MarieLynneBlock publish-to-pages
Publish any presentation or web content to GitHub Pages in one shot.
1. Prerequisites Check
Run these silently. Only surface errors:
command -v gh >/dev/null || echo "MISSING: gh CLI — install from https://cli.github.com"
gh auth status &>/dev/null || echo "MISSING: gh not authenticated — run 'gh auth login'"
command -v python3 >/dev/null || echo "MISSING: python3 (needed for PPTX conversion)"
poppler-utils is optional (PDF conversion via pdftoppm). Don't block on it.
2. Input Detection
Determine input type from what the user provides:
| Input | Detection |
|---|---|
| HTML file | Extension .html or .htm |
| PPTX file | Extension .pptx |
| PDF file | Extension .pdf |
| Google Slides URL | URL contains docs.google.com/presentation |
Ask the user for a repo name if not provided. Default: filename without extension.
3. Conversion
Large File Handling
Both conversion scripts automatically detect large files and switch to external assets mode:
- PPTX: Files >20MB or with >50 images → images saved as separate files in
assets/ - PDF: Files >20MB or with >50 pages → page PNGs saved in
assets/ - Files >150MB print a warning (PPTX suggests PDF path instead)
This keeps individual files well under GitHub's 100MB limit. Small files still produce a single self-contained HTML.
You can force the behaviour with --external-assets or --no-external-assets.
HTML
No conversion needed. Use the file directly as index.html.
PPTX
Run the conversion script:
python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/convert-pptx.py INPUT_FILE /tmp/output.html
# For large files, force external assets:
python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/convert-pptx.py INPUT_FILE /tmp/output.html --external-assets
If python-pptx is missing, tell the user: pip install python-pptx
Convert with the included script (requires poppler-utils for pdftoppm):
python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/convert-pdf.py INPUT_FILE /tmp/output.html
# For large files, force external assets:
python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/convert-pdf.py INPUT_FILE /tmp/output.html --external-assets
Each page is rendered as a PNG and embedded into HTML with slide navigation.
If pdftoppm is missing, tell the user: apt install poppler-utils (or brew install poppler on macOS).
Google Slides
- Extract the presentation ID from the URL (the long string between
/d/and/) - Download as PPTX:
curl -L "https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/PRESENTATION_ID/export/pptx" -o /tmp/slides.pptx
- Then convert the PPTX using the convert script above.
4. Publishing
Visibility
Repos are created public by default. If the user specifies private (or wants a private repo), use --private — but note that GitHub Pages on private repos requires a Pro, Team, or Enterprise plan.
Publish
bash SKILL_DIR/scripts/publish.sh /path/to/index.html REPO_NAME public "Description"
Pass private instead of public if the user requests it.
The script creates the repo, pushes index.html (plus assets/ if present), and enables GitHub Pages.
Note: When external assets mode is used, the output HTML references files in assets/. The publish script automatically detects and copies the assets/ directory alongside the HTML file. Make sure the HTML file and its assets/ directory are in the same parent directory.
5. Output
Tell the user:
- Repository:
https://github.com/USERNAME/REPO_NAME - Live URL:
https://USERNAME.github.io/REPO_NAME/ - Note: Pages takes 1-2 minutes to go live.
Error Handling
- Repo already exists: Suggest appending a number (
my-slides-2) or a date (my-slides-2026). - Pages enablement fails: Still return the repo URL. User can enable Pages manually in repo Settings.
- PPTX conversion fails: Tell user to run
pip install python-pptx. - PDF conversion fails: Suggest installing
poppler-utils(apt install poppler-utilsorbrew install poppler). - Google Slides download fails: The presentation may not be publicly accessible. Ask user to make it viewable or download the PPTX manually.