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Presentation Composer — assembles delivery-team contributions into cohesive presentations via a 6-step flow. Supports 9 types (Sprint Review, Feature Pitch, Stakeholder Update, Technical Deep-Dive, Investor Pitch, Roadmap, Product Demo, Onboarding, Retrospective Summary) and 4 formats (structured-markdown, marp, paste-ready, pptx). Triggers on phrases like "create presentation", "sprint review", "pitch", "deep dive", "roadmap", "demo", "retro". Full per-type triggers in references/types/.

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# Presentation Composer

## Design Principle: Compose, Don't Create

This skill is a **mini-orchestrator**, not a content creator. The Composer assembles contributions from delivery team roles (PO, Data Analyst, Developer, Architect, QA) into a cohesive presentation. Each contributing role loads its own skill to produce domain-accurate content. The Composer shapes tone, flow, density, and format — the team creates the content.

**Context isolation**: Contributing roles run as sub-agents with only their relevant artifacts. The Composer reads their draft outputs from disk. No role's full context leaks into another.

**Signal**: `SKILL_LOADED: presentation`

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## Phase 1: Type Detection

Detect type from user request using keyword matching. If ambiguous, ask — never guess.

| Type | Keywords | Detail |
|------|----------|--------|
| Sprint Review | "sprint review", "what we delivered", "sprint demo", "end of sprint" | `references/types/sprint-review.md` |
| Feature Pitch | "pitch", "propose", "sell this feature", "why we should build" | `references/types/feature-pitch.md` |
| Stakeholder Update | "status update", "executive update", "progress report", "stakeholder" | `references/types/stakeholder-update.md` |
| Technical Deep-Dive | "technical presentation", "architecture overview", "deep dive", "how it works" | `references/types/technical-deep-dive.md` |
| Investor Pitch | "investor pitch", "fundraising deck", "pitch to investors" | `references/types/investor-pitch.md` |
| Roadmap | "roadmap", "quarterly plan", "what's coming next" | `references/types/roadmap.md` |
| Product Demo | "product demo", "feature demo", "show what we built", "demo for publisher" | `references/types/product-demo.md` |
| Onboarding | "onboarding", "project handoff", "team orientation", "getting started" | `references/types/onboarding.md` |
| Retrospective Summary | "retro summary", "retrospective presentation", "what we learned" | `references/types/retrospective-summary.md` |

### Pipeline Auto-Detection (when type not explicit)

| Stage | Default Type |
|-------|-------------|
| Idea checkpoint | Feature Pitch |
| Design after DoD | Technical Deep-Dive |
| Plan after sprint planning | Stakeholder Update |
| UAT after acceptance | Sprint Review |
| UAT release | Stakeholder Update |
| UAT stage with `audience: investor` | Investor Pitch |
| Plan after roadmap/quarterly | Roadmap |
| Development after feature completion | Product Demo |
| Post-onboarding or handoff | Onboarding |
| Post-retrospective | Retrospective Summary |

Per-type required artifacts, narrative arcs, audience defaults, and overrides are in `references/types/<type>.md`. Load only the matched type.

### Light Mode

Reduces sub-agent dispatch for simpler types. Config: `presentation.light_mode` (default `auto` — activates when 3 or fewer roles in Step 3; `always` / `never` override). User flags `present --full` / `present --light` override config.

Effects: Step 3 dispatches required roles only; Step 5 uses single reviewer (TW). Steps 1, 2, 4, 6 unchanged. Step 4 never degrades (per ADR-03).

### Threshold and Graceful Degradation

Tracks elapsed time from Step 1 start. Threshold resolution (first match wins): `presentation.thresholds.{type}` → `presentation.thresholds_default` → 90s default. Value `0` = unlimited.

At 75%: warning + Step 5 degrades to single reviewer (TW), MUST-FIX scope. Step 4 never degrades. At 100%: notice appended in Step 6.

Light mode and threshold are independent controls converging on the same levers — effects are the union, not the sum. Reviewer count never drops below 1.

### GAME_DEV Vocabulary

When `project.type: GAME_DEV` in config, adapt vocabulary across steps: sprint→milestone, features→mechanics, UAT→playtesting, modules→systems, stories→tasks, velocity→throughput. Per-type GAME_DEV variants in `references/types/<type>.md`.

