About anime
A reference skill for Anime.js v4.3.5, aimed at developers building JavaScript animations. It covers core animation patterns and advanced capabilities across DOM, SVG, text, scrolling, and layout.
Key features
- 01Animation timelines and staggering
- 02Draggable elements and animatable objects
- 03Scroll-linked and layout animations
- 04SVG morphing, drawing, and motion paths
- 05Text splitting and animation
- 06Easing, composition, and WAAPI
Use cases
- 01Build sequential or staggered interface animations
- 02Add scroll-based or layout-transition effects
- 03Animate SVG paths and text
- 04Consult Anime.js v4.3.5 API topics
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/animein Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled files
References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.
GENERATION.mdreferences/advanced-composition.mdadvanced-engine.mdadvanced-scope.mdadvanced-waapi.mdcore-animation.mdcore-parameters.mdcore-stagger.mdcore-timeline.mdcore-timer.mdeasings-custom.mdeasings-functions.mdfeatures-animatable.mdfeatures-draggable-config.mdfeatures-draggable.mdfeatures-layout.mdfeatures-scope.mdfeatures-scroll.mdfeatures-svg-draw.mdfeatures-svg-morph.mdfeatures-svg-motion-path.mdfeatures-text-animation.mdfeatures-text-split.mdutils-helpers.mdDetails
From the project READMEAnime.js is a fast, multipurpose and lightweight JavaScript animation library with a simple, yet powerful API. It works with CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes and JavaScript Objects. Version 4 introduces a modular architecture with ES modules, improved performance, and enhanced features like draggable interactions, animatable objects, and advanced timeline controls.
The skill is based on Anime.js v4.3.5, generated at 2026-01-29.
Core References
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Animation | Basic animation function, target selection, property animation | core-animation |
| Timeline | Sequential and parallel animations, labels, position control | core-timeline |
| Stagger | Staggered animations for multiple targets | core-stagger |
| Animation Parameters | Duration, delay, easing, loop, callbacks | core-parameters |
| Timer | createTimer, Timer—periodic callbacks, frameRate, playback | core-timer |
Features
Draggable
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Draggable | Create draggable elements with physics and constraints | features-draggable |
| Draggable Configuration | Container bounds, snap, friction, velocity | features-draggable-config |
Animatable
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Animatable | Create animatable objects for custom animations | features-animatable |
Scope & Scroll
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | Scroll-based animations and viewport detection | features-scope |
| Scroll (onScroll) | Scroll-linked animations, progress, link(timeline) | features-scroll |
Layout
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Layout (AutoLayout) | FLIP-style layout animations, accordion, enter/leave | features-layout |
SVG
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| SVG Morphing | Morph SVG paths and shapes | features-svg-morph |
| SVG Drawing | Animate SVG path drawing | features-svg-draw |
| SVG Motion Path | Animate elements along an SVG path | features-svg-motion-path |
Text
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Text Splitting | Split text into words, lines, and characters | features-text-split |
| Text Animation | Animate text content and properties | features-text-animation |
Easings
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Easing Functions | Built-in easing functions (in, out, inOut) | easings-functions |
| Custom Easings | Cubic bezier, spring, steps, linear easings | easings-custom |
Utilities
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Utils | DOM utilities, value helpers, math functions | utils-helpers |
Advanced
| Topic | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Composition | Replace, none, blend (additive) for overlapping animations | advanced-composition |
| Engine | Global engine—pause, resume, speed, timeUnit, precision | advanced-engine |
| WAAPI | Web Animations API—waapi.animate for native animations | advanced-waapi |
| Scope (createScope) | Execution context, defaults, methods, keepTime, revert | advanced-scope |