# cobejs

A skill that walks the agent through building a small spinning globe with cobe, markers included. Handy for hero sections and about pages.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1700 installs · ★ 7001
- Author: MengTo
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/web-design/cobejs/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cobejs

## What it does

The skill covers the cobe library end to end: canvas setup, options, markers and instance lifecycle. Your agent gets the call patterns — `createGlobe(canvas, {...})`, the `phi`, `theta`, `scale`, `dark` and `diffuse` options, `baseColor`, `markerColor`, `glowColor`, and a `markers` array of coordinates. Pausing the animation is `globe.toggle()`, cleanup is `globe.destroy()`.

It also lists the mistakes that bite. The canvas needs a CSS size plus separate `width`/`height` scaled for DPR, or the render looks soft. On window resize the parameters have to be recomputed. For mobile it advises clamping DPR between 1 and 2, since higher values drop frames.

A full recipe for a responsive globe with markers ships with it: measuring via `getBoundingClientRect`, listening for `resize` and rebuilding the instance. Before writing code the skill has the agent ask about globe size and placement, marker locations and colors, and whether drag-to-rotate is wanted or ambient spin is enough. Worth answering up front — redoing the layout later costs more.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill cobejs -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill cobejs -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill cobejs -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install MengTo/Skills cobejs
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill cobejs -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/MengTo/Skills --path agent-skills/web-design/cobejs
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill cobejs -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/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/web-design/cobejs/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- drop a spinning globe into a hero section
- place city markers by latitude and longitude
- keep the globe responsive on window resize
- clamp DPR on mobile to hold the frame rate
- wire cobe into a React or Next.js page

## Example prompts
- add a cobe globe to the hero section
- put a marker on Singapore and change its color
- make the globe spin on its own, no drag

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: cobejs
description: Use when adding a lightweight interactive globe with cobe (canvas setup, markers, interaction, performance, integration with React/Next.js).
---

# cobe.js — Lightweight WebGL Globe Skill

## When to use
- A “spinning globe” / location markers in hero or about pages
- You want a small, focused globe lib (not full three.js)
- Decorative + interactive (markers, rotation) with minimal setup

## Key APIs/patterns
- Core:
  - `import createGlobe from "cobe"`
  - `const globe = createGlobe(canvas, { ...options, onRender(state) { ... } })`
- Important options (common):
  - `devicePixelRatio`, `width`, `height`
  - `phi`, `theta` (rotation angles)
  - `scale`, `dark`, `diffuse`
  - `baseColor`, `markerColor`, `glowColor`
  - `markers: [{ location: [lat, lon], size, color? }]`
- Lifecycle:
  - `globe.toggle()` pauses RAF
  - `globe.destroy()` removes instance

## Common pitfalls
- Canvas sizing mismatch
  - Set CSS size AND set canvas `width/height` scaled for DPR.
- Not updating on resize
  - Recompute width/height and recreate or update params.
- Too high DPR on mobile
  - Clamp DPR to 1–2.

## Quick recipe: responsive globe with markers
```js
import createGlobe from "cobe";

const canvas = document.getElementById("cobe");
let phi = 0;

function setup() {
  const rect = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
  const dpr = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio, 2);
  canvas.width = Math.round(rect.width * dpr);
  canvas.height = Math.round(rect.height * dpr);

  const globe = createGlobe(canvas, {
    devicePixelRatio: dpr,
    width: canvas.width,
    height: canvas.height,
    phi: 0,
    theta: 0.2,
    dark: 0,
    diffuse: 1.2,
    scale: 1,
    mapSamples: 16000,
    mapBrightness: 6,
    baseColor: [0.2, 0.2, 0.25],
    glowColor: [1, 1, 1],
    markerColor: [0.8, 0.5, 1],
    markers: [{ location: [1.3521, 103.8198], size: 0.08 }],
    onRender: (state) => {
      state.phi = phi;
      phi += 0.01;
    },
  });

  return globe;
}

let globe = setup();
window.addEventListener("resize", () => {
  globe.destroy();
  globe = setup();
});
```

## What to ask the user
- Globe size and placement (hero, section, card)?
- Marker locations + colors (brand-aligned)?
- Interaction needs (drag to rotate vs. ambient spin)?
````
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© MengTo · MIT · https://github.com/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/web-design/cobejs/SKILL.md

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