Manim Voice Animation
madhvantyagi/Gnos
Make Manim teaching animations with narration and subtitles when motion helps a concept.
Trigger when: (1) the user asks for Manim, Manim Community, or ManimCE, (2) code contains from manim import , or (3) the task is to build a mathematical explainer animation.
Install Manim Math Explainer
$ npx skills add tokenbender/agent-guides --skill manim-math-explainer -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install tokenbender/agent-guides manim-math-explainer --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer .claude/skills/manim-math-explainer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "manim-math-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides/tree/main/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer into .claude/skills/manim-math-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "manim-math-explainer", 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 install https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides/tree/main/claude-skills/manim-math-explainerType 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.
$ npx skills add tokenbender/agent-guides --skill manim-math-explainer -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install tokenbender/agent-guides manim-math-explainer --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer .agents/skills/manim-math-explainer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "manim-math-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides/tree/main/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer into .agents/skills/manim-math-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "manim-math-explainer", 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.
$ npx skills add tokenbender/agent-guides --skill manim-math-explainer -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install tokenbender/agent-guides manim-math-explainer --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer .cursor/skills/manim-math-explainer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "manim-math-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides/tree/main/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer into .cursor/skills/manim-math-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "manim-math-explainer", 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 https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides.git --path claude-skills/manim-math-explainer--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add tokenbender/agent-guides --skill manim-math-explainer -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install tokenbender/agent-guides manim-math-explainer --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer .gemini/skills/manim-math-explainer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "manim-math-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides/tree/main/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer into .gemini/skills/manim-math-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "manim-math-explainer", 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.
$ gh skill install tokenbender/agent-guides manim-math-explainerInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add tokenbender/agent-guides --skill manim-math-explainer -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer .github/skills/manim-math-explainer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "manim-math-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides/tree/main/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer into .github/skills/manim-math-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "manim-math-explainer", 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.
$ npx skills add tokenbender/agent-guides --skill manim-math-explainer -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install tokenbender/agent-guides manim-math-explainer --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer .opencode/skills/manim-math-explainer && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "manim-math-explainer" agent skill from https://github.com/tokenbender/agent-guides/tree/main/claude-skills/manim-math-explainer into .opencode/skills/manim-math-explainer/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "manim-math-explainer", 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
manim-math-explainer- GitHub stars
- 367
- Token cost
- ~799 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 295 words
- Files
- 8
- Skills in repo
- 11
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Trigger when: (1) the user asks for Manim, Manim Community, or ManimCE, (2) code contains from manim import , or (3) the task is to build a mathematical explainer animation.
- Works in 8 steps: Confirm the stack before writing code. → Start with one compact scene in one file. → Build in this order: create, position,… → …
- The user asks for Manim
- SKILL.md covers Scope, Read First, Default Operating Rules and Visual Defaults, plus 4 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder
What it does
Manim Math Explainer is an agent skill from tokenbender/agent-guides. Trigger when: (1) the user asks for Manim, Manim Community, or ManimCE, (2) code contains from manim import , or (3) the task is to build a mathematical explainer animation. Opinionated Manim Community skill for concise math scenes. Focuses on scene structure, proof-style layout, visual language, text and formulas, trackers and updaters, graphing, and a fast render workflow. Not for ManimGL (from manimlib import , manimgl).
Its SKILL.md is about 800 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 9 other files (for example `rules/core-workflow.md`, `rules/dynamics-and-graphing.md` and `rules/proof-layouts.md`).
It sits in Media & Creative. It works with Manim. The repository describes itself as: one page guides that i let my subscribed/customised agents consume to perform actions. The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks for Manim
- Manim Community
- Code contains from manim import
- The task is to build a mathematical explainer animation
Example prompts
- “/manim-math-explainer”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Confirm the stack before writing code.
- Start with one compact scene in one file.
- Build in this order: create, position, style, animate.
- Prefer Create, Write, FadeIn, FadeOut, Transform, ReplacementTransform, TransformMatchingTex, and .animate.
- Use Text for prose, MathTex for formulas, and Tex only when mixing prose with LaTeX intentionally.
- Use ValueTracker with always_redraw(...) or simple updaters for dynamic geometry.
- Keep color semantics stable across the whole scene.
- Use camera movement only when it adds meaning.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a74dd9d. 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
Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.
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
Manim Math Explainer loads about 799 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 115 tokens; SKILL.md has 295 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 tokenbender/agent-guides at commit a74dd9d, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© tokenbender). 295 words, ~799 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/manim-math-explainer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 7 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- manim-math-explainer
- description
- Trigger when: (1) the user asks for Manim, Manim Community, or ManimCE, (2) code contains `from manim import *`, or (3) the task is to build a mathematical explainer animation. Opinionated Manim Community skill for concise math scenes. Focuses on scene structure, proof-style layout, visual language, text and formulas, trackers and updaters, graphing, and a fast render workflow. Not for ManimGL (`from manimlib import *`, `manimgl`).
Scope
- Default to Manim Community Edition.
- Build scenes that explain one idea at a time.
- Prefer official Manim APIs and example-gallery patterns over low-level point editing.
- Optimize for quick iteration first, polish second.