---

## Phase 2: 6-Step Collaboration Flow

Load only the matched flow step file when executing each step.

| # | Step | Detail |
|---|------|--------|
| 1 | Assemble (PO) | `references/flow/assemble.md` |
| 2 | Content Gate (Automated) | `references/flow/content-gate.md` |
| 3 | Draft (Parallel — 5 Roles) | `references/flow/draft.md` |
| 4 | Compose (this skill, never degrades) | `references/flow/compose.md` |
| 5 | Review Gate (TW + UX) | `references/flow/review-gate.md` |
| 6 | User Review | `references/flow/user-review.md` |

Step 4 contains the 4 editorial passes (Emphasis > Cutting > Framing > Tension — strict order, per ADR-02). Each pass checks its `presentation.narrative.<pass>` config key; `false` skips the pass.

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## Output Format Specifications

| Format | Detail | When to Use |
|--------|--------|-------------|
| structured-markdown (default) | `references/formats/structured-markdown.md` | Default; human-readable; wikis |
| marp | `references/formats/marp.md` | HTML/PDF slide rendering with theme |
| paste-ready | `references/formats/paste-ready.md` | Paste into PowerPoint/Google Slides templates |
| pptx | `references/formats/pptx.md` | Native PPTX with branding via template |

---

## Error Handling

| Error | Detection | Behavior |
|-------|-----------|----------|
| Missing config | `.delivery/config.yml` not found | STOP: "No delivery config found. Run setup wizard or create config." |
| Missing required artifacts | Content Gate: required paths do not exist | STOP: list missing artifacts, expected locations, creation instructions |
| Empty artifacts | File exists but 0 bytes or template-only | WARN + ask user to confirm. Affected slides use [TBD]. |
| Stale artifacts | Last modified > staleness threshold | WARN but proceed. Staleness notice on affected slides. |
| Unknown type | Type not in supported set | STOP: list supported types from Phase 1 table. |
| No pipeline state | `.delivery/state/` empty or missing | WARN: proceed with artifacts only, [TBD] for progress data |
| Partial data | Role finds insufficient data for slides | Role outputs what it can with [TBD]. Composer flags in summary. |
| python-pptx missing | format=pptx but `import pptx` fails | WARN + fall back to structured-markdown (see `references/formats/pptx.md`). |
| PPTX template missing | `--template` or config path does not exist | STOP: "Template file not found: {path}. Check the path in your config or --template flag." |
| Invalid JSON intermediate | `composed-draft.json` malformed or missing `slides` array | STOP: "Invalid JSON intermediate. Re-run Step 4 (Compose) to regenerate." |

Error message format: **what** is wrong, **where** to fix it, **how** to fix it.

---

## User Commands

| Command | Action |
|---------|--------|
| `present` | Start presentation flow (detect type from context) |
| `present [type]` | Start with explicit type |
| `present --format [fmt]` | Set output format: structured-markdown, marp, paste-ready, pptx |
| `present --audience [mode]` | Set audience: technical, executive, investor, client-facing, casual |
| `present --notes` | Enable speaker notes |
| `present --full` / `present --light` | Force full / light mode |
| `approve` / `changes` / `abort` | Step 6 outcomes |
| `no reorder` / `keep chronological` | Disable emphasis reordering |
| `restore {slide title}` | Reinsert a cut slide |
| `regenerate` | Re-run full flow with current artifacts |

---

## References

| File | Loaded When | Purpose |
|------|------------|---------|
| `references/types/<type>.md` | Type detected (Phase 1) | Per-type detection, artifacts, narrative arc, overrides |
| `references/flow/<step>.md` | Step executing (Phase 2) | Per-step detail, dispatch instructions, editorial passes |
| `references/formats/<format>.md` | Format selected | Per-format output conventions and rendering |
| `references/slide-structure.md` | Always (Step 4) | Slide types, density rules, sequencing, boundary conventions |
| `references/narrative-patterns.md` | Always (Step 4) | Per-type narrative arcs, adaptation rules, audience framing rules |
| `references/marp-templates.m

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