Create Presentation Via CLI/Terminal

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Create stunning AI-powered presentations directly from your terminal. The MagicSlides CLI is a developer-friendly command-line tool that enables fast presentation creation, perfect for automation, CI/CD pipelines, and AI coding assistants.

Features

  • Fast: Create presentations in seconds without leaving your terminal
  • AI-Powered: Leverage advanced AI to generate professional slides
  • Multi-Language: Support for 40+ languages
  • URL Support: Create presentations from any web article or blog post
  • Developer-Friendly: Perfect for automation and AI assistants
  • Customizable: Control slide count, language, and topics

Installation

Global Installation (Recommended)

npm install -g magicslides
# or
yarn global add magicslides

Local Installation

npm install magicslides
# or
yarn add magicslides

Quick Start

1. Get Your API Key

  1. Visit the MagicSlides Dashboard
  2. Navigate to Settings → API Keys
  3. Generate a new API key

2. Login

# Interactive prompt
magicslides login

# Or provide API key directly
magicslides login --key sk_your_api_key_here

3. Create Your First Presentation

magicslides create --topic "Introduction to Quantum Computing" --slides 10

Commands Overview

magicslides --help          # Show all commands
magicslides login           # Configure API key
magicslides create          # Create from topic
magicslides create-url      # Create from URL

Login Command

Authenticate with your MagicSlides API key:

Usage

# Interactive prompt
magicslides login

# With API key flag
magicslides login --key sk_your_api_key_here

Options

-k, --key <apiKey>

Provide API key directly

Create Command

Create a presentation from a topic:

Basic Usage

# Basic usage
magicslides create --topic "Climate Change Solutions"

# With custom options
magicslides create --topic "AI in Healthcare" --slides 15 --language es

# Interactive mode
magicslides create --interactive

Options

-t, --topic <topic>

Presentation topic

Required (unless interactive)

-s, --slides <number>

Number of slides (1-50)

Default: 5

-l, --language <code>

Language code (ISO 639-1)

Default: en

-i, --interactive

Enable interactive mode with prompts

Optional

Examples

# Create a 5-slide presentation in English
magicslides create --topic "Getting Started with Docker"

# Create a 20-slide presentation in Spanish
magicslides create --topic "Inteligencia Artificial" --slides 20 --language es

# Create in French with 8 slides
magicslides create -t "Introduction à Python" -s 8 -l fr

# Interactive mode (prompts for all options)
magicslides create -i

Create from URL Command

Create a presentation from a web article or blog post:

Basic Usage

# Basic usage
magicslides create-url --url "https://techcrunch.com/ai-article"

# With custom options
magicslides create-url --url "https://example.com/blog" --slides 12 --language de

# Interactive mode
magicslides create-url --interactive

Options

-u, --url <url>

URL to create presentation from

Required (unless interactive)

-s, --slides <number>

Number of slides (1-50)

Default: 5

-l, --language <code>

Language code (ISO 639-1)

Default: en

-i, --interactive

Enable interactive mode with prompts

Optional

Examples

# Create from TechCrunch article
magicslides create-url --url "https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/15/ai-news"

# Create from blog with 10 slides
magicslides create-url -u "https://medium.com/@author/article" -s 10

# Interactive mode
magicslides create-url -i

Supported Languages

The CLI supports 40+ languages using ISO 639-1 codes. Common examples:

LanguageCodeLanguageCode
EnglishenSpanishes
FrenchfrGermande
ItalianitPortuguesept
RussianruJapaneseja
KoreankoChinesezh
ArabicarHindihi

Configuration

The CLI stores your API key securely in:

  • macOS/Linux: ~/.config/configstore/magicslides.json
  • Windows: %APPDATA%/configstore/magicslides.json

Reset Configuration

# Remove the config file manually
rm ~/.config/configstore/magicslides.json

# Then login again
magicslides login

Use with AI Assistants

The CLI is designed to work seamlessly with AI coding assistants like Claude, ChatGPT, and GitHub Copilot.

Example Prompt for Claude

Create a presentation about "Machine Learning Basics" with 10 slides using MagicSlides CLI

Example Automation Script

#!/bin/bash
# Create multiple presentations
topics=("AI Basics" "Deep Learning" "Neural Networks")
for topic in "${topics[@]}"; do
  magicslides create --topic "$topic" --slides 8
done

Use in Node.js Scripts

const { exec } = require('child_process')

exec('magicslides create --topic "Node.js Basics" --slides 10', (error, stdout) => {
  if (error) {
    console.error(`Error: ${error.message}`)
    return
  }
  console.log(stdout)
})

Advanced Examples

Create Multiple Presentations

# From a list of topics
for topic in "AI" "ML" "DL"; do
  magicslides create --topic "$topic" --slides 5
done

Create from Multiple URLs

# From a file containing URLs
while read url; do
  magicslides create-url --url "$url" --slides 8
done < urls.txt

API Rate Limits

  • Free tier: 10 presentations/month
  • Pro tier: 100 presentations/month
  • Enterprise: Unlimited

Check your usage at the Dashboard.

Troubleshooting

Authentication Issues

Problem: "Authentication required" error

Solution:

  • Make sure you've run magicslides login
  • Verify your API key is correct
  • Check that your API key hasn't expired

API Key Not Working

Problem: "Invalid API key" error

Solution:

  • Ensure your API key starts with sk_
  • Generate a new API key from the dashboard
  • Run magicslides login again with the new key

Network Errors

Problem: "No response from server" error

Solution:

  • Check your internet connection
  • Verify you can access https://magicslides.app
  • Try again in a few minutes (server might be temporarily down)

Rate Limit Exceeded

Problem: "Rate limit exceeded" error

Solution:

  • Check your current usage at the Dashboard
  • Upgrade your plan if needed
  • Wait until your limit resets (monthly)

Links

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