# Slack Gif Creator (agent skill)

> Slack Gif Creator is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from anthropics/skills. Knowledge and utilities for creating animated GIFs optimized for Slack. It works with Claude Code and has 179,945 GitHub stars across a repository of 9 listed skills. Install it by copying the skill folder into your agent's skills directory.

Knowledge and utilities for creating animated GIFs optimized for Slack. Provides constraints, validation tools, and animation concepts. Use when users request animated GIFs for Slack like "make me a GIF of X doing Y for Slack." A toolkit providing utilities and knowledge for creating animated GIFs optimized for Slack.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/anthropics/skills |
| Skill path | skills/slack-gif-creator/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | slack-gif-creator |
| GitHub stars | 179,945 |
| Installs on skills.sh | 71,355 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Skills in repo | 9 |
| Plugin marketplace | anthropic-agent-skills |
| Official | yes |
| Works with | Claude Code |
| Category | Design & frontend |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use when users request animated GIFs for Slack like "make me a GIF of X doing Y for Slack.
- "make me a GIF of X doing Y for Slack."

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
/plugin   # browse anthropic-agent-skills and install the plugin that contains slack-gif-creator
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/slack-gif-creator .agents/skills/slack-gif-creator   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/anthropics/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/slack-gif-creator .cursor/skills/slack-gif-creator   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

skills.sh listing: https://www.skills.sh/anthropics/skills/slack-gif-creator

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