Production animation patterns for React Native using Reanimated 4, Skia, WebGPU, and TypeGPU.

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Install Animations

skills CLI
$ npx skills add kingstinct/react-native-healthkit --skill animations -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install kingstinct/react-native-healthkit animations --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/kingstinct/react-native-healthkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/react-native-best-practices/references/animations .claude/skills/animations && 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/

Facts

Skill name
animations
GitHub stars
716
Token cost
~937 tokens
SKILL.md length
279 words
Files
10
Skills in repo
11
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Production animation patterns for React Native using Reanimated 4, Skia, WebGPU, and TypeGPU.

  • UseAnimatedStyle
  • SKILL.md covers Critical Rules and References
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
  • Layout animation

What it does

Animations is an agent skill from kingstinct/react-native-healthkit. Production animation patterns for React Native using Reanimated 4, Skia, WebGPU, and TypeGPU. Covers CSS transitions, CSS animations, shared value animations, canvas animations with react-native-skia, GPU shader animations, layout animations, scroll-driven animations, interpolation, particle systems, procedural noise, SDF rendering, performance tuning, and accessibility. Trigger on: Reanimated, useSharedValue, useAnimatedStyle, withSpring, withTiming, withDecay, withRepeat, withSequence, CSS transition, CSS…

Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files (for example `animation-functions.md`, `animations-performance.md` and `animations.md`).

It sits in Game Development, covering Web animation and motion, Cross-platform mobile apps and 3D graphics and WebGL. It works with React Native and Three.js. The repository describes itself as: HealthKit bindings for React Native with TypeScript. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • UseAnimatedStyle
  • Layout animation
  • LinearTransition
  • UseFrameCallback

Example prompts

  • “/animations”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9e4e186. 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.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    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

Animations loads about 937 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 251 tokens; SKILL.md has 279 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~251
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~937

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 kingstinct/react-native-healthkit at commit 9e4e186, republished under its MIT licence (© kingstinct). 279 words, ~937 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/animations/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 9 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
animations
description
Production animation patterns for React Native using Reanimated 4, Skia, WebGPU, and TypeGPU. Covers CSS transitions, CSS animations, shared value animations, canvas animations with react-native-skia, GPU shader animations, layout animations, scroll-driven animations, interpolation, particle systems, procedural noise, SDF rendering, performance tuning, and accessibility. Trigger on: Reanimated, useSharedValue, useAnimatedStyle, withSpring, withTiming, withDecay, withRepeat, withSequence, CSS transition, CSS animation, layout animation, FadeIn, SlideIn, ZoomIn, LinearTransition, keyframe, interpolate, scrollTo, useFrameCallback, react-native-skia, Skia Canvas, Atlas, usePathInterpolation, usePathValue, useClock, useTexture, SKSL, interpolateColors, Picture API, canvas animation, sprite animation, WebGPU, react-native-wgpu, TypeGPU, GPU shader, WGSL, particle system, Perlin noise, SDF, Three.js, react-three-fiber, animation performance, or any request to animate UI in React Native.

Animations

Software Mansion's production animation patterns for React Native on Reanimated 4 and the New Architecture.

Load at most one reference file per question. For API signatures and config options, webfetch the documentation pages linked in each reference file.

Critical Rules

  • NEVER use runOnJS. It is removed in Reanimated 4. Use scheduleOnRN(fn, ...args) from react-native-worklets instead. This applies everywhere: scroll handlers, gesture callbacks, useAnimatedReaction, useFrameCallback, and any other worklet context.

References

FileWhen to read
animations.mdChoosing between CSS transitions, CSS animations, and shared value animations; CSS transition and CSS animation patterns and rules; animating text; infinite animation cleanup; scheduleOnRN
animation-functions.mdGotchas and rules for core hooks (useSharedValue, useAnimatedStyle, useAnimatedProps, useDerivedValue); withSpring config modes; withRepeat and withClamp caveats; composing animations
layout-animations.mdEntering/exiting animation gotchas (nativeID conflict, view flattening); layout transitions; keyframe animation rules; list item animations (itemLayoutAnimation); shared element transitions
scroll-and-events.mdScroll-driven animation patterns (useAnimatedScrollHandler, scrollTo, useScrollOffset); useAnimatedReaction patterns; useFrameCallback; measure rules
canvas-animations.mdCanvas animations with @shopify/react-native-skia; Reanimated integration (shared values as direct props); interpolateColors; retained vs immediate mode (Picture API); path animations (usePathInterpolation, usePathValue); useClock; gesture integration and element tracking; SKSL runtime shaders and image filters; textures
canvas-atlas.mdAtlas for batched sprite/tile animation; useTexture, useRSXformBuffer; RSXform matrix format ([scos, ssin, tx, ty])
gpu-animations.mdGPU shader animations; react-native-wgpu Canvas and device setup; TypeGPU typed pipelines; Reanimated + WebGPU worklet integration; compute pipelines for particle systems, physics, and simulations; @typegpu/noise (Perlin noise, PRNG); @typegpu/sdf (signed distance shapes); Three.js / React Three Fiber for 3D
svg-animations.mdAnimating SVG elements and paths with Reanimated; createAnimatedComponent for SVG; progress arcs; pulsing circles
animations-performance.mdPerformance tuning; 120fps setup; feature flags; FPS drop fixes; simultaneous animation limits; accessibility (useReducedMotion, ReducedMotionConfig); worklet closure optimization; debug vs release builds

© kingstinct, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 9 other files in .agents/skills/react-native-best-practices/references/animations of kingstinct/react-native-healthkit.

  • SKILL.md
  • animation-functions.md
  • animations-performance.md
  • animations.md
  • canvas-animations.md
  • canvas-atlas.md
  • gpu-animations.md
  • layout-animations.md
  • scroll-and-events.md
  • svg-animations.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9e4e186

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Questions about Animations

What does Animations do?

Production animation patterns for React Native using Reanimated 4, Skia, WebGPU, and TypeGPU. Animations is an agent skill from kingstinct/react-native-healthkit. Production animation patterns for React Native using Reanimated 4, Skia, WebGPU, and TypeGPU.

When should I use Animations?

Animations fits situations like: useAnimatedStyle; layout animation; linearTransition; useFrameCallback.

How do I install Animations in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add kingstinct/react-native-healthkit --skill animations -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/react-native-best-practices/references/animations in kingstinct/react-native-healthkit) into .claude/skills/animations in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Animations in Codex?

Run `npx skills add kingstinct/react-native-healthkit --skill animations -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/react-native-best-practices/references/animations in kingstinct/react-native-healthkit) into .agents/skills/animations in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Animations 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 kingstinct/react-native-healthkit --skill animations -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/animations, .gemini/skills/animations, .github/skills/animations and .opencode/skills/animations in your project.

What does Animations need to run?

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

Does Animations access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Animations 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 Animations use?

Animations is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Animations use?

About 937 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Animations?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Animations: Animations (software-mansion-labs/skills, 291 stars), Typegpu (software-mansion-labs/skills, 291 stars), Build Awwwards Quality Sites (nirholas/three.ws, 227 stars) and Shader for Interfaces (v2space-labs/shader-for-interfaces, 115 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Animations?

kingstinct (a GitHub organization) maintains it in kingstinct/react-native-healthkit, which has 716 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: kingstinct/react-native-healthkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.