Canva Branded Presentation Creator
Create professional, on-brand presentations in Canva from user-provided outlines or briefs.
Workflow
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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