Canva Branded Presentation Creator
Create professional, on-brand presentations in Canva from user-provided outlines or briefs.
Workflow
1. **Get the content source** - If the user provides text directly, use that as the outline/brief - If the user provides a **Canva design ID** directly (typically starts with `D`, e.g. `DABcd1234ef`), use it as `design_id` with `Canva:start-editing-transaction` to read its contents; **do not** use `Canva:search-designs` for a raw ID - If the user provides a Canva design link (e.g., `https://www.canva.com/design/DAG.../...`), extract the design ID from the URL and use `Canva:start-editing-transaction` to read its contents - If the user references a Canva doc by name, use `Canva:search-designs` to find it, then `Canva:start-editing-transaction` to read its contents
2. **List available brand kits** - Call `Canva:list-brand-kits` to retrieve the user's brand kits - If only one brand kit exists, use it automatically without asking - If multiple brand kits exist, present the options and ask the user to select one
3. **Generate the presentation** - Call `Canva:generate-design` with: - `design_type`: "presentation" - `brand_kit_id`: the selected brand kit ID - `query`: a detailed prompt following the presentation format below - Show the generated candidates to the user
4. **Finalize** - Ask the user which candidate they prefer - Call `Canva:create-design-from-candidate` to create the editable design - Provide the user with the link to their new presentation
Presentation Query Format
Structure the query for `Canva:generate-design` with these sections:
**Presentation Brief** - Title: working title for the deck - Topic/Scope: 1-2 lines describing the subject - Key Messages: 3-5 main takeaways - Style Guide: tone and imagery style based on the brief
**Narrative Arc** One paragraph describing the story flow (e.g., Hook → Problem → Solution → Proof → CTA).
**Slide Plan** For each slide include: - Slide N — "Exact Title" - Goal: one sentence on the slide's purpose - Bullets (3-6): short, parallel phrasing with specifics - Visuals: explicit recommendation (chart type, diagram, image subject) - Speaker Notes: 2-4 sentences of narrative detail
Notes
- If multiple brand kits exist, confirm selection before generating; if only one, use it automatically
- If the outline is sparse, expand it into a complete slide plan with reasonable content
- For briefs (narrative descriptions), extract key points and structure them into slides
- Aim for clear, action-oriented slide titles
- Autofill requires a Canva Enterprise plan