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How to use the Public-Transit Funding Case Deck agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The Public-Transit Funding Case Deck is an agent skill: a set of instructions and files that tells an AI agent how to build one specific kind of document. This one turns your transit funding material (ridership need, the plan, risk controls and the ask) into a single self-contained HTML slide deck in a bold blue, orange and red poster-style template. This guide explains what the skill does, how to install it, how to ask for a deck and what to check before the deck goes to a council or public board.
Public-Transit Funding Case Decknexu-io/open-design · Apache-2.0 Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Get the skill ZIP from the skill's page on this directory.
- 2Unzip into a skills folder. Place the skill folder in ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use, or in .claude/skills/ inside your project.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. Go to Settings, then Capabilities, then Skills, and upload the ZIP.
- 4Describe your deck. Ask for an HTML deck for your council or board and share your ridership need, plan, risk controls and the ask.
- 5Supply the essentials. Answer the agent's questions on audience, decision target, source materials, deadline and must-keep numbers.
- 6Check and print. Verify every figure, page through the slides with the keyboard, and print to PDF if needed.
What the skill makes the agent do
Once the skill is installed, the agent can build a decision-grade policy briefing deck for a city council or public board. You supply the content: the ridership need, the plan, the risk controls and the ask. The agent places your headlines, numbers and dates into the template.
The skill keeps the template's fonts, colours and decorative layout. It also includes a small navigation script so the slides can be paged through with the keyboard. The output is one HTML file, and the deck can be printed to PDF.
- Output: a single self-contained HTML deck
- Style: bold blue, orange and red poster-style template with cream background
- Navigation: keyboard paging via assets/deck-stage.js
- Best suited to transport or policy staff, and to anyone who wants a loud, graphic HTML slide starting point
Install the skill: download, unzip and place it
Download the ZIP from the skill's page on this directory. Unzip it so the skill folder sits in one of the skill locations below. Claude looks for skills in these folders, so the skill must be inside one of them.
You can also upload the skill in the Claude apps. Open Settings, go to Capabilities, then Skills, and upload the ZIP there.
- Personal skills folder: ~/.claude/skills/
- Project skills folder: .claude/skills/ inside your project
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Check the files in the skill folder
The skill ships with four files. SKILL.md holds the instructions the agent follows. example.html is a preview of the finished look. template.json holds upstream metadata. assets/deck-stage.js is the navigation runtime that the deck needs.
The SKILL.md refers to a LICENSE file, which ships with the skill. Keep it with any copy of example.html, template.json or the assets folder.
- SKILL.md
- example.html
- template.json
- assets/deck-stage.js
Ask the agent for a deck with a natural request
You do not need a special command. Describe the deck in plain language and mention that you want HTML slides. Keywords from the skill's triggers include html deck, html slides, policy-briefing-deck, policy, regulatory and risk-review.
The skill's example prompt asks the agent to first request only the missing essentials: audience, decision target, source-of-truth materials, deadline and must-keep numbers. Have these ready so the agent can start the slide plan sooner.
- Example request: Make a public-transit funding case deck for a city council as HTML slides, using the policy briefing template.
- Example request: Build an html deck for a public board on our bus rapid transit funding ask, covering ridership need, the plan, risk controls and the ask.
- Example request: Create a policy briefing deck in html slides from my ridership report and budget figures, with the decision we need from the board.
What the agent does with your material
The skill tells the agent to copy example.html and the assets folder into your workspace. The agent then replaces the placeholder content with your real headlines, body copy, numbers, names, dates and section labels. It keeps the fonts, palette and decorative elements unchanged.
If your content needs more slides than the demo holds, the agent duplicates a slide with a suitable layout. If you need fewer, it removes slides from the bottom and updates the page numbers. If a slide needs a layout the template lacks, the agent designs it using the same fonts, palette and decorative style.
- Replace placeholders with your real content
- Keep the design system: fonts, palette, grid and decorative elements
- Adjust length by duplicating or dropping slides
- Keep assets/deck-stage.js intact so navigation works
Review the deck before it goes to the board
The skill only lays out the content you give it. It does not check whether your figures are accurate. Treat every number, date and funding figure as something to verify with your own experts before a decision is made.
The template's palette is saturated and poster-like. The skill itself says it is not suited to formal institutional briefings where restraint matters. If your audience expects a restrained look, consider a different format for that briefing.
- Verify every figure against your source documents
- Check dates and section labels after edits
- Consider whether the poster style suits your audience
- Print to PDF and review the printed copy once
What people use it for
- A transport team preparing a council briefing that asks for funding for a transit route, with ridership figures and risk controls on separate slides.
- A policy officer preparing a public board presentation that needs a web-based deck which can be printed to PDF.
- A designer who wants a loud, graphic HTML slide starting point for a civic or community talk.
- A staff member converting an existing funding report into a short set of HTML slides with one decision request at the end.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the html-ppt-zhangzara-peoples-platform skill?
Download the ZIP from the skill's page, then unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or into .claude/skills/ in a project. You can also upload the ZIP in the Claude apps under Settings, Capabilities, then Skills.
What do I need to use this skill?
The directory lists no specific requirements. The skill runs scripts, specifically assets/deck-stage.js for keyboard navigation, and it does not use the network.
Is the Public-Transit Funding Case Deck skill free?
The directory lists the licence as Apache-2.0. The SKILL.md says the vendored template comes from an MIT-licensed upstream, and the full MIT licence text ships with the skill as LICENSE. Check that file and the listing before you redistribute copies.
Does the skill check my funding figures for accuracy?
No. The skill only lays out the content you supply and does not check its accuracy. Verify all ridership numbers, costs and dates with your own experts before a decision is made.
Can I print the deck to PDF?
Yes. The deck is a web-based HTML file, and the skill's description says it can be printed to PDF. Review the printed copy once to check layout.
Is this skill a good fit for a formal council briefing, or should I pick something else?
The skill is best for loud, graphic decks. The skill itself says the saturated political-poster palette is unsuited to formal institutional briefings where restraint matters. For those, choose a more restrained format.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you are transport or policy staff who want a bold, graphic HTML deck for a council or public board, or a designer who wants a loud starting point, and you will verify every figure yourself. Pick something more restrained if your audience expects a formal, institutional look, since the skill itself says this palette does not suit that context.
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