Example brief
The EMEA cloud QBR shows revenue at EUR 184M, a 7% increase over plan, while gross margin is 42.1%, a 2.4pp decrease. New logo bookings are EUR 39M, up 14% from plan, but renewal rate is 88%, a 5pp decrease quarter over quarter. Pipeline coverage is 2.7x, down 0.7x from last quarter, and support escalations have increased by 31% to 73. Despite the revenue beat, margin and renewal quality are concerning, with gross margin and renewal rate underperforming.
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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": "The EMEA cloud QBR shows revenue at EUR 184M, a 7% increase over plan, while gross margin is 42.1%, a 2.4pp decrease. Ne" }'Structured intent (this template)
{
"pattern": "kpi_metrics",
"title": "Revenue outperformed plan, but the quality of growth deteriorated",
"subtitle": "EMEA cloud QBR vs plan",
"metric_kind": "delta_scoreboard",
"layout_profile": "grid_2x3",
"metrics": [
{
"label": "Revenue",
"value": "EUR 184M",
"delta": {
"value": "+7% vs plan",
"tone": "good"
},
"emphasis": "primary"
},
{
"label": "Gross margin",
"value": "42.1%",
"delta": {
"value": "-2.4pp vs plan",
"tone": "bad"
}
},
{
"label": "New logo bookings",
"value": "EUR 39M",
"delta": {
"value": "+14% vs plan",
"tone": "good"
}
},
{
"label": "Renewal rate",
"value": "88%",
"delta": {
"value": "-5pp QoQ",
"tone": "bad"
}
},
{
"label": "Pipeline coverage",
"value": "2.7x",
"delta": {
"value": "-0.7x QoQ",
"tone": "warn"
}
},
{
"label": "Support escalations",
"value": "73",
"delta": {
"value": "+31% QoQ",
"tone": "bad"
}
}
],
"caution": "Margin and renewals are the real story behind the revenue beat.",
"takeaway": "Keep the growth call; shift Q3 inspection to margin and renewal quality."
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Frequently asked questions
How do I render the Delta scoreboard template?
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.
Does an AI write the slide?
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