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How to use the Graduation Defense Deck Template agent skill
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The Graduation Defense Deck Template skill (skill name html-ppt-zhangzara-scatterbrain) gives an AI agent a ready-made, single-file HTML slide deck with a pastel Post-it look. You tell the agent your project headlines, text, numbers and dates, and it fills the template for a capstone or graduation project defense. This guide covers what the skill does, how to install it, how to ask for it, and what to check before you present.
Graduation Defense Deck Templatenexu-io/open-design · Apache-2.0 Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Get the skill ZIP from the skill's page on this site.
- 2Unzip the folder. Extract it into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder for one project.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. In the Claude apps, go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the skill if you do not want to use local folders.
- 4Make a plain request. Describe your graduation defense deck, its audience and its key numbers, and answer the agent's questions about missing essentials.
- 5Open and check the HTML. Open the single HTML file in a browser, check every headline, number and date, and adjust slides as needed.
What does this agent skill make the agent do?
When the skill is installed, the agent starts from a finished single-file HTML slide deck instead of building a presentation from nothing. The template uses a pastel sticky-note style with handwritten Caveat text and Shrikhand and Zilla Slab type. The agent replaces the placeholder content with your own material while keeping the template's fonts, colours and decorative elements.
The agent can also add or remove slides, or design a new slide in the same style when the template has no matching layout. The output is one HTML file that you open in a browser.
- Starts from the template's example.html file as the working file
- Swaps in your headlines, body copy, numbers, names, dates and section labels
- Keeps corner brackets, paper grain, geometric shapes and illustrated SVGs in place
- Duplicates or drops slides to match how much content you have
How do you install the Graduation Defense Deck skill?
Download the ZIP file from the skill's page on this site and unzip it. Agent skills are folders of files that the agent reads when a task matches them. There are two common places to put the folder, depending on whether you want the skill for all projects or one project only.
If you use the Claude apps, you can instead upload the skill in Settings → Capabilities → Skills, without placing files on your computer.
- All your projects: unzip the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/
- One project only: unzip the skill folder into that project's .claude/skills/ directory
- Claude apps: upload the skill under Settings → Capabilities → Skills
~/.claude/skills/html-ppt-zhangzara-scatterbrain/How do you trigger the skill with a natural request?
You do not need special syntax. Describe your deck in plain language and name the purpose, such as a graduation project defense. The skill's trigger terms include phrases like senior capstone defense deck, student coursework, defense and html slides, so requests that use these words are more likely to match.
The source's example prompt asks the agent first for only the missing essentials: audience, decision target, source-of-truth materials, deadline and must-keep numbers. Answer those questions so the agent does not guess.
- Create a graduation defense deck for my transit hub wayfinding project, for a crit panel.
- Make an HTML defense presentation from my notes and these numbers, keeping the template's style.
- Add a slide for the user testing results in the same style as the existing deck.
- Cut the deck to 8 slides and update the page numbers.
What should the agent need from you, and what does it not need?
The skill's listing states that it requires nothing beyond the skill itself, runs no scripts and uses no network access. Your material stays in the conversation and the HTML file the agent produces.
The skill's own rules limit what the agent may change. It must not swap fonts, recolour the palette, restructure the layout grid or strip decorative elements. If your institution or brand needs a different look, this template will not meet that need.
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: no
- Required extras: none listed
- Your inputs: headlines, text, numbers, dates and any image placeholders to match
What tips help you get a usable defense deck?
Give the agent your real numbers and sources before you ask for layout changes, so the content drives the slide count. Check that dates, names and figures match your report, since the agent replaces placeholders but you own the accuracy.
Open the finished file in a browser and step through every slide. Because the style is intentionally informal, decide whether the tone suits your panel before you commit to it.
- Provide the audience and the decision you want from the panel first
- Keep image placeholders the same size as the originals when you swap them
- Ask for a critic pass if you want the agent to check the deck against your own rubric
- Keep the LICENSE file with any copy of example.html or template.json you share
What people use it for
- A design student preparing a capstone defense for a crit panel, such as a civic wayfinding system for a transit hub.
- An instructor running a casual workshop or ideation review who wants an in-progress feel.
- A team turning brainstorm notes into a single HTML deck for an informal internal review.
- Adding, removing or redesigning a slide in an existing deck while keeping the same visual system.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Graduation Defense Deck Template skill?
Download the ZIP from the skill's page and unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for all projects, or into a project's .claude/skills/ folder for one project. In the Claude apps, you can upload it under Settings → Capabilities → Skills instead.
Does the skill need any other software or accounts?
The listing says it requires nothing beyond the skill itself, and it runs no scripts and uses no network. The output is a single HTML file you open in a browser.
Is the skill free to use, and what licence does it have?
This directory lists the skill under Apache-2.0. The skill's own notes say it is vendored from an MIT-licensed upstream project, and the MIT licence text ships with the skill and must be kept with any copy of example.html, template.json or vendored assets. The source does not state a price.
Can I use this template for a corporate or brand presentation?
Not well. The skill forbids changing fonts or palette and fixes the layout, so it suits projects that do not need a strict brand system. The handwritten sticky-note style is intentionally informal, so it is a poor fit for formal or institutional presentations.
What if the agent changes the design or the slide layout is wrong?
The skill's rules say the agent should keep the fonts, palette, layout grid and decorative elements unchanged. If a slide needs a layout the template lacks, the agent should design one in the same style. Check the output in a browser and ask the agent to correct any slide that departs from this.
What are the alternatives if this template does not suit my presentation?
Choose a template or tool whose look matches your institution or brand. The source does not compare this skill with other tools, so the choice depends on your own requirements for formality, brand rules and file format.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you are a design student or instructor who wants a casual, in-progress style defense or workshop deck delivered as one HTML file. Pick something else if your panel or brand needs a formal look, a fixed corporate design system or changes to fonts and colours.
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