magic-slide: what it is, how to install & alternatives

by daniel-style · AI Tool · ★ 172

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About magic-slide

Magic Slide Official website and live demo: magicslide.show Magic Slide is a toolkit for building polished, self-contained HTML presentations with Magic Move transitions, integrated speaker notes, PipeLLM image generation, and high-quality web search for research-backed decks. It is designed for presentations that need to feel intentional rather than template-driven: narrative outlines, distinctive visual systems, smooth motion, presenter-ready notes, editable source files, and a portable final HTML deck. Installation Runtime Requirements Magic Slide's bundled scripts require Python 3. The core workflow uses only the Python standard library plus a modern browser for merging slides, injecting the runtime, syncing speaker notes, marking QA notes, and running the preview server. Optional capabilities have separate requirements: PipeLLM web search and image generation require a . Agent-run screenshot QA requires Playwright. also requires Playwright. If Python 3 is not available, install Python 3 before running Magic Slide commands. The scripts are intentionally kept as lightweight Pytho

How to install magic-slide

npx skills add daniel-style/magic-slide

Taken from the project's README on GitHub. Check the security audit before running it.

Security audit verdict: SAFE · quality 67/100

No red flags found in any of the 11 categories — no credential harvesting, no data exfiltration, no curl-pipe-shell installer. Scanned against the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, refreshed every 8 hours. Full audit →

Quick Facts

Stars172
Forks10
LanguagePython
CategoryAI Tool
LicenseMIT
Quality Score66.934171918486/100
Last Updated2026-08-30
Created2026-04-27
Platformspython
Est. Tokens~16k

Compatible Skills

These tools work well together with magic-slide for enhanced workflows:

  • yaml-to-html-skill — semantic(0.36)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (63%)
  • slide-creator — semantic(0.28)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (60%)
  • skillware — semantic(0.19)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (57%)
  • html-to-editable-pptx — semantic(0.17)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (56%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is magic-slide?

magic-slide is A skill that generates polished self-contained HTML presentations with smooth Magic Move-style slide transitions.. It is categorized as a AI Tool with 172 GitHub stars.

What programming language is magic-slide written in?

magic-slide is primarily written in Python.

How do I install or use magic-slide?

The README on GitHub (github.com/daniel-style/magic-slide) gives: npx skills add daniel-style/magic-slide. Usage details are in the same README.

What license does magic-slide use?

magic-slide is released under the MIT license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

What are the best alternatives to magic-slide?

The top alternatives to magic-slide on Agent Skills Hub include pivotnacci, MedgeClaw, SciToolAgent. Each offers a different approach to the same problem space — compare them side-by-side by stars, quality score, and community activity.

How this security grade is produced

Grades come from a rule-based scan built on the SlowMist agent-security taxonomy, covering 11 red-flag categories including credential harvesting, data exfiltration, and curl | sh installers. It is a first-layer scan, not a manual audit — we say so rather than overstate it.

The scale of the problem is documented independently: Liu et al. (2026), in a study of 31,132 agent skills, report that 26.1% contain security vulnerabilities. Our own full-catalog census is published as a citable open dataset.

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