Revela

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Revela is a Codex plugin for turning source materials, research, data, and intent into trusted, traceable, presentation-ready decision decks.

In a local workspace, Revela helps a Codex agent clarify the ask, organize source material, write deck-plan.md, render decks/*.html, open the deck in Codex Browser for review, and export PDF/PPTX/PNG.

Install

Codex

This section is for a Codex agent helping a user install or refresh Revela in an environment where Codex plugin commands are available.

Requirements:

• Codex is installed and can install plugins from a Git marketplace.
• The environment can run bun; the Revela plugin starts its MCP server with bun ./mcp/revela-server.ts from the installed plugin cache.

Optional preflight:

codex plugin --help
bun --version

If npm package checks fail with an npm cache permission error, repair the cache ownership or use a writable cache for local checks:

sudo chown -R "$(id -u):$(id -g)" ~/.npm
npm_config_cache=/tmp/revela-npm-cache bun run smoke:mcp-pack

Install the latest Revela plugin from the Git marketplace:

codex plugin marketplace add https://github.com/cyber-dash-tech/revela
codex plugin add revela@revela

The Git marketplace install provides the Codex plugin shell, skills, hooks, and MCP configuration. When Codex starts Revela, it runs bun ./mcp/revela-server.ts from the installed plugin cache and resolves the marketplace runtime.

You do not need to run bun install inside the Codex marketplace clone.

Start a new Codex thread after installing so Codex loads the Revela skills, MCP tools, and hooks.

Codex uses nine Revela skills: revela for routing the next workflow step, revela-spec for writing root-level spec.md, revela-helper for status and active design/domain, revela-design for custom design creation/validation/activation, revela-domain for custom narrative domain creation/validation/activation, revela-research for material review, saved findings, and the deck-plan.md handoff, revela-make-deck for rendering HTML decks, revela-review for opening HTML decks directly in Codex Browser, and revela-export for PDF/PPTX/PNG.

For release-aligned local validation, run bun run smoke:mcp-pack. It packs the current checkout to a temporary npm tarball, extracts it, and starts the MCP server through the packaged Codex plugin launcher path without requiring a registry publish.

Codex Upgrade

In Codex, ask Revela to check the current runtime version; the plugin calls revela_doctor and reports the running version.

To pin a specific release, reinstall from that tag:

codex plugin remove revela@revela
codex plugin marketplace remove revela
codex plugin marketplace add https://github.com/cyber-dash-tech/revela --ref vX.Y.Z
codex plugin add revela@revela

For a marketplace entry that intentionally tracks a branch or movable ref, upgrade the marketplace clone and re-add the plugin:

codex plugin marketplace upgrade revela
codex plugin add revela@revela

The Git marketplace ref and .mcp.json plugin launcher are part of the same release artifact. Start a new Codex thread after upgrading so Codex reloads the Revela skills, MCP tools, hooks, and runtime launcher.

Built-In Designs

Revela includes built-in deck designs. Design previews are generated from the built-in page-template preview fixture plus the selected design CSS. Each row shows a cover plus representative template pages chosen to highlight that design's character.

starter

summit

monet

lucent

lucent-dark

To switch designs in Codex, ask:

Use Revela to switch to the summit design.

In Codex, ask Revela to list or switch designs; the plugin uses the active design when making new decks. For an existing deck, name the file so Revela can refresh that deck's local design snapshot without rewriting slide content:

Use Revela to switch @decks/.html to the summit design.

Domains

Domains add topic-specific communication guidance, such as consulting, product, or investor communication. Use them when you want Revela to adapt deck framing to a specific context.

Use Revela to list available domains.

In Codex, ask Revela to list or switch domains; the active domain guides spec writing, planning, and deck framing.

Quick Start

Use these prompts in Codex from the workspace that contains the user's source materials.

1. Spec: capture the ask, audience, output, constraints, language, design preference, and acceptance criteria in spec.md.

Use Revela to turn this goal into a spec.md for a decision deck. Inspect the workspace, ask only for missing high-impact details, and recommend the next step.

1. Plan: review the materials, save source-linked findings, and produce deck-plan.md.

Use Revela to review the materials, save useful findings, and produce deck-plan.md for this deck.

1. Render Deck: generate decks/*.html from the plan.

Use Revela to render the deck from deck-plan.md.

1. Review: open the HTML deck directly in Codex Browser. Replace @decks/<file>.html with the actual generated file path.

Use Revela to review @decks/.html in Codex Browser.

Use Review to inspect copy, argument flow, hierarchy, spacing, charts, tables, visuals, and export readiness. If you want a diagnostic report, ask Revela to diagnose or QA the same deck file.

1. Export: export the reviewed HTML deck. Replace @decks/<file>.html with the actual generated file path.

Use Revela to export @decks/.html as PDF.

Use Revela to export @decks/.html as editable PPTX.

Use Revela to export @decks/.html as per-slide PNG files.

Optional setup:

• Use Revela to switch to the consulting domain.
• Use Revela to switch to the summit design.
• Use Revela to create a custom design named neon-finance with a crisp financial-dashboard style.