open-slide: From Idea to GitHub Trending

open-slide is an open-source slide framework designed for AI agents, letting coding agents build slides as React components instead of being constrained by templates.

Why open-slide?

Most AI presentation tools (Gamma, Canva, NotebookLM, etc.) follow a "template + fill-in" or direct image generation approach — AI generates text and drops it into fixed layouts. The results look polished but generic, with little room for creative freedom. open-slide takes a different approach: slides are essentially visual code, and agents are great at writing code. So instead of templates, open-slide provides a slide runtime, giving agents full freedom to generate visual and informational content within the constraints of a presentation.

Four Things This Project Taught Me

1. Capture every idea: A quick note today can become your next project
2. Build first, think later: Taking action is often the best way to find answers
3. Proactively make your work visible: Threads for local reach, X for the global dev community
4. Be brave enough to communicate in English: One open-source contribution might become your most important connection

If you've been sitting on an idea for a while, I hope this talk gives you the push to finally hit "New Project."