cli/assets/mirrors/claude/animate/SKILL.md
--- name: animate description: "Motion design pass — adds purposeful animations or removes excessive ones, respecting MOTION_INTENSITY and the project's animation stack. Use when the user asks to add animation, "make it feel smoother", fix janky transitions, or trim motion that's distracting. Invoke when the user asks for animate on their UI, or mentions 'animate' alongside design / UI / frontend work." --- <!-- AUTO-GENERATED. Do not edit here. Source: skills/ui-craft/ + commands/*.md. Regener
npx skillsauth add educlopez/ui-craft cli/assets/mirrors/claude/animateInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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Context: this sub-skill is one lens of the broader ui-craft skill. If the ui-craft skill is also installed, read its SKILL.md first for Discovery + Anti-Slop + Craft Test, then apply the specific lens below.
Add or fix animations in the target the user described. Load the ui-craft skill.
Step 1 — Decision Ladder: run the Decision Ladder from references/motion.md first. Anything that fails it gets removed, not improved.
Step 2 — Pick the library:
references/stack.md. Use the matching section (Motion, GSAP, or Three.js). Never mix libraries on the same property.@keyframes / animation-timeline: view() only.Step 3 — Apply motion budget:
| Element | Budget | |---|---| | Color/opacity | 100-150ms | | Small UI (tooltips, dropdowns) | 150-200ms | | Medium UI (modals, panels) | 200-300ms | | Large UI (page transitions, drawers) | 300-400ms |
Exit ≈ 75% of entrance duration (shorter, same ease-out — or a flatter tail like cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 1, 1) for a softer exit). Never ease-in on UI (see references/motion.md). cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1) is a safe spring-like default.
Step 4 — Multi-stage sequences → read ../examples/animation-storyboard.md. Stagger 30-80ms, not 200ms.
Step 5 — Respect the knobs:
MOTION_INTENSITY ≤ 3 → hover states only, no entrances, no scroll-triggered.MOTION_INTENSITY 4-7 → standard entrances + hover, one scroll reveal max per section.MOTION_INTENSITY 8+ → scroll-linked, page transitions, magnetic cursor OK (still honor reduced-motion).Output: edit code directly. After each file, print the Review Format table. Flag any animation you removed and why.
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--- name: redesign description: "Redesign an existing site or app without losing what already works — audits the current surface first, classifies what to preserve (brand, IA, SEO, content), picks a refresh/reskin/rebuild scope, then modernizes deliberately. Use when the user says "redesign", "modernize this site", "refresh the UI", "make this look current", or points at an existing page/URL they want improved rather than rebuilt from scratch. Invoke when the user asks for redesign on their UI,
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--- name: quieter description: "Tone down visual noise — lowers variance and motion, simplifies layout and color weight, keeps hierarchy clear. Use when the UI feels loud, busy, or over-designed, or when the user says "quieter", "more restrained", "simpler", or "tone it down". Invoke when the user asks for quieter on their UI, or mentions 'quieter' alongside design / UI / frontend work." --- <!-- HARNESS MIRROR — do not edit here. Canonical source: commands/quieter.md. After editing source, cop
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--- name: bolder description: "Amplify personality — raises layout variance and motion, strengthens typography and one signature detail, without slop. Use when the UI works but feels safe, flat, or "template-y", or when the user says "bolder", "more personality", "more creative", or "make it pop" (still professional). Invoke when the user asks for bolder on their UI, or mentions 'bolder' alongside design / UI / frontend work." --- <!-- HARNESS MIRROR — do not edit here. Canonical source: comman
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--- name: redesign description: "Redesign an existing site or app without losing what already works — audits the current surface first, classifies what to preserve (brand, IA, SEO, content), picks a refresh/reskin/rebuild scope, then modernizes deliberately. Use when the user says "redesign", "modernize this site", "refresh the UI", "make this look current", or points at an existing page/URL they want improved rather than rebuilt from scratch. Invoke when the user asks for redesign on their UI,