DeckForge

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/Whatsonyourmind/deckforge && cd deckforge

# 2. Copy environment config (works out of the box for local dev)
cp .env.example .env

# 3. Start all services (API, workers, PostgreSQL, Redis, MinIO)
docker compose up -d

# 4. Initialize the database (runs migrations, seeds test user + API key)
bash scripts/bootstrap-db.sh

# 5. Verify the API is running
curl http://localhost:8000/v1/health
# => {"status":"healthy"}

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dk_test_YOUR_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Q4 Board Update",
    "theme": "corporate-blue",
    "slides": [
      {
        "slide_type": "title_slide",
        "elements": [
          {"type": "title", "content": "Q4 2026 Board Update"},
          {"type": "subtitle", "content": "Acme Corp -- Confidential"}
        ]
      },
      {
        "slide_type": "stats_callout",
        "elements": [
          {"type": "title", "content": "Key Metrics"},
          {"type": "metric", "content": "$4.2M", "label": "ARR"},
          {"type": "metric", "content": "142%", "label": "YoY Growth"},
          {"type": "metric", "content": "94%", "label": "Retention"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }' \
  --output board-update.pptx

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/v1/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dk_test_YOUR_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "Create a 10-slide pitch deck for a B2B SaaS startup in the cybersecurity space, Series A, $2M ARR",
    "theme": "executive-dark",
    "output_format": "pptx"
  }' \
  --output pitch-deck.pptx

# List all 15 themes
curl http://localhost:8000/v1/themes

# List all 32 slide types with example IR
curl http://localhost:8000/v1/slide-types

# Estimate credit cost before rendering
curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/v1/estimate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dk_test_YOUR_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"slides": [{"slide_type": "title_slide"}, {"slide_type": "chart_slide"}]}'

npm install @lukastan/deckforge

import { DeckForge, Presentation, Slides } from "@lukastan/deckforge";

const client = new DeckForge({ apiKey: "dk_test_YOUR_KEY_HERE" });

const deck = Presentation.create("Q4 Board Update", "corporate-blue")
  .addSlide(
    Slides.titleSlide({
      title: "Q4 2026 Board Update",
      subtitle: "Acme Corp -- Confidential",
    })
  )
  .addSlide(
    Slides.statsCallout({
      title: "Key Metrics",
      metrics: [
        { value: "$4.2M", label: "ARR" },
        { value: "142%", label: "YoY Growth" },
        { value: "94%", label: "Retention" },
      ],
    })
  );

const pptx = await client.render(deck);
// => Buffer containing .pptx file

const stream = client.generate({
  prompt: "Create a PE deal memo for a $500M LBO of a healthcare platform",
  theme: "finance-pro",
});

for await (const event of stream) {
  console.log(`${event.stage}: ${event.message}`);
}
// intent: Analyzing prompt for presentation structure...
// outline: Creating 12-slide deal memo outline...
// expand: Generating slide content...
// refine: Running QA pipeline (5 passes)...
// complete: Deck ready for download

                        +------------------+
                        |    Clients       |
                        |  (curl/SDK/MCP)  |
                        +--------+---------+
                                 |
                        +--------v---------+
                        |  FastAPI (uvicorn)|
                        |  /v1/* routes     |
                        |  Auth + Rate Limit|
                        |  Credit Billing   |
                        +--+-----+------+--+
                           |     |      |
               +-----------+     |      +----------+
               |                 |                  |
      +--------v------+  +------v--------+  +------v--------+
      | Content Worker |  | Render Worker |  |   Sync Path   |
      | (ARQ + Redis)  |  | (ARQ + Redis) |  | (< 10 slides) |
      | NL -> IR       |  | IR -> PPTX    |  | Direct return  |
      +--------+------+  +------+--------+  +------+--------+
               |                 |                  |
               v                 v                  v
      +--------+------+  +------+---------+  +-----+--------+
      | LLM Adapters  |  | PPTX Renderer  |  | Google Slides|
      | Claude/GPT/   |  | Layout Engine  |  | Renderer     |
      | Gemini/Ollama  |  | Theme Resolver |  | (OAuth)      |
      +---------------+  | Chart Renderer |  +--------------+
                          | QA Pipeline    |
                          +------+---------+
                                 |
                          +------v---------+
                          |    Storage     |
                          | MinIO (dev)    |
                          | R2/S3 (prod)   |
                          +----------------+

      +----------------+  +----------------+
      |   PostgreSQL   |  |     Redis      |
      |   Users, Keys  |  |  Queue, Cache  |
      |   Jobs, Decks  |  |  Rate Limits   |
      |   Billing      |  |  SSE Pub/Sub   |
      +----------------+  +----------------+

# Verify
curl https://deckforge-api.onrender.com/v1/health

# 1. Install Fly CLI
curl -L https://fly.io/install.sh | sh

# 2. Login and launch
fly auth login
fly launch --name deckforge-api --region iad

# 3. Provision PostgreSQL
fly postgres create --name deckforge-db --region iad
fly postgres attach deckforge-db

# 4. Provision Redis (via Upstash or Fly Redis)
fly redis create --name deckforge-redis
# Copy the REDIS_URL from output

# 5. Set production secrets
fly secrets set \
  DECKFORGE_ENVIRONMENT=production \
  DECKFORGE_DEBUG=false \
  DECKFORGE_DATABASE_URL="postgres://..." \
  DECKFORGE_REDIS_URL="redis://..." \
  DECKFORGE_S3_ENDPOINT_URL="https://..." \
  DECKFORGE_S3_ACCESS_KEY="..." \
  DECKFORGE_S3_SECRET_KEY="..." \
  DECKFORGE_S3_BUCKET="deckforge" \
  DECKFORGE_STRIPE_SECRET_KEY="sk_live_..." \
  DECKFORGE_STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET="whsec_..." \
  DECKFORGE_ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="sk-ant-..."

# 6. Deploy
fly deploy

# 7. Run database migrations
fly ssh console -C "alembic upgrade head"

# 8. Verify
curl https://<your-app>.fly.dev/v1/health

# Start all 6 services
docker compose up -d

# Services:
#   api             - FastAPI + uvicorn (port 8000)
#   content-worker  - ARQ worker for NL-to-IR generation
#   render-worker   - ARQ worker for IR-to-PPTX rendering
#   postgres        - PostgreSQL 16 (port 5432)
#   redis           - Redis 7 (port 6379)
#   minio           - MinIO S3-compatible storage (port 9000, console 9001)

# Check service health
docker compose ps

# View API logs
docker compose logs -f api

# Tear down (preserves data volumes)
docker compose down

# Full reset (removes data)
docker compose down -v

curl -X POST http://localhost:8000/v1/render \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dk_test_YOUR_KEY_HERE" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d @demos/mckinsey-strategy/ir.json \
  --output mckinsey-strategy.pptx

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "deckforge": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "deckforge.mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}