Read First
rules/core-workflow.mdrules/visual-style.mdrules/proof-layouts.mdrules/text-and-math.mdrules/dynamics-and-graphing.md
When a request is mainly about aesthetics, composition, pacing, or visual tone,
prioritize rules/visual-style.md and keep the rest secondary.
Default Operating Rules
- Confirm the stack before writing code.
If imports or commands suggest
manimglormanimlib, stop and switch mental models. - Start with one compact scene in one file.
- Build in this order: create, position, style, animate.
- Prefer
Create,Write,FadeIn,FadeOut,Transform,ReplacementTransform,TransformMatchingTex, and.animate. - Use
Textfor prose,MathTexfor formulas, andTexonly when mixing prose with LaTeX intentionally. - Use
ValueTrackerwithalways_redraw(...)or simple updaters for dynamic geometry. - Keep color semantics stable across the whole scene.
- Use camera movement only when it adds meaning.
Visual Defaults
- Editorial, proof-first composition
- One focal point per beat
- Stable layout and restrained camera motion
- Limited semantic palette instead of decorative multicolor styling
- Smooth, identity-preserving transforms over flashy effects
- Clean negative space and readable frame density
Render Loop
manim -pql scene.py SceneName
manim -sql scene.py SceneName
manim -pqm scene.py SceneName
manim -qh scene.py SceneName-pql: fast development loop-sql: save last frame only-pqm: medium-quality check-qh: final render
Preferred Toolbox
- Layout:
VGroup,Group,arrange,arrange_in_grid,next_to,align_to,to_edge,to_corner - Emphasis:
SurroundingRectangle,Brace,Arrow,Indicate,Circumscribe - Equation work:
MathTex,TransformMatchingTex,substrings_to_isolate,index_labels - Dynamic scenes:
ValueTracker,always_redraw,add_updater,TracedPath - Plotting:
Axes,NumberPlane,axes.plot,axes.get_graph_label,axes.i2gp
Red Flags
from manimlib import *in a ManimCE taskTexused for ordinary prose whenTextis enough- Direct
VMobject.pointsmanipulation without a concrete need - Formula coloring without isolating substrings first
- Heavy camera motion in proof-like scenes
- Too many simultaneous animations for a single conceptual beat
Templates
templates/basic_scene.pytemplates/tracker_graph_scene.py
© tokenbender, Apache-2.0. 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 7 other files in claude-skills/manim-math-explainer of tokenbender/agent-guides.
- SKILL.md
- rules/core-workflow.md
- rules/dynamics-and-graphing.md
- rules/proof-layouts.md
- rules/text-and-math.md
- rules/visual-style.md
- templates/basic_scene.py
- templates/tracker_graph_scene.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a74dd9d
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| Manim Voice Animationmadhvantyagi/Gnos | 336 | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Qiaomu Cutjoeseesun/qiaomu-cut-skill | 369 | — | ~6.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| ShowtimeFavioVazquez/showtime | 178 | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Noon Authoringyongkyuns/noon | 133 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Remotionzhuzhaoyun/Molio | 432 | — | ~4k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Manim Math Explainer
What does Manim Math Explainer do?
Trigger when: (1) the user asks for Manim, Manim Community, or ManimCE, (2) code contains from manim import , or (3) the task is to build a mathematical explainer animation. Manim Math Explainer is an agent skill from tokenbender/agent-guides. Trigger when: (1) the user asks for Manim, Manim Community, or ManimCE, (2) code contains from manim import , or (3) the task is to build a mathematical explainer animation.
When should I use Manim Math Explainer?
Manim Math Explainer fits situations like: the user asks for Manim; manim Community; code contains from manim import; the task is to build a mathematical explainer animation.
How do I install Manim Math Explainer in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add tokenbender/agent-guides --skill manim-math-explainer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (claude-skills/manim-math-explainer in tokenbender/agent-guides) into .claude/skills/manim-math-explainer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Manim Math Explainer in Codex?
Run `npx skills add tokenbender/agent-guides --skill manim-math-explainer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (claude-skills/manim-math-explainer in tokenbender/agent-guides) into .agents/skills/manim-math-explainer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Manim Math Explainer 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 tokenbender/agent-guides --skill manim-math-explainer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/manim-math-explainer, .gemini/skills/manim-math-explainer, .github/skills/manim-math-explainer and .opencode/skills/manim-math-explainer in your project.
What does Manim Math Explainer need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Manim Math Explainer needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Manim Math Explainer 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 Manim Math Explainer 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 Manim Math Explainer use?
Manim Math Explainer is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Manim Math Explainer use?
About 799 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.2k 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 Manim Math Explainer?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Manim Math Explainer: Manim Voice Animation (madhvantyagi/Gnos, 336 stars), Qiaomu Cut (joeseesun/qiaomu-cut-skill, 369 stars), Showtime (FavioVazquez/showtime, 178 stars) and Noon Authoring (yongkyuns/noon, 133 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Manim Math Explainer?
tokenbender (a GitHub user) maintains it in tokenbender/agent-guides, which has 367 GitHub stars. The repository holds 11 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 23, 2026.
Source: tokenbender/agent-guides on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.