designDeckInWhiteboard
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Create or refine a slide deck INSIDE an existing whiteboard by conversing with the AI design agent. Send a brief for a NEW deck, a change to an EXISTING one, or an answer to the agent's question. The agent builds a polished, on-brand deck and places it on the board; if the brief is ambiguous it asks ONE clarifying question (answer with the same sessionId). Returns immediately; poll getDeckReplyInWhiteboard for the result. Use for building or editing slide decks / presentations. WHITEBOARD IS REQUIRED: a deck always lives inside a whiteboard, so documentId (the whiteboard's id) is required. If you do NOT already have a whiteboard id, ASK THE USER which whiteboard they want the deck designed in — do NOT create a whiteboard automatically. Only call createWhiteboard first if the user explicitly asks for a brand-new board; otherwise use the id of the whiteboard they name. FIRST vs FOLLOW-UP: the first call (from nothing) builds; a follow-up call (an answer, a change, or a new instruction) passes the sessionId (or the deckId) plus the new message. kind:'deck' (default) is the premium on-brand HTML deck; kind:'express' builds the native, deterministic branded-executive deck directly on the whiteboard (faster, lower fidelity, one-shot, not conversational). COST + APPROVAL: a build costs 50 credits per 30 slides (1 to 30 slides is 50, 31 to 60 is 100, and so on, with the second and later blocks charged once the deck is built and never charged twice for the same block), an edit costs a flat 50, and a clarifying question is FREE. It can also generate imagery for the deck where the design calls for it. ADVANCED DECK BUILDING (optional, OFF by default): set advancedDeckBuilding:true to build the deck over several rounds of redraft and review by a panel of design, brand, accessibility and copy reviewers instead of one composer pass. It usually raises design quality, but it is not a guarantee. It is much slower and it costs more: a standard build takes roughly 2 to 8 minutes, advanced deck building takes roughly 15 to 20 minutes, and it adds 15 credits per depth level on top of the turn fee (advancedDeckBuildingDepth is 1 to 3, default 3, so +45 credits, making a 50-credit build cost 95). Only turn it on when the user asks for the highest quality and accepts the wait and the cost. Call FIRST without confirm to get the exact cost plus the workspace balance, show it to the user, and only call again with confirm:true once they agree. The fee is auto-refunded if a turn produces no change or fails. Returns sessionId (the conversation), deckId (the deck), status, turnType, started, awaitingUser, needsConfirmation, insufficientCredits, slideCount (the target the conversation now carries) and slideCountClamped (always false; nothing reduces a slide count), advancedDeckBuilding (whether advanced deck building is on for this conversation), advancedDeckBuildingStatus, and assistantMessage. Export the finished deck with exportFromWhiteboard.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| documentId | string | yes | The whiteboard the deck lives in. REQUIRED: a deck cannot exist without a whiteboard, and this is that whiteboard's id. If you do not already have a whiteboard id, ASK THE USER which whiteboard to design the deck in — never create one automatically. Only call createWhiteboard first if the user explicitly wants a new board. |
| message | string | yes | This turn's message in plain language: the design brief on the first turn, an edit instruction later, or the user's ANSWER to a clarifying question the agent asked. On a follow-up turn, pass this together with the sessionId (or deckId) from the earlier call. If the user mentioned how many slides they want, ALSO pass slideCount with that number — never leave the count only in prose, and never outline more slides in this message than slideCount. |
| sessionId | string | no | The design conversation to continue, as returned by an earlier designDeckInWhiteboard call. Pass it together with message to answer a question, make an edit, or send a follow-up. Omit on the very first call to start a new conversation. |
| deckId | string | no | Optional. An existing deck to continue designing (usually you pass sessionId instead; when both are given the session's deck wins). |
| kind | string | no | Which engine. 'deck' (default) = the premium on-brand HTML deck (conversational, build + edit); 'illustration' and 'design' are conversational variants. 'express' = the native, deterministic branded-executive deck (faster, lower fidelity, one-shot, not conversational). |
| title | string | no | Optional title. If omitted, a clear one is derived from the brief. |
| brandKitId | string | no | Optional brand kit id (from listBrandKits) to theme the deck. If omitted, the organisation's effective brand is used. |
| slideCount | number | no | The number of slides to build — a hard requirement: the deck is built with exactly this many slides. SET THIS whenever the user states or implies a count, EXACT OR APPROXIMATE: '12 slides' → 12, 'about 15' / '15 or so' → 15, 'no more than 10' → 10. Never expand the user's number: if they said 'about 15', pass 15 and shape the brief to fit 15 — outlining 19 sections in the message does not raise the count, it just fights this parameter. It is PERSISTED on the conversation, so send it ONCE (on the turn that states it) and every later build turn of the same conversation carries it automatically; send it again only to CHANGE the target. It is honoured on edit turns too ('cut it to 8 slides'). THERE IS NO MAXIMUM: ask for 40, 60 or 100 slides and that is what gets built. Longer decks cost proportionally more (50 credits per 30 slides) and take proportionally longer. Omit ONLY when the user gave no count at all; the designer then chooses (typical 6 to 12). |
| imageCount | number | no | Deprecated and ignored. Still accepted so existing callers do not break; passing it changes nothing. |
| advancedDeckBuilding | boolean | no | Optional, OFF by default. Build the deck with ADVANCED DECK BUILDING: instead of one composer pass, the deck is redrafted and reviewed over several rounds by a panel of design, brand, accessibility and copy reviewers, each round scoring the deck and listing what must be fixed. It usually produces a higher-quality deck, but it is not a guarantee. TIME: a standard build takes roughly 2 to 8 minutes; advanced deck building takes roughly 15 to 20 minutes. COST: 15 extra credits per depth level on top of the turn fee, so the default depth of 3 adds 45 credits and makes a 50-credit build cost 95. This is the user's deliberate choice, so only switch it on when they have asked for the best possible deck and accepted the wait and the cost. Quote the turn FIRST (call without confirm) so the user sees the real total before approving. Set it once and it is remembered for the rest of the conversation; pass false to turn it off again. |
| advancedDeckBuildingDepth | number | no | Optional. How many redraft-and-review rounds advanced deck building may run: 1 to 3, default 3. Each round is a full redraft plus four reviews, adds roughly 5 minutes, and costs 15 credits (depth 1 = +15, depth 2 = +30, depth 3 = +45). Ignored unless advancedDeckBuilding is true. |
| attachments | array | no | Optional reference images for THIS turn (up to 8; images only). The agent lifts palette, layout, and tone from them (it does not pixel-copy). Non-image attachments are ignored. |
| confirm | boolean | no | Set true ONLY after the user has approved the cost (50 for a build, 10 for an edit). Leave unset/false on the first call of a turn to receive the cost quote plus balance. A clarifying question turn is never charged. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"documentId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The whiteboard the deck lives in. REQUIRED: a deck cannot exist without a whiteboard, and this is that whiteboard's id. If you do not already have a whiteboard id, ASK THE USER which whiteboard to design the deck in — never create one automatically. Only call createWhiteboard first if the user explicitly wants a new board."
