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Animation Vocabulary

Animation Vocabulary is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from emilkowalski/skills. Reverse-lookup glossary that turns a vague description of a web animation or motion effect into its exact term ("the bouncy thing when a popover opens" → Pop in; "the iOS… It works with Claude Code and has 43,964 GitHub stars across a repository of 13 listed skills.

github.com/emilkowalski/skills/skills/animation-vocabulary (opens in a new tab)

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Add this skill

Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/animation-vocabulary ~/.claude/skills/animation-vocabulary   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the animation-vocabulary folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/animation-vocabulary .agents/skills/animation-vocabulary   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills.git
cp -r skills/skills/animation-vocabulary .cursor/skills/animation-vocabulary   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Reverse-lookup glossary that turns a vague description of a web animation or motion effect into its exact term ("the bouncy thing when a popover opens" → Pop in; "the iOS rubber-band scroll" → Rubber-banding). Use when the user asks "what's it called when…", or describes a motion effect without knowing its name and wants the right word to prompt an AI or designer with. For naming an effect, not designing or building one.

When it triggers

  • Use when the user asks "what's it called when…", or describes a motion effect without knowing its name and wants the right word to prompt an AI or designer with.
  • "the bouncy thing when a popover opens"
  • "the iOS rubber-band scroll"
  • "what's it called when…"

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FAQ

Animation Vocabulary FAQ

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What is the Animation Vocabulary skill?

Animation Vocabulary is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from emilkowalski/skills. Reverse-lookup glossary that turns a vague description of a web animation or motion effect into its exact term ("the bouncy thing when a popover opens" → Pop in; "the iOS… It works with Claude Code and has 43,964 GitHub stars across a repository of 13 listed skills. Its SKILL.md lives at github.com/emilkowalski/skills/skills/animation-vocabulary.

How do I install the Animation Vocabulary skill?

Copy the animation-vocabulary folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the Animation Vocabulary skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the MIT license.

Is Animation Vocabulary maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 2, 2026. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.