Agent skill

SVG Character Animation

Animate SVG character rigs with GSAP, CSS transforms, Remotion frame control, and HyperFrames-compatible browser previews.

MITAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install SVG Character Animation

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill svg-character-animation -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage svg-character-animation --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation .claude/skills/svg-character-animation && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "svg-character-animation" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation into .claude/skills/svg-character-animation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "svg-character-animation", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill svg-character-animation -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage svg-character-animation --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation .agents/skills/svg-character-animation && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "svg-character-animation" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation into .agents/skills/svg-character-animation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "svg-character-animation", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill svg-character-animation -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage svg-character-animation --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation .cursor/skills/svg-character-animation && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "svg-character-animation" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation into .cursor/skills/svg-character-animation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "svg-character-animation", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git --path .agents/skills/svg-character-animation

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill svg-character-animation -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage svg-character-animation --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation .gemini/skills/svg-character-animation && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "svg-character-animation" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation into .gemini/skills/svg-character-animation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "svg-character-animation", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage svg-character-animation

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill svg-character-animation -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation .github/skills/svg-character-animation && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "svg-character-animation" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation into .github/skills/svg-character-animation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "svg-character-animation", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill svg-character-animation -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage svg-character-animation --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation .opencode/skills/svg-character-animation && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "svg-character-animation" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/svg-character-animation into .opencode/skills/svg-character-animation/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "svg-character-animation", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: svg-character-animation
GitHub stars: 66k
Token cost: ~421 tokens
SKILL.md length: 133 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 41
Repo updated: Oct 3, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Animate SVG character rigs with GSAP, CSS transforms, Remotion frame control, and HyperFrames-compatible browser previews.

Tasks that involve Video production
SKILL.md covers Runtime Rules, Browser Pattern, Remotion Pattern and HyperFrames Pattern, plus 2 more sections
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
Tasks that involve Web animation and motion

What it does

SVG Character Animation is an agent skill from calesthio/OpenMontage. Animate SVG character rigs with GSAP, CSS transforms, Remotion frame control, and HyperFrames-compatible browser previews.

Its SKILL.md is about 420 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Video production, Web animation and motion and Motion graphics. It works with Remotion, HeyGen and GSAP. The repository describes itself as: World's first open-source, agentic video production system. 12 production pipelines, 100+ tools, 700+ agent skill and production-knowledge files. Turn your AI coding assistant… The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Video production
Tasks that involve Web animation and motion
Tasks that involve Motion graphics

Example prompts

“/svg-character-animation”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9327439. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are javascript and typescript).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
- gsap.com
- remotion.dev
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

SVG Character Animation loads about 421 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 37 tokens; SKILL.md has 133 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~37
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~421

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from calesthio/OpenMontage at commit 9327439, republished under its MIT licence (© calesthio). 133 words, ~421 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/svg-character-animation/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: svg-character-animation
description: Animate SVG character rigs with GSAP, CSS transforms, Remotion frame control, and HyperFrames-compatible browser previews.
license: MIT

SVG Character Animation

Use this skill when animating character rigs made from SVG parts.

Runtime Rules

Animate transforms (x, y, scale, rotation) rather than layout.
Use timelines for multi-part acting beats.
For SVG elements, use stable pivots (svgOrigin or correctly scoped transform origins).
In Remotion, do not let GSAP advance with requestAnimationFrame; drive a paused timeline from the current frame.

Browser Pattern

gsap.set("#arm_right", { svgOrigin: "390 310" });
const tl = gsap.timeline({ defaults: { ease: "power2.inOut" } });
tl.to("#head", { rotation: -8, duration: 0.2 })
  .to("#arm_right", { rotation: 35, duration: 0.4 }, "<");

Remotion Pattern

tsx

const frame = useCurrentFrame();
const progress = frame / durationInFrames;
timeline.progress(progress);

HyperFrames Pattern

Use HTML/SVG/GSAP components with deterministic timelines and validate via the HyperFrames CLI before final render.

Quality Checklist

Parts stay connected at pivots during motion.
Blinks, gaze, and mouth shapes are separate enough to read.
Pose holds are long enough to communicate emotion.
Frame sampling shows meaningful deltas, not frozen animation.

Sources

GSAP core transform properties and SVG handling: https://gsap.com/docs/v3/GSAP/CorePlugins/CSS/
GSAP timelines and sequencing: https://gsap.com/docs/v3/GSAP/Timeline/
Remotion useCurrentFrame: https://www.remotion.dev/docs/use-current-frame

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/svg-character-animation of calesthio/OpenMontage.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9327439

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SVG Character Animation next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Remotion to HyperFrames Porterheygen-com/hyperframes	60k	3 repos	~2.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	Apache-2.0	today
Yuv Viral Videohoodini/ai-agents-skills	282	—	~7.5k	Automated safety check: Notes	None	3 mo ago
Noti Tiktok Full Textnotivn/AIEV	127	—	~4.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday
Noti Youtube Editnotivn/AIEV	127	—	~5.7k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	yesterday

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Questions about SVG Character Animation

What does SVG Character Animation do?

Animate SVG character rigs with GSAP, CSS transforms, Remotion frame control, and HyperFrames-compatible browser previews. SVG Character Animation is an agent skill from calesthio/OpenMontage. Animate SVG character rigs with GSAP, CSS transforms, Remotion frame control, and HyperFrames-compatible browser previews.

When should I use SVG Character Animation?

SVG Character Animation fits situations like: tasks that involve Video production; tasks that involve Web animation and motion; tasks that involve Motion graphics.

How do I install SVG Character Animation in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill svg-character-animation -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/svg-character-animation in calesthio/OpenMontage) into .claude/skills/svg-character-animation in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install SVG Character Animation in Codex?

Run `npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill svg-character-animation -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/svg-character-animation in calesthio/OpenMontage) into .agents/skills/svg-character-animation in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use SVG Character Animation in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill svg-character-animation -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/svg-character-animation, .gemini/skills/svg-character-animation, .github/skills/svg-character-animation and .opencode/skills/svg-character-animation in your project.

What does SVG Character Animation need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: SVG Character Animation is instructions for the agent only.

Does SVG Character Animation access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. As links in the text: gsap.com and remotion.dev. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is SVG Character Animation safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does SVG Character Animation use?

SVG Character Animation is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does SVG Character Animation use?

About 421 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to SVG Character Animation?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with SVG Character Animation: HyperFrames Animation (heygen-com/hyperframes, 60k stars), Remotion to HyperFrames Porter (heygen-com/hyperframes, 60k stars), Yuv Viral Video (hoodini/ai-agents-skills, 282 stars) and Noti Tiktok Full Text (notivn/AIEV, 127 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains SVG Character Animation?

calesthio (a GitHub user) maintains it in calesthio/OpenMontage, which has 65,930 GitHub stars. The repository holds 41 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 3, 2026.

Source: calesthio/OpenMontage on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

SVG Character Animation

Install SVG Character Animation

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

SVG Character Animation

Runtime Rules

Browser Pattern

Remotion Pattern

HyperFrames Pattern

Quality Checklist

Sources

Files

Compare with similar skills

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Yuv Viral Video

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Questions about SVG Character Animation

Install SVG Character Animation

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

SVG Character Animation

Runtime Rules

Browser Pattern

Remotion Pattern

HyperFrames Pattern

Quality Checklist

Sources

Files

Compare with similar skills

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