# animate

Agent skill by Emil Kowalski (https://emilkowal.ski)

Should it animate at all, what purpose, which tool, which properties, which curve and duration, how it interrupts, how it exits. Then writes the implementation.

Topics: Motion
Last updated: 2026-09-15 (today)
Source: https://emilkowal.ski/skill

## Install

```bash
npx skills add https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills --skill animate
```

## In the author's words

Build an animation from scratch, making the decisions in the order that determines whether it feels right — should it animate at all, what purpose, which tool, which properties, which curve and duration, how it interrupts, how it exits. Writes the implementation. Use when asked to animate something, add motion, make a component feel alive, or build a transition. For critiquing existing motion use review-animations; for auditing a whole codebase use improve-animations.

## Verification

- Source link: Resolved (HTTP 200) (pass)
- Install command: Transcribed from the author's own page (pass)
- Maintenance: Last updated today (pass)
- Attribution: Credited to Emil Kowalski (pass)

Full page: https://stackskills.dev/library/animate