of 7— Use Gamma Agent for Research-Backed Decks

What you'll accomplish

You'll go beyond basic deck generation to use Gamma.app for high-stakes PM deliverables: project proposals that win engagements, structured steering committee updates with embedded status data, and close-out reports that capture project history. You'll also learn to use Gamma's Gamma Agent (AI research and design assistant) to produce decks that are genuinely tailored to your project rather than generic AI output.

What you'll need

A Gamma.app Plus or Pro account ($8/user/month billed annually for Plus; unlimited AI generation)
Familiarity with basic Gamma deck generation (see the Presentation Deck Building guide first)
Project data: status summaries, milestone dates, budget figures, risk logs — whatever is specific to your engagement
Time needed: 15–25 minutes per deck after the initial setup
Cost: Plus plan at $8/user/mo (annual) or $10/mo (monthly). The free plan will run out of AI credits quickly for regular PM use.

How-To Guide: Advanced Gamma.app Workflows for Project Proposals and Close-Out Reports

Step 1: Use Gamma Agent for Research-Backed Decks

Gamma 3.0 introduced Gamma Agent — an AI that can research topics on the web, pull current information, and incorporate it into your deck before you even start editing. This is particularly useful for:

Proposal decks where you need to reference the client's industry context
Executive briefings that include market or competitive data
Project kickoffs where you want to reference relevant case studies or benchmarks

To activate Gamma Agent, start a new presentation from Generate mode. In the prompt field, click the Agent toggle (or mention "research" in your prompt — Gamma will offer to activate it).

With Agent on, Gamma searches the web for relevant information and weaves it into your deck content, citing its sources.

What you should see: A prompt confirming "Agent mode: On" with a note that Gamma will research your topic before generating the deck.

Troubleshooting: Agent mode adds 60–90 seconds to generation time. If you just need a template-filled deck without research, leave Agent off — it's faster.