# gsap-scrolltrigger

A skill for GSAP ScrollTrigger: tie animations to scroll position, pin sections, build parallax and snap points. Useful when a page has to react to scrolling.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 604 installs · ★ 9
- Author: Bbeierle12
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Bbeierle12/Skill-MCP-Claude/tree/HEAD/skills/gsap-scrolltrigger/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/bbeierle12-gsap-scrolltrigger

## What it does

The skill covers the GSAP ScrollTrigger plugin: linking animation progress to scroll position, pinning a block in place, layering parallax and snapping between sections. It ships as reference code plus tables of values — `start`/`end` positions like `top center` or `top 80%`, `scrub` modes, `toggleActions`, and callbacks such as `onEnter`, `onUpdate` and `onToggle`.

Separate sections walk through pinning with `pinSpacing`, horizontal scrolling via `xPercent`, and snapping to timeline labels. Multi-layer parallax gets its own example, with a speed per layer.

GSAP itself has to be installed first: `npm install gsap`. Skip `gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger)` and none of the examples run — that is the usual first stumble. The skill text cuts off at the markers section, so there is nothing on debugging in it.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Bbeierle12/Skill-MCP-Claude --skill gsap-scrolltrigger -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/gsap-scrolltrigger/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/gsap-scrolltrigger/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Bbeierle12/Skill-MCP-Claude --skill gsap-scrolltrigger -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/gsap-scrolltrigger/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Bbeierle12/Skill-MCP-Claude --skill gsap-scrolltrigger -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/gsap-scrolltrigger/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Bbeierle12/Skill-MCP-Claude gsap-scrolltrigger
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/gsap-scrolltrigger/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Bbeierle12/Skill-MCP-Claude --skill gsap-scrolltrigger -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Bbeierle12/Skill-MCP-Claude --path skills/gsap-scrolltrigger
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/gsap-scrolltrigger/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Bbeierle12/Skill-MCP-Claude --skill gsap-scrolltrigger -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/Bbeierle12/Skill-MCP-Claude/tree/HEAD/skills/gsap-scrolltrigger/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- tie animation progress to scroll position
- pin a section while the page scrolls
- build parallax from layers moving at different speeds
- snap between sections or timeline labels
- run horizontal panel scrolling inside a vertical page

## Example prompts
- set up ScrollTrigger for a four-layer parallax section
- pin the block and scroll the panels horizontally with gsap
- add snapping to timeline labels and an onUpdate callback for the progress bar

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: gsap-scrolltrigger
description: Scroll-based animations using GSAP ScrollTrigger plugin including pinning, scrubbing, snap points, and parallax effects. Use when creating scroll-driven animations, sticky sections, progress indicators, or parallax scrolling experiences.
---

# GSAP ScrollTrigger

Scroll-driven animations and interactions.

## Quick Start

```bash
npm install gsap
```

```javascript
import gsap from 'gsap';
import { ScrollTrigger } from 'gsap/ScrollTrigger';

gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);

gsap.to('.box', {
  x: 500,
  scrollTrigger: {
    trigger: '.box',
    start: 'top center',
    end: 'bottom center',
    scrub: true
  }
});
```

## Core Concepts

### Basic ScrollTrigger

```javascript
gsap.to('.element', {
  x: 200,
  scrollTrigger: {
    trigger: '.element',  // Element that triggers the animation
    start: 'top center',  // When trigger hits viewport center
    end: 'bottom center', // When trigger leaves viewport center
    toggleActions: 'play pause resume reset'
  }
});
```

### Start/End Positions

```javascript
// Format: "trigger-position viewport-position"
start: 'top center'      // Trigger's top hits viewport center
start: 'top 80%'         // Trigger's top hits 80% down viewport
start: 'center center'   // Trigger's center hits viewport center
start: 'bottom top'      // Trigger's bottom hits viewport top
start: 'top top+=100'    // Trigger's top hits 100px below viewport top
```

### Position Reference

| Value | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `top` | Top edge |
| `center` | Center |
| `bottom` | Bottom edge |
| `80%` | 80% from top |
| `+=100` | Plus 100 pixels |
| `-=50` | Minus 50 pixels |

## Scrub Animations

### Basic Scrub

```javascript
// Animation progress tied to scroll position
gsap.to('.progress-bar', {
  scaleX: 1,
  scrollTrigger: {
    trigger: '.content',
    start: 'top top',
    end: 'bottom bottom',
    scrub: true  // Directly linked to scroll
  }
});
```

### Smooth Scrub

```javascript
gsap.to('.element', {
  x: 500,
  scrollTrigger: {
    trigger: '.section',
    scrub: 1,    // 1 second smoothing
    // scrub: 0.5  // 0.5 second smoothing
    // scrub: 2    // 2 second smoothing (laggy feel)
  }
});
```

### Scrub with Timeline

```javascript
const tl = gsap.timeline({
  scrollTrigger: {
    trigger: '.container',
    start: 'top top',
    end: '+=3000',  // Scroll distance
    scrub: 1,
    pin: true
  }
});

tl.to('.step1', { opacity: 1 })
  .to('.step2', { opacity: 1 })
  .to('.step3', { opacity: 1 });
```

## Pinning

### Basic Pin

```javascript
ScrollTrigger.create({
  trigger: '.panel',
  start: 'top top',
  end: '+=500',      // Pin for 500px of scroll
  pin: true
});
```

### Pin with Animation

```javascript
gsap.to('.content', {
  x: '-200%',
  ease: 'none',
  scrollTrigger: {
````
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