The Best AI Slide Skill for Claude Code CLI: Generate Presentations Without Leaving Your Terminal
Felo Slides is a Claude Code skill that turns a one-line prompt into a polished PowerPoint deck — no context switching, no design tools, no wasted time. Here's how it works.
# The Best AI Slide Skill for Claude Code CLI: Generate Presentations Without Leaving Your Terminal
If you use Claude Code, you already know the feeling: you're deep in a terminal session, research is done, the analysis is sharp, and now someone needs it as a slide deck by 3pm.
So you stop what you're doing. Open PowerPoint or Google Slides. Stare at a blank first slide. Spend the next hour copying, pasting, formatting, aligning, and fighting with bullet points that won't behave. The thinking was done 45 minutes ago — the rest is just packaging.
That's the problem Felo Slides Skill solves. It's a Claude Code skill that converts a single natural language prompt into a finished, editable PowerPoint deck — directly from your terminal. No tab switching. No design tools. No starting from scratch.
One command. One sentence. Done.
What Is Felo Slides?
Felo Slides is a skill (plugin) for Claude Code, Anthropic's CLI tool for developers. Once installed, it adds a new capability to your Claude Code environment: generating professional presentation decks from plain English prompts.
Here's what it looks like in practice:
felo slides "Create a 10-slide AI product pitch deck for Series A investors"
That's it. Felo's AI engine takes your prompt, structures a narrative arc, generates slide content with proper hierarchy, applies clean formatting, and returns a download link to a .pptx file — all within your terminal session.
The skill handles the formatting, structure, and visual polish. You handle the message.
Why a Claude Code Skill Instead of a Standalone Tool?
There are dozens of AI presentation makers out there. Gamma, Canva, Beautiful.ai — they all work fine as standalone web apps. So why would you want slide generation inside a CLI?
Because context switching kills flow.
When you're working in Claude Code, you're already in a research-and-creation environment. You've gathered data, analyzed code, drafted reports, extracted insights. The presentation is the last mile — the packaging step that turns your work into something shareable.
Leaving the terminal to open a browser-based slide tool means:
- Re-explaining context that Claude already has
- Copy-pasting content between environments
- Losing the thread of what you were doing
- Spending time on layout instead of substance
Felo Slides eliminates all of that. Your presentation gets built in the same environment where the thinking happened. Claude already has the context. The skill just gives it a new output format.
This is especially powerful when you chain it with other Claude Code workflows:
# Research a topic, then turn findings into slides
felo search "Q2 2026 SaaS market trends"
felo slides "Create a 12-slide market analysis deck based on the latest SaaS trends"
The research feeds the presentation. No middleman. No context loss.
How to Install and Set Up
Getting started takes about two minutes.
Step 1: Install the Felo skills plugin
/plugin marketplace add Felo-Inc/felo-skills
/plugin install felo-slides@felo-ai
Step 2: Get your API key
Head to felo.ai/settings/api-keys, generate a new key, and add it to your environment.
Step 3: Run your first command
felo slides "Create a 5-slide company overview for Acme Corp"
If you get a download link back, you're good to go.
What Can You Build With It?
Felo Slides isn't limited to one type of deck. The natural language interface means you can control slide count, audience, tone, and focus areas — all from the prompt.
Pitch decks
felo slides "10-slide Series A pitch deck for an AI-powered logistics startup, focus on market size and traction"
Board updates
felo slides "Quarterly board update, 8 slides, cover revenue, product milestones, and hiring plan"
Client presentations
felo slides "Client review deck for a digital marketing campaign, 6 slides, results-focused with ROI metrics"
Workshop materials
felo slides "Workshop slides on prompt engineering best practices, 15 slides, technical audience"
Research reports
felo slides "Convert this analysis into a 12-slide stakeholder presentation on EV market trends"
The more specific your prompt, the better the output. Include audience, slide count, key topics, and tone — Felo uses all of it to shape the deck.
