How AI deck creation works
You don't have to make every card yourself. SuperCards speaks the SuperCards Exchange Format (SEF) — a documented JSON format that any AI assistant can write. Hand an assistant your source material — lecture notes, an article, a PDF, even a codebase — and it hands back a complete deck that imports into SuperCards as if you'd built it card by card.
What the assistant actually produces
Behind the scenes, the assistant writes a single file called a manifest: the deck's title and summary, plus every card — fronts and backs, text, images, and code, with optional layout hints. SuperCards validates that file with the same rules it applies to every import, lays out each card with its native layout engine, and adds the result to your Library as a normal deck. AI-generated cards are indistinguishable from handmade ones — open any of them in the Card Editor and refine from there.Three ways to connect
- Claude Desktop extension — the recommended path. Claude talks to the SuperCards app directly: it checks its own work against SuperCards' real validator, fixes errors before you see them, and delivers the finished deck — images included — straight to the app. See Connect Claude to SuperCards.
- claude.ai Skill — for Claude in the browser. Upload the Skill once and claude.ai learns the format, the card-design guidance, and a pre-flight check. You download one file and drag it onto SuperCards. Also covered in Connect Claude to SuperCards.
- The universal prompt — works with ChatGPT, Gemini, local models, and any other assistant that can write JSON. Follow the walkthrough in Create a deck with any LLM.
You review everything
No deck enters your Library without your say-so. Every AI-generated deck arrives in the import inbox first, where SuperCards shows the deck's title, card and image counts, and any validation warnings. You click Import — or Dismiss — and that's the only way in.What AI-generated cards can include
- Rich text with markdown formatting — bold, italic, highlights, lists
- Code blocks with syntax highlighting
- Images — files you gave the assistant, or direct URLs it verified
- Layout hints like block grouping, card sizes, and text alignment
One current limit: SEF doesn't carry block math yet (it's planned). You can still add LaTeX math to any imported card yourself in the Card Editor.