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Vercel React View Transitions

Vercel React View Transitions is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from vercel-labs/agent-skills. Guide for implementing smooth, native-feeling animations using React's View Transition API ( component, addTransitionType, and CSS view transition pseudo-elements). It works with Claude Code and has 32,014 GitHub stars across a repository of 4 listed skills.

github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/skills/react-view-transitions (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/vercel-labs/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/skills/react-view-transitions ~/.claude/skills/vercel-react-view-transitions   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the vercel-react-view-transitions 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/vercel-labs/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/skills/react-view-transitions .agents/skills/vercel-react-view-transitions   # 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/vercel-labs/agent-skills.git
cp -r agent-skills/skills/react-view-transitions .cursor/skills/vercel-react-view-transitions   # 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

Guide for implementing smooth, native-feeling animations using React's View Transition API ( component, addTransitionType, and CSS view transition pseudo-elements). Use this skill whenever the user wants to add page transitions, animate route changes, create shared element animations, animate enter/exit of components, animate list reorder, implement directional (forward/back) navigation animations, or integrate view transitions in Next.js.

When it triggers

  • use when the user mentions view transitions, startViewTransition, ViewTransition, transition types, or asks about animating between UI states in React without third-party animation libraries.

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What is the Vercel React View Transitions skill?

Vercel React View Transitions is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from vercel-labs/agent-skills. Guide for implementing smooth, native-feeling animations using React's View Transition API ( component, addTransitionType, and CSS view transition pseudo-elements). It works with Claude Code and has 32,014 GitHub stars across a repository of 4 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills/skills/react-view-transitions.

How do I install the Vercel React View Transitions skill?

Copy the vercel-react-view-transitions 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 Vercel React View Transitions skill free?

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

Is Vercel React View Transitions maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 28, 2026. Its latest release is agent-skills-063bee94c3f4df8453406c830b0a7df0f2860278. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.