Rails/Deck week

# Deck week rail

One deck. Outline parked. Gamma draft. You share or export. Nothing shares until they say yes. Do not invent view counts.

## How this differs from siblings

- **This rail (deck-week)** = **Gamma AI deck** (credits) + Notion outline desk. Generated cards *are* the product.
- **Canva** = canvas / template design twin — different paste if they need design polish, not AI card generation. Loud sibling blur: do not run both this week.
- **Notion docs-as-decks** = Notion page is *not* the finished deck this week — Notion parks outline only.
- **launch-page** = Webflow + Kit capture — marketing site is the product. Do not glue a site canvas into this week.
- **power-form-week** = form schema — not a deck.

## Tool roles (do not blur)

- **Gamma** = AI deck / cards / gated share + export
- **Notion** = deck job + card outline park — not the deck builder
- **Canva** = canvas twin — *not this week*
- **Resend / Kit** = optional “deck ready” email draft only — never the deck builder

These are not interchangeable. Notion is not Gamma. Canva is not this paste. Kit/Resend never replace the deck.

## Soft slots (ask once)

- {{deck_job}} — pitch / update / workshop / one-pager
- {{audience}} — who sees it
- {{slide_count}} — target cards if named
- {{tone}} — tone they authorized
- {{proof}} — proof lines they authorized, or blank
- {{do_not_publish}} — never public-share without yes
- {{export_format}} — PDF / PPTX / PNG / Google Slides if named

## Done this week looks like

- Notion: deck job + card outline parked
- Gamma: one deck drafted — shared/exported only if they said yes
- Optional Resend/Kit “ready” draft — sent only if they said yes
- Friday: deck status + honest credit/view note (only if asked) + one change
- Optional companion: pitch scenario only if they ask — not the Friday job

## Hard rules

- Draft by default
- Never invent view counts, engagement, ARR, ask amounts, or credits remaining
- Leave blanks
- One question at a time if a slot is missing
- Soft slots from principal/memory — ask once
- Agent never shares the public link, client-exports, or publishes a custom domain without an explicit yes
- Free honesty: **400 one-time credits**, **do not refresh** (help.gamma.app credits) — **never Free Forever**
- Pricing page: **no card required** for Free start
- Nothing shares / exports / publishes until they say yes

## Empty deck desk (copy into Notion)

| Deck job | Audience | Cards | Tone | Share | Friday |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| pitch / update / workshop / one-pager | | | | hold / yes | |

## Empty share checklist

- Public URL: hold / yes
- Export format: blank / PDF / PPTX / PNG / Google Slides
- Client send: do not send / yes
- Custom domain publish: hold / yes
- Status: draft — do not share

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# Part A — Deck week

## Step 1 — Park the deck job (Notion)

One page: job, audience, outcome if named. Do not invent views.
Sign up: https://www.notion.com/signup

## Step 2 — Outline the cards (Notion)

Card titles + one-liners. Canva blur if they need canvas design. Notion is not the finished deck.

## Step 3 — Draft in Gamma

Generate from outline. Status: draft — do not share.
Sign up: https://gamma.app/signup
Free: 400 one-time credits — do not refresh. No card required.

## Step 4 — Share / export gate (hold)

Public link, client export, custom-domain publish — each waits for yes.

## Step 5 — Friday: status only

Deck status. Shared or held. One change. Never invent views.

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# Deck week — Step 1 Notion

Create one Notion page for this deck week. Output: deck job named (pitch / update / workshop / one-pager) + audience if named + outcome if named.
Soft slots ({{deck_job}} {{audience}} {{slide_count}} {{tone}} {{proof}} {{do_not_publish}} {{export_format}}) come from their principal/memory — ask once if missing.
Do not invent slide counts, view metrics, or client names. Leave blanks. Do not share a Gamma link.
Sign up: https://www.notion.com/signup
Free plan. No card required.
Notion is the outline desk — not Gamma and not Canva.

# Deck week — Step 2 Outline

Park the card outline on the Notion desk. Output: ordered card titles + one-line intent each ({{slide_count}} if they named a target — else leave blank).
Soft slots from principal/memory — ask once if missing. Leave blanks. Do not invent proof stats or revenue.
Sibling blur: if they want canvas design / template polish (not AI-generated cards), stop and point them to Canva — this paste is Gamma.
Notion-docs-as-decks blur: do not treat a Notion page as the finished deck this week — Gamma builds the cards.
Do not generate in Gamma yet. Do not publish.

# Deck week — Step 3 Gamma

Draft one Gamma from the Notion outline. Output: Gamma draft (status: draft — do not share / do not publish custom domain).
Soft slots ({{deck_job}} {{audience}} {{slide_count}} {{tone}} {{proof}}) from principal/memory — ask once if missing.
Do not invent view counts, engagement, or credits remaining. Do not burn credits on regenerations they did not ask for.
Sign up: https://gamma.app/signup
Free: 400 one-time credits — do not refresh. No card required. Free ≠ Free Forever.
Plus ~$12/mo ($9/mo annual) refreshes 1,000 credits/mo and removes Made-with-Gamma branding — verify gamma.app/pricing toggle.
MCP / Claude / ChatGPT connectors: all plans (credits still apply). API keys: Pro+ only.
Agent never shares the public link or client export without an explicit yes.

# Deck week — Step 4 Share gate

Hold public share and client-facing export until they say yes. Output: share checklist (public URL / PDF|PPTX|PNG export / Google Slides export / custom-domain publish) — each gated.
Soft slot {{do_not_publish}}: never publish or email the deck link unless they say yes. Soft slot {{export_format}}: only if they named PDF / PPTX / PNG / Google Slides.
Optional: Resend/Kit confirm that the deck is ready — draft only; never send without yes.
Do not invent view analytics. Do not go live on a custom domain without explicit yes.
Status: hold until yes on each share / export / publish action.

# Deck week — Step 5 Friday

Deck status: draft / shared / exported (only if they said yes).
Credits: report only if they asked and the balance is visible — never invent remaining credits.
Views / engagement: summarize only if they asked with real Gamma analytics — never invent.
Name one change for next week.
Output: Friday line. Do not share, export-to-client, or publish without yes.

# Deck week — Step 6 Companion (not a second week)

Pitch / sales scenario only. Separate soft fold from Part A defaults.
Do this only if they ask for a pitch deck this week ({{offer}} {{who_it_is_for}} {{proof}} {{ask_amount}} {{do_not_touch}}).
Do not invent ARR, traction, or ask amounts. Leave blanks.
Do not glue launch-page (Webflow + Kit) or Canva design week into this paste — Gamma cards are the product.
Do not re-run a Notion-docs-as-decks week here.
Share / export still gated. Confirm emails stay draft until yes.

Related tools

Productivity

Gamma

Outline the deck. The agent drafts in Gamma. You share or export.

Productivity

Notion

Outline and audience park — not the deck builder.

Design

Canva

Canvas / template twin — different paste if they need design, not AI cards.