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Animate

Animate is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from emilkowalski/skills. Build an animation from scratch, making the decisions in the order that determines whether it feels right — should it animate at all, what purpose, which tool, which properties, which curve… It works with Claude Code and has 43,964 GitHub stars across a repository of 13 listed skills.

github.com/emilkowalski/skills/skills/animate (opens in a new tab)

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/animate ~/.claude/skills/animate   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

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

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/animate .agents/skills/animate   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/animate .cursor/skills/animate   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Build an animation from scratch, making the decisions in the order that determines whether it feels right — should it animate at all, what purpose, which tool, which properties, which curve and duration, how it interrupts, how it exits. Writes the implementation. Use when asked to animate something, add motion, make a component feel alive, or build a transition. For critiquing existing motion use review-animations; for auditing a whole codebase use improve-animations.

When it triggers

  • Use when asked to animate something, add motion, make a component feel alive, or build a transition.
  • use review-animations; for auditing a whole codebase use improve-animations.

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FAQ

Animate FAQ

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What is the Animate skill?

Animate is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from emilkowalski/skills. Build an animation from scratch, making the decisions in the order that determines whether it feels right — should it animate at all, what purpose, which tool, which properties, which curve… It works with Claude Code and has 43,964 GitHub stars across a repository of 13 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/emilkowalski/skills/skills/animate.

How do I install the Animate skill?

Copy the animate folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Animate skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Animate maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.