Slidev Skill

This skill helps create and edit presentation slides using Slidev, a markdown-based presentation framework for developers.

When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when the user asks to:

• Create a new presentation or slide deck
• Edit existing slides
• Add or modify slide content
• Work with Slidev-specific features
• Generate presentations from content

Project Structure

Slides are located in packages/slides/ directory with:

• Slide files: *.slides.md or slides.md
• Components: components/ directory for Vue components
• Configuration: package.json for dependencies

Running Slidev

Start the development server:

pnpm run slides [filename]

The dev server runs on http://localhost:3030 by default.

Slidev File Format

Frontmatter Configuration

Every Slidev file starts with YAML frontmatter:

---
theme: seriph # or 'default'
title: Your Presentation Title
info: |
  ## Presentation description
  Additional info here
class: text-center
drawings:
  persist: false
transition: slide-left # fade-out, slide-up, etc.
mdc: true
duration: 10min
---

Slide Separators

Slides are separated by ---:

---
# Slide 1

Content here
---

# Slide 2

More content

Slide Configuration

Individual slides can have frontmatter:

---
layout: center
class: text-center
---

# Centered Slide

Common Layouts

• default – Standard layout
• center – Centered content
• two-cols – Two column layout
• image-right – Image on right side
• cover – Cover slide

Two Column Layout Example

---
layout: two-cols
---

# Left Column

Content here

::right::

# Right Column

Content here

Interactive Features

Click Animations

Use v-click for progressive reveals:

<v-click> Content appears on click </v-click>

<v-clicks> - Item 1 - Item 2 - Item 3 </v-clicks>

Components

Use Vue components in slides:

Custom one are stored packages/slides/components directory

<Counter :count="10" />

Code Blocks

Syntax highlighting with line highlighting:

```ts {1|3|1-3}
const message = 'Hello';
console.log(message);
```

Presenter Notes

Add notes in HTML comments at the end of slides:

---

# Slide Title

Content

<!--
These are presenter notes
Only visible in presenter mode
-->

Best Practices

1. Keep slides focused – One concept per slide
2. Use progressive disclosure – Reveal information with v-click
3. Add presenter notes – Document your talking points
4. Leverage layouts – Use built-in layouts for consistency
5. Interactive components – Enhance with Vue components when needed

Common Commands

# Development
pnpm run slides [filename]

# Build static version
pnpm --filter @chris-towles/slides run build

# Export to PDF
pnpm --filter @chris-towles/slides run export

Resources

• Slidev Documentation: https://sli.dev/
• Themes: https://sli.dev/resources/theme-gallery
• Built-in Components: https://sli.dev/builtin/components.html