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Gamma by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Gamma
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

File contents

Gamma API Skill

Create presentations and documents programmatically via Gamma's API.

Setup

Get API key from https://developers.gamma.app
Store in environment: export GAMMA_API_KEY=sk-gamma-xxx Or add to TOOLS.md: Gamma API Key: sk-gamma-xxx

Authentication

Base URL: https://public-api.gamma.app/v1.0
Header: X-API-KEY: <your-api-key>

Generate Content

curl -X POST https://public-api.gamma.app/v1.0/generations \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $GAMMA_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "inputText": "Your content here",
    "textMode": "generate|condense|preserve",
    "format": "presentation|document|social|webpage"
  }'

Response: {"generationId": "xxx"}

Check Status

curl https://public-api.gamma.app/v1.0/generations/<generationId> \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $GAMMA_API_KEY"

Response (completed): {"status": "completed", "gammaUrl": "https://gamma.app/docs/xxx", "credits": {...}}

Poll every 10-20s until status: "completed".

Key Parameters

Parameter	Values	Notes
`textMode`	`generate`, `condense`, `preserve`	generate=expand, condense=summarize, preserve=keep exact
`format`	`presentation`, `document`, `social`, `webpage`	Output type
`numCards`	1-60 (Pro), 1-75 (Ultra)	Number of slides/cards
`cardSplit`	`auto`, `inputTextBreaks`	Use `\n---\n` in inputText for manual breaks
`exportAs`	`pdf`, `pptx`	Optional export format

Optional Parameters

{
  "additionalInstructions": "Make titles catchy",
  "imageOptions": {
    "source": "aiGenerated|unsplash|giphy|webAllImages|noImages",
    "model": "imagen-4-pro|flux-1-pro",
    "style": "photorealistic, modern"
  },
  "textOptions": {
    "amount": "brief|medium|detailed|extensive",
    "tone": "professional, inspiring",
    "audience": "tech professionals",
    "language": "en"
  },
  "cardOptions": {
    "dimensions": "fluid|16x9|4x3|1x1|4x5|9x16"
  }
}

Note: textOptions.tone and textOptions.audience are ignored when textMode is preserve.

Other Endpoints

GET /themes — List available themes (use themeId in generation)
GET /folders — List folders (use folderIds in generation)

Workflow

Check for API key in environment ($GAMMA_API_KEY) or TOOLS.md
Build inputText with content (can include image URLs inline)
POST to /generations → get generationId
Poll /generations/{id} until status: "completed"
Return gammaUrl to user

---name: gamma-2description: Create presentations, documents, social posts, and websites using Gamma's AI API. Use when asked to create slides, presentations, decks, documents, or web content via Gamma.--- # Gamma API Skill Create presentations and documents programmatically via Gamma's API. ## Setup 1. Get API key from https://developers.gamma.app 2. Store in environment: `export GAMMA_API_KEY=sk-gamma-xxx` Or add to TOOLS.md: `Gamma API Key: sk-gamma-xxx` ## Authentication ``` Base URL: https://public-api.gamma.app/v1.0 Header: X-API-KEY: <your-api-key> ``` ## Generate Content ```bash curl -X POST https://public-api.gamma.app/v1.0/generations \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "X-API-KEY: $GAMMA_API_KEY" \ -d '{ "inputText": "Your content here", "textMode": "generate|condense|preserve", "format": "presentation|document|social|webpage" }' ``` **Response:** `{"generationId": "xxx"}` ## Check Status ```bash curl https://public-api.gamma.app/v1.0/generations/<generationId> \ -H "X-API-KEY: $GAMMA_API_KEY" ``` **Response (completed):** `{"status": "completed", "gammaUrl": "https://gamma.app/docs/xxx", "credits": {...}}` Poll every 10-20s until `status: "completed"`. ## Key Parameters | Parameter | Values | Notes | |-----------|--------|-------| | `textMode` | `generate`, `condense`, `preserve` | generate=expand, condense=summarize, preserve=keep exact | | `format` | `presentation`, `document`, `social`, `webpage` | Output type | | `numCards` | 1-60 (Pro), 1-75 (Ultra) | Number of slides/cards | | `cardSplit` | `auto`, `inputTextBreaks` | Use `\n---\n` in inputText for manual breaks | | `exportAs` | `pdf`, `pptx` | Optional export format | ## Optional Parameters ```json { "additionalInstructions": "Make titles catchy", "imageOptions": { "source": "aiGenerated|unsplash|giphy|webAllImages|noImages", "model": "imagen-4-pro|flux-1-pro", "style": "photorealistic, modern" }, "textOptions": { "amount": "brief|medium|detailed|extensive", "tone": "professional, inspiring", "audience": "tech professionals", "language": "en" }, "cardOptions": { "dimensions": "fluid|16x9|4x3|1x1|4x5|9x16" } } ``` Note: `textOptions.tone` and `textOptions.audience` are ignored when `textMode` is `preserve`. ## Other Endpoints - `GET /themes` — List available themes (use `themeId` in generation) - `GET /folders` — List folders (use `folderIds` in generation) ## Workflow 1. Check for API key in environment (`$GAMMA_API_KEY`) or TOOLS.md 2. Build `inputText` with content (can include image URLs inline) 3. POST to `/generations` → get `generationId` 4. Poll `/generations/{id}` until `status: "completed"` 5. Return `gammaUrl` to user

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