Animation Vocabulary
Animation Vocabulary is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from emilkowalski/skills. Reverse-lookup glossary that turns a vague description of a web animation or motion effect into its exact term ("the bouncy thing when a popover opens" → Pop in; "the iOS… It works with Claude Code and has 49,702 GitHub stars across a repository of 14 listed skills.
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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/animation-vocabulary ~/.claude/skills/animation-vocabulary # personal, or .claude/skills in a projectIn the Claude apps, zip the animation-vocabulary 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/animation-vocabulary .agents/skills/animation-vocabulary # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projectsStandalone 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/animation-vocabulary .cursor/skills/animation-vocabulary # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projectsSource (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
Reverse-lookup glossary that turns a vague description of a web animation or motion effect into its exact term ("the bouncy thing when a popover opens" → Pop in; "the iOS rubber-band scroll" → Rubber-banding). Use when the user asks "what's it called when…", or describes a motion effect without knowing its name and wants the right word to prompt an AI or designer with. For naming an effect, not designing or building one.
When it triggers
- Use when the user asks "what's it called when…", or describes a motion effect without knowing its name and wants the right word to prompt an AI or designer with.
- "the bouncy thing when a popover opens"
- "the iOS rubber-band scroll"
- "what's it called when…"
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How do I install the Animation Vocabulary skill?
Copy the animation-vocabulary 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 Animation Vocabulary skill free?
Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.
Is Animation Vocabulary maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 11, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.