> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.presenton.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Generation lifecycle

> Understand the stages from source processing through export.

Presentation generation moves through source processing, outline creation, outline review, slide generation, refinement, and export.

API-based generation may run asynchronously. A background task represents the generation work, and supported webhook or status endpoints report its progress.

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  See the lifecycle in the complete product workflow.
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