hyperframes-animation
All animation knowledge for HyperFrames — atomic motion rules, multi-phase scene blueprints, scene transitions, broader motion-design techniques, AND the seven runtime adapters (GSAP default, plus Lottie, Three.js, Anime.js, CSS keyframes, Web Animations API, TypeGPU). Use for any motion or animation task: pick 2-4 rules and compose, or load a blueprint, or look up runtime-specific API (e.g. GSAP eases / Lottie player / Three.js mixer). HyperFrames-native: single paused timeline, seek-safe, deterministic.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/calesthio/openmontage --skill hyperframes-animation- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads hyperframes-animation automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
HyperFrames Animation
All motion knowledge in one skill: rules (atomic recipes), blueprints (multi-phase scene templates), transitions (scene-to-scene), techniques (broader motion-design patterns), and adapters (per-runtime APIs).
For the composition contract (data attributes, sub-compositions, determinism) see hyperframes-core.
Default: compose atomic rules
Pick 2-4 rules from rules-index.md, glue them together with a single paused GSAP timeline, done. This is faster and produces less code than starting from a blueprint.
Load a blueprint when
- The scene matches an existing pre-designed multi-phase template (brand-reveal, social-proof, etc.) and reusing its phase pipeline saves real authoring time
- You want runnable ground-truth code for a complex 4-5 phase choreography
Blueprints live in blueprints-index.md. Each entry points to blueprints/<id>.md (recipe). Do not read it speculatively; load it when you've already decided you need scene-level orchestration.
Routing
| Want to… | Read |
|---|---|
| Pick an atomic motion pattern by trigger / tag | rules-index.md |
| Read one rule's full HTML / CSS / GSAP recipe | rules/<name>.md |
| Pick a multi-phase scene template | blueprints-index.md |
| Read one blueprint's full recipe | blueprints/<id>.md |
| Author a scene transition (CSS-driven, between two clips) | transitions/overview.md, transitions/catalog.md |
| Look up a broader motion-design technique | techniques.md |
| Analyze an existing composition's animation map | scripts/animation-map.mjs |
| GSAP API — timeline / tweens / position parameters | adapters/gsap.md |
| GSAP — drop-in effect recipes | rules/gsap-effects.md |
| GSAP — transforms / perf | adapters/gsap-transforms-and-perf.md |
| GSAP — eases / stagger | adapters/gsap-easing-and-stagger.md |
| GSAP — timeline / labels | adapters/gsap-timeline-and-labels.md |
Lottie / dotLottie (After Effects exports, window.__hfLottie) | adapters/lottie.md |
Three.js / WebGL (3D scenes, AnimationMixer, hf-seek) | adapters/three.md |
Anime.js (window.__hfAnime) | adapters/animejs.md |
CSS keyframes (animation-delay / play-state / fill-mode) | adapters/css-animations.md |
Web Animations API (element.animate(), currentTime seek) | adapters/waapi.md |
TypeGPU / WebGPU (navigator.gpu, WGSL, compute pipelines) | adapters/typegpu.md |
HTML-as-texture + WebGL/GLSL post-fx (capture live DOM via drawElementImage) | adapters/html-in-canvas-patterns.md |
Named text-animation effects (24 IDs via external animate-text skill) | adapters/animate-text.md |
Picking a runtime
- GSAP is the default for 95% of motion work — covers timeline orchestration, transforms, easing, stagger. All atomic rules in this skill are GSAP-based.
- Lottie when an asset has its own pre-baked timeline (typically After Effects exports).
- Three.js for 3D scenes, camera motion, shader-driven visuals.
- Anime.js for lightweight tweening when GSAP is overkill.
- CSS for simple repeated motifs, decoration, shimmer — no JavaScript animation cost.
- WAAPI for native browser keyframes without a GSAP dependency.
- TypeGPU / WebGPU for GPU-rendered canvases (particles, liquid glass, custom shaders).
Multiple runtimes can coexist in one composition. Each registers its instances on the runtime-specific global so HyperFrames can seek all of them in one pass.
Critical Constraints
Prerequisite: hyperframes-core → Non-Negotiable Rules (single paused timeline, data-duration governs length, no Math.random / Date.now / performance.now, no repeat: -1, no gsap.set on later-scene clips, no display / visibility animation, no timeline construction inside async / setTimeout / Promise). Don't restate those here.
Animation-craft additions on top of core's contract:
- Pre-calculated layout constants — never derive positions from
getBoundingClientRect()at tween time. Tween-time DOM measurements desync because the renderer samples in parallel; compute coordinates once at composition setup and reuse. - Spatial motion uses GSAP transform aliases only (
x,y,scale,rotation). Core's allowlist also permitsopacity/color/backgroundColor/borderRadiusfor non-spatial property tweens — but neverwidth/height/top/leftfor layout changes.
Scripts
node skills/hyperframes-animation/scripts/animation-map.mjs <composition-dir> \
--out <composition-dir>/.hyperframes/anim-map
Reads every GSAP timeline registered on window.__timelines, enumerates tweens, samples bboxes, computes flags, outputs animation-map.json. Use it to audit choreography (dead zones, stagger consistency, lifecycle warnings) after authoring.
See Also
hyperframes-core— composition structure, data attributes, sub-compositions, deterministic render contracthyperframes-creative— palettes, typography, narration, beat planning (non-animation creative direction)hyperframes-cli—npx hyperframes lint / validate / inspect / preview / render
FAQ
What does the hyperframes-animation skill do?
All animation knowledge for HyperFrames — atomic motion rules, multi-phase scene blueprints, scene transitions, broader motion-design techniques, AND the seven runtime adapters (GSAP default, plus Lottie, Three.js, Anime.js, CSS keyframes, Web Animations API, TypeGPU). Use for any motion or animation task: pick 2-4 rules and compose, or load a blueprint, or look up runtime-specific API (e.g. GSAP eases / Lottie player / Three.js mixer). HyperFrames-native: single paused timeline, seek-safe, deterministic.
How do I install hyperframes-animation?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/calesthio/openmontage --skill hyperframes-animation in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/hyperframes-animation/ (personal) or .claude/skills/hyperframes-animation/ (project).
Which AI agents can use hyperframes-animation?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is hyperframes-animation safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains hyperframes-animation?
It is published by calesthio in calesthio/openmontage. It has 940 recorded installs.
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