec", help="Path to deck spec JSON")
+    ap.add_argument("-o", "--output", default=None,
+                    help="Output .pptx path (default: alongside the spec)")
+    args = ap.parse_args(argv)
+
+    spec_path = Path(args.spec).expanduser().resolve()
+    if not spec_path.exists():
+        sys.stderr.write(f"error: spec file not found: {spec_path}\n")
+        return 1
+
+    out_path = (
+        Path(args.output).expanduser().resolve()
+        if args.output
+        else spec_path.with_suffix(".pptx")
+    )
+
+    script_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
+    build(spec_path, out_path, script_dir)
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv[1:]))

package/skills/deck-builder/templates/deck-spec.json

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+{
+  "_comment": "Full deck-spec schema. The build_deck.py script consumes this. Top-level fields: title, audience, palette, slides[].",
+
+  "title": "ProjectX Migration — Board Update",
+  "audience": "board",
+
+  "palette": {
+    "primary": "#1A2A6C",
+    "secondary": "#4A5A8C",
+    "accent": "#FDBB2D",
+    "background": "#FFFFFF",
+    "text": "#222222"
+  },
+
+  "slides": [
+    {
+      "layout": "title",
+      "title": "ProjectX Migration",
+      "subtitle": "Board update — Q3 FY26",
+      "presenter": "John Doe",
+      "date": "2026-09-15",
+      "notes": "Set the scene in one sentence — we're 60% through, ask is to approve overrun budget."
+    },
+
+    {
+      "layout": "section",
+      "title": "Where we are",
+      "notes": "Quick orientation before diving into the numbers."
+    },
+
+    {
+      "layout": "content",
+      "title": "Migration is 60% complete and on track for Q1 close",
+      "bullets": [
+        "8 of 14 services cut over with zero customer-visible incidents",
+        "Performance up 22% on migrated services (p99 latency)",
+        "Two services pushed to phase 3 — schema rewrite needed first"
+      ],
+      "notes": "Lead with the positive — zero incidents matters. Note the slipped services so it isn't a surprise later."
+    },
+
+    {
+      "layout": "big_number",
+      "title": "Cost savings already realised",
+      "number": "$2.4M",
+      "caption": "Annualised infra savings from the 8 migrated services",
+      "notes": "Pause here. Let the number land. Then say: we expect $5.8M annualised at full completion."
+    },
+
+    {
+      "layout": "two_column",
+      "title": "What's left vs. what's added",
+      "left": {
+        "title": "Original scope",
+        "bullets": [
+          "14 services migrated",
+          "Legacy DB decommissioned",
+          "Single-region active"
+        ]
+      },
+      "right": {
+        "title": "Discovered in flight",
+        "bullets": [
+          "2 services need schema rewrite",
+          "Multi-region requirement (regulatory)",
+          "Auth refactor coupled with cut-over"
+        ]
+      },
+      "notes": "Frame the scope additions honestly. Multi-region was a regulator change, not a planning miss."
+    },
+
+    {
+      "layout": "quote",
+      "quote": "The migration went smoother than any I've seen in 20 years — and our team learned more in 6 months than the prior 2.",
+      "attribution": "VP Engineering, after phase 2 cut-over",
+      "notes": "Optional, but lands well with a board that's worried about morale."
+    },
+
+    {
+      "layout": "content",
+      "title": "Top risks for the remaining 40%",
+      "bullets": [
+        "Schema rewrite — 6 weeks, narrowly de-risked by dry runs",
+        "Auth refactor coupling — increases coordination overhead",
+        "Holiday-period freeze cuts available calendar by 4 weeks"
+      ],
+      "notes": "Don't soften the risks. Boards trust presenters who name them."
+    },
+
+    {
+      "layout": "closing",
+      "title": "Asking for $620k FY26 budget overrun",
+      "subtitle": "Covers schema rewrite + multi-region; payback < 8 months",
+      "notes": "Land on the Ask. Take questions here, not after a thank-you slide."
+    }
+  ]
+}

package/skills/deck-builder/templates/palettes.json

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+{
+  "_comment": "Pre-built palettes. Reference by name in a deck spec via `palette: \"corporate-blue\"` (the script resolves the name to these values), or copy/paste the block into the spec's `palette` field.",
+
+  "corporate-blue": {
+    "primary": "#1A2A6C",
+    "secondary": "#4A5A8C",
+    "accent": "#FDBB2D",
+    "background": "#FFFFFF",
+    "text": "#222222"
+  },
+
+  "monochrome": {
+    "primary": "#212121",
+    "secondary": "#555555",
+    "accent": "#888888",
+    "background": "#FFFFFF",
+    "text": "#1A1A1A"
+  },
+
+  "vibrant": {
+    "primary": "#FF3366",
+    "secondary": "#FF9933",
+    "accent": "#33CCFF",
+    "background": "#FFFFFF",
+    "text": "#1F1F1F"
+  },
+
+  "dark-mode": {
+    "primary": "#4FC3F7",
+    "secondary": "#7E57C2",
+    "accent": "#FFD54F",
+    "background": "#121212",
+    "text": "#EAEAEA"
+  },
+
+  "editorial": {
+    "primary": "#2C3E50",
+    "secondary": "#7F8C8D",
+    "accent": "#E67E22",
+    "background": "#FDFBF7",
+    "text": "#2C3E50"
+  },
+
+  "forest": {
+    "primary": "#1B5E20",
+    "secondary": "#558B2F",
+    "accent": "#FBC02D",
+    "background": "#FFFFFF",
+    "text": "#1B1B1B"
+  },
+
+  "sunset": {
+    "primary": "#C2185B",
+    "secondary": "#F57C00",
+    "accent": "#FFEB3B",
+    "background": "#FFF8F0",
+    "text": "#2A1A1A"
+  }
+}