vamseeachanta Marp
When to Use This Skill
USE When
- Creating presentations from Markdown content
- Need quick slide creation without design overhead
- Want version-controlled presentations (Git-friendly)
- Require multiple output formats (PDF, HTML, PPTX)
- Building automated presentation pipelines
- Need consistent branding across presentations
- Creating technical presentations with code
- Need math equations in slides
DON'T USE When
- Need complex animations and transitions (use PowerPoint/Keynote)
- Require real-time collaboration (use Google Slides)
- Building interactive web applications (use reveal.js directly)
- Need embedded videos with playback controls
- Building documentation websites (use MkDocs or Docusaurus)
Prerequisites
Installation
# Using npm (recommended)
npm install -g @marp-team/marp-cli
# Using npx (no installation needed)
npx @marp-team/marp-cli --version
# Using Homebrew (macOS)
brew install marp-cli
*See sub-skills for full details.*
### VS Code Extension
```bash
# Install from VS Code marketplace
# Search: "Marp for VS Code"
# Extension ID: marp-team.marp-vscode
code --install-extension marp-team.marp-vscode
Version History
v1.0.0 (2026-01-17)
- Initial skill creation
- Basic slide creation with Markdown
- Theme customization
- Speaker notes and presenter view
- Image and background handling
- Math equations with KaTeX
- Mermaid diagram integration
- CLI usage and configuration
- VS Code extension setup
- GitHub Actions workflow
- Best practices and troubleshooting
Sub-Skills
- 1. Basic Slide Creation
- Integration with npm Project (+1)
- 1. Project Structure (+1)
- PDF Export Fails (+3)
Sub-Skills
- Slide 2: Key Points
- 2. Frontmatter Configuration (+4)
- 7. Images and Backgrounds
- 8. Math Equations
- Inline Math
- 9. Mermaid Diagrams
- Flowchart
- 10. CLI Usage (+5)
- Left Column
- Right Column
- 3. Image Guidelines
- Related Resources