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claude-animation-skills: six Claude Code skills that render reel animations with no footage
claude-animation-skills is an MIT-licensed set of six Claude Code skills, published on GitHub on November 1, 2026, that write animation specs and render 1080x1920, 30 fps reels on your computer with no footage. The README says "The 2D ones render in about 10 seconds, the 3D ones in about 1.5 minutes."
- Changes reported
- 6
- listed below, each from a source we read
- We tested
- Not tested yet
- reported from sources; we did not run it ourselves
- Gaps we flag
- 3
- things we could not verify
- Sources
- 2
- 2 primary, linked below
What changed
| # | What the source says | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | The repository ships six Claude Code slash skills for Instagram-style reels with no footage: /zach-d-films (3D cartoon explainer), /stick-figure, /minimalistic-graphics, /map-route, /breakdown (3D exploded view) and /graph. | Reported |
| 02 | Install needs macOS or Linux with ffmpeg, Node.js 18+ and Python 3.9+; ./install.sh links skills into ~/.claude/skills/ and sets up three.js, Playwright, GSAP and HyperFrames. An optional ./install.sh --voice downloads about 1 GB of on-device voice and word-timing models. | Reported |
| 03 | It is also packaged as a Claude Code plugin via /plugin marketplace add and /plugin install animation-skills@claude-animation-skills; plugin skills are namespaced as /animation-skills:graph and the README says the git-clone path is the one tested end to end. | Reported |
| 04 | The four quick skills (/graph, /minimalistic-graphics, /map-route, /breakdown) use a small JSON spec that Claude writes, then build.py renders name.graph.mp4 at 1080x1920 and 30 fps plus a contact sheet with Instagram safe area marked; the README says 2D takes about 10 seconds and 3D about 1.5 minutes. | Reported |
| 05 | The two engines (/stick-figure, /zach-d-films) copy an example project, write a script with the user, time captions to a voiceover, check stills and render full explainer reels; finished examples are a 29 s 3D cartoon and a 37 s stick-figure piece. | Reported |
| 06 | Rendering stack named in the README: HyperFrames for the quick skills, three.js for 3D, GSAP for 2D, Playwright for headless Chrome, plus Kokoro voice and NVIDIA Parakeet word timings through sherpa-onnx when --voice is used. | Reported |
reported by the sourcemeasured or run by usnot verified
Primary source: claude-animation-skills README on GitHub. We are the fast, independent index; the vendor’s own page is the source of record for this release.
In the source’s words
“Skills for Claude Code that make animations for reels, with no footage needed.”
“The 2D ones render in about 10 seconds, the 3D ones in about 1.5 minutes.”
“It's also packaged as a Claude Code plugin.”
Early verdict
Worth a look for Claude Code users who need short reel animations without After Effects or stock footage: six named skills with install paths, output sizes and render-time claims spelled out in the README.
Basis: Based only on the project README and homepage as read on November 5, 2026; we have not run the skills.
What we have not verified
- We did not install the skills or render any animation; render times and example lengths are from the README.
- We did not verify HyperFrames, Playwright, Kokoro or Parakeet setup on a fresh machine.
- GitHub showed about 402 stars when we checked on November 5, 2026; star counts move and we did not re-check after publishing.
This brief is Reported: written from the sources below, not from running the release ourselves.
Sources
- claude-animation-skills README on GitHubprimary source · fetched 2026-11-05
- Animation skills homepageprimary source · fetched 2026-11-05
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