Stage cards
A five-stage operating cycle with a description and owner on each stage card
Try in PlaygroundExample brief
Create a stage-cards cycle titled 'Our operating cycle: every stage has an owner and a cadence' with five stages, each a card with a one-line description and an owner/cadence chip: Plan (set targets and allocate capacity, Leadership / Quarterly), Build (ship the roadmap commitments, Product / Continuous), Launch (release and enable the field, Go-to-market / Per release), Measure (track adoption against the targets, Analytics / Monthly), Learn (feed the insights into the next plan, Leadership / Quarterly) - emphasise Learn as the stage that resets the plan.
Render it
Structured intent — create_slide payload
Copy-paste-ready. Renders deterministically (verbatim, no LLM). Add a theme_id for any of the built-in themes — the layout stays identical.
{
"form": "cycle_flow",
"variant": "stage_cards",
"headline": "Our operating cycle: every stage has an owner and a cadence",
"context": "Each handoff feeds the next, and the quarterly review resets the plan",
"blocks": [
{
"label": "Plan",
"detail": [
"Set targets and allocate capacity"
],
"meta": "Leadership · Quarterly"
},
{
"label": "Build",
"detail": [
"Ship the roadmap commitments"
],
"meta": "Product · Continuous"
},
{
"label": "Launch",
"detail": [
"Release and enable the field"
],
"meta": "Go-to-market · Per release"
},
{
"label": "Measure",
"detail": [
"Track adoption against the targets"
],
"meta": "Analytics · Monthly"
},
{
"label": "Learn",
"detail": [
"Feed the insights into the next plan"
],
"meta": "Leadership · Quarterly",
"emphasis": "primary"
}
]
}cURL (REST)
curl -X POST https://dev-api.slideforge.dev/v1/render/intent \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sf_live_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"form":"cycle_flow","variant":"stage_cards","headline":"Our operating cycle: every stage has an owner and a cadence","context":"Each handoff feeds the next, and the quarterly review resets the plan","blocks":[{"label":"Plan","detail":["Set targets and allocate capacity"],"meta":"Leadership · Quarterly"},{"label":"Build","detail":["Ship the roadmap commitments"],"meta":"Product · Continuous"},{"label":"Launch","detail":["Release and enable the field"],"meta":"Go-to-market · Per release"},{"label":"Measure","detail":["Track adoption against the targets"],"meta":"Analytics · Monthly"},{"label":"Learn","detail":["Feed the insights into the next plan"],"meta":"Leadership · Quarterly","emphasis":"primary"}]}'Related templates
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Frequently asked questions
How do I render the Stage cards template?
Send a POST to /v1/render/auto with a brief, or call create_slide via MCP with the structured intent shown below. The response includes an editable .pptx, a PDF, and a PNG. $0.05 per slide.
Does an AI write the slide?
No. SlideForge renders deterministically from a structured intent — no LLM draws the slide, so text is never mangled or fabricated. The optional brief path uses a router to pick the pattern, then renders deterministically.
Can I customize the colors and fonts?
Yes. Pass a theme_id to apply a built-in or custom brand theme; the layout stays the same.
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Render Stage cards deterministically — editable PowerPoint in under a second.