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Decision recommendation matrix

Score three options and recommend the managed platform

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Deterministic

Pattern

Comparison Matrix

Output

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Example brief

Score three delivery options - build in-house, a managed platform, and full outsourcing - against five decision criteria on a four-point fit scale: speed to launch, three-year cost, control and flexibility, compliance coverage, and internal effort needed. The managed platform wins with an overall fit of 3.6 versus 2.2 for build and 2.8 for outsourcing. Recommend the managed platform because it clears compliance out of the box and launches in about half the time of an in-house build without long-term lock-in, and ask the committee to approve a 12-month contract and a two-person integration team.

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Brief path

curl -X POST https://api.slideforge.dev/v1/render/auto \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sf_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "brief": "Score three delivery options - build in-house, a managed platform, and full outsourcing - against five decision criteria" }'

Structured intent (this template)

{
  "pattern": "comparison_matrix",
  "title": "Recommend the managed platform for the regional rollout",
  "subtitle": "Vendor options scored across five decision criteria",
  "matrix_kind": "decision_recommendation",
  "columns": [
    {
      "name": "Build in-house"
    },
    {
      "name": "Managed platform",
      "emphasis": "primary"
    },
    {
      "name": "Full outsource"
    }
  ],
  "rows": [
    {
      "label": "Speed to launch",
      "cells": [
        "2",
        "4",
        "3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Three-year cost",
      "cells": [
        "2",
        "3",
        "4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Control & flexibility",
      "cells": [
        "4",
        "3",
        "1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Compliance coverage",
      "cells": [
        "2",
        "4",
        "3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Internal effort needed",
      "cells": [
        "1",
        "4",
        "3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "totals": [
    "2.2",
    "3.6",
    "2.8"
  ],
  "recommendation": "Clears compliance out of the box and launches in about half the time of a build - without the lock-in of full outsourcing.",
  "ask": "Approve the 12-month managed contract and a two-person integration team."
}

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Send a POST to /v1/render/auto with a brief, or call create_slide via MCP with the structured intent shown below. The response includes an editable .pptx, a PDF, and a PNG. $0.05 per slide.

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