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Power Bi Theme by insightfulanalytics

Name: Power Bi Theme
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: InsightfulAnalytics

Power Bi Theme

Browse, visually compare, and apply Power BI report themes. Use when the user wants to "pick a theme", "choose a Power BI theme", "see all my themes", "preview themes", "compare themes", "open the theme gallery", or "apply a theme to my report/PBIP". Generates a visual HTML gallery of every theme in the library (each rendered as a mock report) so the user can choose by sight, then delegates apply to reports:modifying-theme-json. This skill BROWSES/CHOOSES a preset theme; for editing/enforcing a theme on a live report use reports:modifying-theme-json.

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Power BI Theme

A general-purpose skill for choosing a Power BI report theme visually and applying it to a project. It ships with a library of starter theme JSON files and a generator that renders every theme as a realistic mock report so the user can pick by sight, not by reading hex codes.

Layout

power-bi-theme/
  themes/                       # The theme library (one .json per theme). Add more here.
  scripts/generate_gallery.py   # Scans a themes folder -> self-contained gallery.html
  reference/apply-to-pbip.md    # Full apply + enforce + validate workflow & manual fallback

The library is general-use: it is not tied to any one project. New *.json themes dropped into themes/ (or any folder passed with --themes-dir) appear automatically.

Workflow

Step 1 — Generate and open the visual gallery

python "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/power-bi-theme/scripts/generate_gallery.py" --open

This scans themes/, renders each theme as a mock Power BI report (page background, KPI cards, bar chart, donut, and the full data-color strip — all using that theme's own colors), writes themes/powerbi-theme-gallery.html, and opens it in the browser.

The gallery has Dark / Light filters and a search box.
Add project-local themes to the comparison with --themes-dir "<folder>" (it scans recursively for any JSON containing a dataColors array).
Custom output path: --output "<path>.html".

Tell the user: browse the gallery, click Use this theme on your favorite, then tell me which one. The button copies Apply Power BI theme: <name> to the clipboard.

Step 2 — User picks a theme

The user names a theme (e.g. "Apply Power BI theme: Theme 7 - Dark"). Locate the matching file in the library:

# find the file whose "name" matches, or by filename
ls "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/power-bi-theme/themes/" | grep -i "theme 7 - dark"

If the name is ambiguous (Dark vs Light), confirm which variant.

Step 3 — Apply to the current PBIP / PBIR project

Applying is owned by the reports:modifying-theme-json skill — do not duplicate the apply logic here. Hand it two things and follow its Apply / Enforce / Validate workflow:

the chosen library JSON: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/power-bi-theme/themes/<name>.json
the target report folder (*.Report containing definition/report.json; ask the user for its path if none is in the working directory)

That skill registers the template, applies it, clears stale visual-level overrides (keeping CF), validates, and covers the close-and-reopen-in-Desktop requirement (Desktop reads custom themes from RegisteredResources only at open).

Manual fallback if neither the pbir CLI nor that skill is available: reference/apply-to-pbip.md.

Notes

Dark vs Light is inferred from each theme's page-background luminance, so the badge is correct even if the filename doesn't say "Dark"/"Light".
The gallery is fully self-contained (theme data is embedded) — it works by double-click, no server, and can be shared as a single HTML file.
For deep theme authoring/auditing (visualStyles cascade, compliance, re-theming), defer to the reports:modifying-theme-json and reports:pbir-cli skills; this skill is focused on choosing a theme and dropping it into a project.

---name: power-bi-themedescription: Browse, visually compare, and apply Power BI report themes. Use when the user wants to "pick a theme", "choose a Power BI theme", "see all my themes", "preview themes", "compare themes", "open the theme gallery", or "apply a theme to my report/PBIP". Generates a visual HTML gallery of every theme in the library (each rendered as a mock report) so the user can choose by sight, then delegates apply to reports:modifying-theme-json. This skill BROWSES/CHOOSES a preset theme; for editing/enforcing a theme on a live report use reports:modifying-theme-json.---# Power BI ThemeA general-purpose skill for choosing a Power BI report theme **visually** and applyingit to a project. It ships with a library of starter theme JSON files and a generatorthat renders every theme as a realistic mock report so the user can pick by sight,not by reading hex codes.## Layout```power-bi-theme/ themes/ # The theme library (one .json per theme). Add more here. scripts/generate_gallery.py # Scans a themes folder -> self-contained gallery.html reference/apply-to-pbip.md # Full apply + enforce + validate workflow & manual fallback```The library is general-use: it is **not** tied to any one project. New `*.json` themesdropped into `themes/` (or any folder passed with `--themes-dir`) appear automatically.## Workflow### Step 1 — Generate and open the visual gallery```bashpython "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/power-bi-theme/scripts/generate_gallery.py" --open```This scans `themes/`, renders each theme as a mock Power BI report (page background,KPI cards, bar chart, donut, and the full data-color strip — all using that theme's owncolors), writes `themes/powerbi-theme-gallery.html`, and opens it in the browser.- The gallery has **Dark / Light filters** and a **search box**.- Add project-local themes to the comparison with `--themes-dir "<folder>"` (it scans recursively for any JSON containing a `dataColors` array).- Custom output path: `--output "<path>.html"`.Tell the user: *browse the gallery, click **Use this theme** on your favorite, then tellme which one.* The button copies `Apply Power BI theme: <name>` to the clipboard.### Step 2 — User picks a themeThe user names a theme (e.g. *"Apply Power BI theme: Theme 7 - Dark"*). Locate thematching file in the library:```bash# find the file whose "name" matches, or by filenamels "${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/power-bi-theme/themes/" | grep -i "theme 7 - dark"```If the name is ambiguous (Dark vs Light), confirm which variant.### Step 3 — Apply to the current PBIP / PBIR projectApplying is owned by the **`reports:modifying-theme-json`** skill — do not duplicate theapply logic here. Hand it two things and follow its Apply / Enforce / Validate workflow:- the chosen library JSON: `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/power-bi-theme/themes/<name>.json`- the target report folder (`*.Report` containing `definition/report.json`; ask the user for its path if none is in the working directory)That skill registers the template, applies it, clears stale visual-level overrides(keeping CF), validates, and covers the **close-and-reopen-in-Desktop** requirement(Desktop reads custom themes from `RegisteredResources` only at open).Manual fallback if neither the `pbir` CLI nor that skill is available:`reference/apply-to-pbip.md`.## Notes- **Dark vs Light** is inferred from each theme's page-background luminance, so the badge is correct even if the filename doesn't say "Dark"/"Light".- The gallery is fully self-contained (theme data is embedded) — it works by double-click, no server, and can be shared as a single HTML file.- For deep theme *authoring/auditing* (visualStyles cascade, compliance, re-theming), defer to the `reports:modifying-theme-json` and `reports:pbir-cli` skills; this skill is focused on **choosing** a theme and dropping it into a project.

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