},
"message": {
"type": "string",
"description": "This turn's message in plain language: the design brief on the first turn, an edit instruction later, or the user's ANSWER to a clarifying question the agent asked. On a follow-up turn, pass this together with the sessionId (or deckId) from the earlier call. If the user mentioned how many slides they want, ALSO pass slideCount with that number — never leave the count only in prose, and never outline more slides in this message than slideCount."
},
"sessionId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The design conversation to continue, as returned by an earlier designDeckInWhiteboard call. Pass it together with message to answer a question, make an edit, or send a follow-up. Omit on the very first call to start a new conversation."
},
"deckId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional. An existing deck to continue designing (usually you pass sessionId instead; when both are given the session's deck wins)."
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"deck",
"illustration",
"design",
"express"
],
"description": "Which engine. 'deck' (default) = the premium on-brand HTML deck (conversational, build + edit); 'illustration' and 'design' are conversational variants. 'express' = the native, deterministic branded-executive deck (faster, lower fidelity, one-shot, not conversational)."
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional title. If omitted, a clear one is derived from the brief."
},
"brandKitId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional brand kit id (from listBrandKits) to theme the deck. If omitted, the organisation's effective brand is used."
},
"slideCount": {
"type": "number",
"description": "The number of slides to build — a hard requirement: the deck is built with exactly this many slides. SET THIS whenever the user states or implies a count, EXACT OR APPROXIMATE: '12 slides' → 12, 'about 15' / '15 or so' → 15, 'no more than 10' → 10. Never expand the user's number: if they said 'about 15', pass 15 and shape the brief to fit 15 — outlining 19 sections in the message does not raise the count, it just fights this parameter. It is PERSISTED on the conversation, so send it ONCE (on the turn that states it) and every later build turn of the same conversation carries it automatically; send it again only to CHANGE the target. It is honoured on edit turns too ('cut it to 8 slides'). THERE IS NO MAXIMUM: ask for 40, 60 or 100 slides and that is what gets built. Longer decks cost proportionally more (50 credits per 30 slides) and take proportionally longer. Omit ONLY when the user gave no count at all; the designer then chooses (typical 6 to 12)."
},
"imageCount": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Deprecated and ignored. Still accepted so existing callers do not break; passing it changes nothing."
},
"advancedDeckBuilding": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Optional, OFF by default. Build the deck with ADVANCED DECK BUILDING: instead of one composer pass, the deck is redrafted and reviewed over several rounds by a panel of design, brand, accessibility and copy reviewers, each round scoring the deck and listing what must be fixed. It usually produces a higher-quality deck, but it is not a guarantee. TIME: a standard build takes roughly 2 to 8 minutes; advanced deck building takes roughly 15 to 20 minutes. COST: 15 extra credits per depth level on top of the turn fee, so the default depth of 3 adds 45 credits and makes a 50-credit build cost 95. This is the user's deliberate choice, so only switch it on when they have asked for the best possible deck and accepted the wait and the cost. Quote the turn FIRST (call without confirm) so the user sees the real total before approving. Set it once and it is remembered for the rest of the conversation; pass false to turn it off again."
},
"advancedDeckBuildingDepth": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Optional. How many redraft-and-review rounds advanced deck building may run: 1 to 3, default 3. Each round is a full redraft plus four reviews, adds roughly 5 minutes, and costs 15 credits (depth 1 = +15, depth 2 = +30, depth 3 = +45). Ignored unless advancedDeckBuilding is true."
},
"attachments": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Optional reference images for THIS turn (up to 8; images only). The agent lifts palette, layout, and tone from them (it does not pixel-copy). Non-image attachments are ignored.",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"description": "One reference image: give a public url, OR base64 data plus its mediaType.",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A public https URL to the image."
},
"data": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The image as base64 (no data: prefix). Provide mediaType alongside it."
},
"mediaType": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The image MIME type, e.g. 'image/png' or 'image/jpeg'."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional human-readable name for the image."
},
"type": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional attachment type hint, passed through to the design worker."
}
}
}
},
"confirm": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Set true ONLY after the user has approved the cost (50 for a build, 10 for an edit). Leave unset/false on the first call of a turn to receive the cost quote plus balance. A clarifying question turn is never charged."
}
},
"required": [
"documentId",
"message"
]
}