How It Works Under the Hood
When you run a felo slides command, here's what happens:
1. Prompt parsing — The skill extracts your intent: topic, slide count, audience, tone, and any specific content requirements.
2. Content generation — Felo's AI engine structures a narrative arc for the deck. This isn't random bullet points — it builds a logical flow with an opening hook, supporting sections, data points, and a closing call-to-action.
3. Async processing — The skill submits the task and polls until the deck is ready. You'll see progress updates in your terminal. Most decks complete in under 3 minutes.
4. PPTX delivery — You get a download link to a fully formatted PowerPoint file. Open it in PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Keynote. Every element is editable — no locked objects, no proprietary formats.
The async handling is worth highlighting. Unlike tools that block your terminal while generating, Felo Slides works in the background. You can keep working on other tasks while the deck builds.
Real-World Workflow: From Research to Slides in 5 Minutes
Here's a workflow I use regularly:
Scenario: You need to present market research findings to your team in 30 minutes.
Step 1: Run a deep search to gather current data.
felo search "Global AI infrastructure spending 2026 forecast by region"
Step 2: Review the findings in your terminal. Identify the key points you want to present.
Step 3: Generate the deck.
felo slides "Create an 8-slide presentation on global AI infrastructure spending trends for 2026, break down by region, include growth projections and key investment drivers, executive audience"
Step 4: Download the .pptx, make any final tweaks, and present.
Total time: about 5 minutes. The alternative — manually building this deck in PowerPoint — would take an hour minimum.
What Makes It Different from Other AI Slide Tools
| Feature | Felo Slides (Claude Code) | Browser-based AI slide tools |
|---|---|---|
| Environment | Terminal / CLI | Web browser |
| Context switching | None — stays in your workflow | Must leave current work |
| Input method | Natural language prompt | Form fields + prompt |
| Agent chaining | Works with other Claude Code skills | Standalone only |
| Output format | Editable .pptx | Varies (some lock formats) |
| Setup | 2-minute install | Account creation + onboarding |
| Best for | Developers, researchers, technical teams | General business users |
The key differentiator isn't the slide quality — most AI tools produce decent-looking decks these days. It's the workflow integration. Felo Slides lives where your work already happens. That's what saves the real time.
Tips for Getting the Best Output
Be specific about your audience. "Investor pitch" and "team standup" produce very different decks. Tell Felo who's watching.
Specify slide count. Without a number, the skill picks a reasonable default. But if you know you need exactly 8 slides for a 15-minute slot, say so.
Include key topics. Instead of "marketing deck," try "marketing deck covering Q2 campaign results, channel performance, and budget allocation for Q3." More detail = more relevant content.
Chain with research. The most powerful use of Felo Slides is after you've already gathered information in Claude Code. The AI has context from your session, which makes the generated content more specific and data-informed.
Edit the output. Felo gives you a strong first draft, not a final product. Spend 5 minutes reviewing, adjusting key numbers, and adding your personal insights. A polished AI-assisted deck beats a rushed manual one every time.
Who Is This For?
Felo Slides is built for people who already live in the terminal:
- Developers who need to present technical decisions, architecture reviews, or sprint retrospectives
- Technical founders who pitch investors but would rather spend time on product than PowerPoint
- Researchers and analysts who produce findings that need to be packaged for non-technical stakeholders
- Consultants who turn client research into deliverable decks on tight timelines
- Product managers who prep roadmap reviews and stakeholder updates weekly
If you're already using Claude Code for coding, research, or writing, adding Felo Slides to your toolkit is a no-brainer. It's one more output format for work you're already doing.
Get Started
Install Felo Slides in your Claude Code environment and generate your first deck in under 3 minutes:
/plugin marketplace add Felo-Inc/felo-skills
/plugin install felo-slides@felo-ai
Then try it:
felo slides "Create a 10-slide product launch deck for an AI search engine"
No signup wall. No credit card. Just a skill that turns your words into slides.