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How to use the Urban Green-Space Policy Deck agent skill
Updated · written with AI from the project's own documentation and checked against our catalogue data
The Urban Green-Space Policy Deck is an agent skill that tells an AI agent how to build a municipal urban tree canopy policy briefing as one self-contained HTML slide deck. It covers the public need, the evidence, the options and the funding decision, all in a fixed visual template called Grove. This guide explains what the skill does, how to install it, how to ask for a deck, and what to check before a deck goes to council.
Urban Green-Space Policy Decknexu-io/open-design · Apache-2.0 Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Download the skill ZIP from this page.
- 2Unzip into a skills folder. Unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use, or into .claude/skills/ in a project.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. In the Claude apps, go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the ZIP.
- 4Describe your briefing. Ask for a policy briefing deck on urban tree canopy, naming the audience and decision.
- 5Answer the clarifying questions. Provide audience, decision target, deadline, source materials and must-keep numbers when asked.
- 6Review the critic pass. Read the flagged approval risks and correct any claims that lack a source.
- 7Open the HTML deck. Open the output in a browser and check layout, wording and every figure before sharing.
What an agent skill is and what this one makes the agent do
An agent skill is a folder of instructions (a SKILL.md file plus supporting files) that an AI agent loads when your request matches it. Once loaded, the agent follows the skill's rules instead of improvising.
With this skill, the agent builds a slide deck as a single HTML web page presenting a municipal urban tree canopy policy proposal. It uses the Grove template: forest-green background, cream text, serif headings and a single rust accent. The agent keeps layouts and decorative elements inside that template rather than mixing in other styles. It also asks for missing essentials such as audience, decision target, source materials, deadline and key numbers, and reviews its draft for approval risk.
- Output: one HTML file you can open in a browser
- Visual system: Grove template, fixed fonts, palette and decorative elements
- Content focus: public need, evidence, options and funding decision
- Built-in review: a critic pass that checks for approval risk
Install the Urban Green-Space Policy Deck skill
Download the skill ZIP from this page. Then choose one of the two install routes below.
Route 1 is a personal install: unzip the file into ~/.claude/skills/ so the skill is available across your projects. Route 2 is a project install: unzip it into the .claude/skills/ folder inside a specific project. Route 3 is to upload the ZIP in the Claude apps under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
After installing, check that the skill folder contains SKILL.md and template.json, which are the files listed for this skill. SKILL.md refers to example.html and a LICENSE file as well, so confirm those are in your download too.
- Personal install: unzip into ~/.claude/skills/
- Project install: unzip into .claude/skills/ in your project
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload the ZIP
Trigger the skill with a natural request
You do not need special syntax. Describe the deck you want in plain language and mention a briefing, policy or HTML deck. The skill's listed triggers include policy briefing deck, government policy, policy, regulatory, risk review, html deck and html slides.
Give the agent the subject and the audience, then let it ask for anything missing. The skill is designed to ask first for audience, decision target, source-of-truth materials, deadline and must-keep numbers.
Create an urban tree canopy policy briefing deck for city council in the Grove style. Ask me for anything missing first.Work through a typical session
Expect the agent to ask clarifying questions before drafting. Answer with the facts you have, including the numbers you must keep and the source for each. If you do not have a source for a figure, say so, because the skill shapes presentation and does not verify facts.
After the questions, the agent works through a slide plan, written slides, visual direction and a critic pass. Review the critic notes first, since they flag points likely to draw objections from reviewers. Then open the HTML file in a browser to check layout and wording.
- Provide audience, decision target, deadline and key numbers with sources
- Ask for the critic pass results and fix flagged claims before circulation
- Open the output in a browser and check every number against your source
Safety notes: scripts and network access
The skill's listing states that it runs no scripts and uses no network access. It needs an agent that can read and write HTML files and a browser to view the resulting deck.
The skill's own workflow asks the agent to keep any navigation runtime, such as a deck-stage script or inline keyboard handler, exactly as shipped. Do not remove or edit it as part of tidying the output.
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: no
- Needs: an agent that reads and writes HTML, and a browser to view the deck
Tips for better policy decks
Give the agent your real numbers and sources up front. The skill keeps your content but does not check it against real data, so unverified figures will appear unchanged in the deck.
Use the template as it is. The skill rules forbid swapping fonts, recolouring the palette or removing decorative elements, which keeps the deck consistent across a set of documents.
Plan length in advance. If the deck needs more slides than the demo holds, the agent duplicates an existing layout; if it needs fewer, it drops slides from the bottom and updates page labels.
- Supply verified numbers and their sources before drafting
- Keep the Grove look for consistency across documents
- Choose a different tool if the deck must be energetic or follow a specific agency template
What people use it for
- Briefing a city council on a proposed urban tree canopy target and its funding options
- Preparing an agency review deck that sets out the public need and the evidence for green-space investment
- Handing a calm, formal policy deck to a client as a consultant deliverable
- Producing a bilingual EN/CN briefing layout with a classical look
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Urban Green-Space Policy Deck skill?
Download the ZIP from this page and unzip it into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or into .claude/skills/ inside a project. In the Claude apps, you can instead upload the ZIP under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
What do I need to run this agent skill?
You need an agent that can read and write HTML files and a browser to view the resulting deck. The listing says the skill runs no scripts and uses no network access.
Is the Urban Green-Space Policy Deck skill free to use?
The listing gives its licence as Apache-2.0. The SKILL.md also says the vendored upstream template is MIT-licensed and that its licence text must be kept with any copies of the template files.
Will the skill check my numbers and sources?
No. The skill shapes the presentation and asks for missing essentials, but it does not check facts against real data. You must verify every figure before the deck goes to decision-makers.
What if the skill does not trigger or the deck does not look right?
Confirm the skill folder is in the correct location and contains SKILL.md and template.json. Make sure your request mentions a policy briefing or HTML deck, and that the agent can read and write HTML files.
How is this different from other slide tools or templates?
This skill is built around a calm, classical Grove look and policy decision structure. It is not suited to energetic or fast-paced decks, and it does not provide a specific agency template or formal sign-off.
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Our verdict
Use this skill if you are a public official, policy analyst or consultant who needs a calm, formal, consistent HTML briefing deck on tree canopy or green space. Pick something else if you need energetic styling, an official agency template or sign-off, or a tool that verifies your data.
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