animation-gen

What This Skill Does

The animation-gen skill is a powerful generative tool designed to bridge the gap between creative vision and implementation. Instead of manually calculating cubic-bezier curves, timing delays, or complex keyframe percentages, users simply describe their desired animation in plain English. The AI agent interprets these instructions and translates them into production-ready code. It supports both standard CSS @keyframes for lightweight styling and Framer Motion variants for more robust React-based interactions. Whether you need a simple fade-in or a multi-step sequence, this skill eliminates the boilerplate, allowing developers to focus on the aesthetic results rather than the underlying CSS math.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your OpenClaw environment, use the command-line interface provided by the hub. Run the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/lxgicstudios/animation-gen

Ensure you have Node.js 18 or higher installed on your machine. Because this tool uses an AI backend to parse your natural language, you must have a valid OPENAI_API_KEY set as an environment variable in your shell configuration. No further installation or local dependency bloat is required.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for front-end developers, UI designers, and creators building landing pages or interactive dashboards. Use it when you want to add life to static elements—such as button hover effects, staggered list entry animations, or complex hero section transitions—without spending hours debugging timing functions. It is also an excellent tool for rapid prototyping; if you are unsure whether a 'bounce' or an 'elastic' ease looks better for your modal, you can generate both in seconds and compare them directly in your codebase.

Example Prompts

1. "Generate a CSS keyframe animation for a pulse effect that starts at 100% scale and grows to 1.1x over 2 seconds with a smooth ease-in-out timing."
2. "Create a Framer Motion variant for a staggered list entrance where each child slides up from 20 pixels below with a spring transition."
3. "Write an animation for a notification toast that slides in from the right, stays for 3 seconds, and then fades out quickly."

Tips & Limitations

The key to success with animation-gen is descriptive clarity. Vague prompts like 'make it move' result in generic output, whereas specific constraints regarding direction, speed, and timing yield professional results. Keep in mind that this tool generates code snippets rather than executing them; you will still need to integrate the output into your project's stylesheet or component file. Always test generated animations on mobile devices, as performance and perceived speed can vary significantly between desktop environments and touch-based hardware.