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Executive summary — the recommendation and why it holds

A board-grade executive summary: the governing recommendation, the context that forces it, the analysis behind it, and the decision asked for.

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$0.05/slide

Engine

Deterministic

Pattern

Takeaway Stack

Output

.pptx + PDF + PNG

Example brief

Executive summary slide for a strategy engagement. Lead with the single recommendation, then the context that makes it urgent, the analysis that supports it, and the specific decision the steering committee must take.

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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": "Executive summary slide for a strategy engagement. Lead with the single recommendation, then the context that makes it u" }'

Structured intent (this template)

{
  "pattern": "takeaway_stack",
  "variant": "governing_thought_stack",
  "title": "Recommendation: consolidate to two platforms and exit the legacy stack by Q3 2027",
  "claim": "Consolidate now — the cost of running three platforms exceeds the cost of migrating off two of them.",
  "claim_detail": "Decision owner: COO · prepared for the 24 Jun steering committee · effective on sign-off",
  "support_groups": [
    {
      "label": "Context",
      "reason": "Three platforms split the org and duplicate spend.",
      "evidence": [
        "$4.1M annual run cost, ~60% overlapping capability.",
        "11 of 14 priority use cases need cross-platform data anyway."
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Analysis",
      "reason": "Consolidation beats federation on cost and time-to-value.",
      "evidence": [
        "Target platform already carries 70% of workloads and passed audit.",
        "Federation preserves licenses but doubles integration work."
      ]
    },
    {
      "label": "Decision",
      "reason": "Approve the path and the first funding tranche.",
      "evidence": [
        "Greenlight the Q3 migration wave and freeze net-new legacy builds.",
        "Fund the data-contract workstream that de-risks cutover."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "ask": "Approve consolidation and the first tranche at the 24 Jun committee — every month of delay adds ~$340K of run cost."
}

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