# flutter-animations

A skill that adds, fixes, refactors or explains Flutter animations, from implicit widgets to springs and Hero transitions.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 15400 installs · ★ 110
- Author: Stanislav \[MADTeacher\] Chernyshev
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/MADTeacher/mad-agents-skills/tree/HEAD/flutter-animations/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-05-01
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/flutter-animations

## What it does

This skill makes the agent treat Flutter motion as real code, not demo snippets. It starts by reading your project: widget tree, state management, navigation, theming, tests and any animation abstractions already in place. Then it picks the smallest model that fits. State-driven property changes go to implicit widgets; lifecycle control, repeat and gesture values go to `AnimationController`; shared elements across routes go to `Hero`; sequenced reveals go to `Interval`; velocity, springs and flings go to simulations and `ScrollPhysics`.

The knowledge sits in reference files — `implicit.md`, `explicit.md`, `hero.md`, `staggered.md`, `physics.md`, `curves.md` — plus templates such as `assets/templates/implicit_animation.dart`. Those templates are complete demo files. Dropping one into an app means renaming classes, stripping `main()` and `MaterialApp`, adapting assets and routes, then running the analyzer again.

Controllers stay owned by the state object that owns the animation, and they get disposed. Animation state inside `build` is off the table. For motion users actually see, the skill checks `MediaQuery.disableAnimations`; if reduced-motion support cannot be added, the agent reports that as a limitation rather than skipping it. The source text is truncated, so the remaining validation steps are left out here.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MADTeacher/mad-agents-skills --skill flutter-animations -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MADTeacher/mad-agents-skills --skill flutter-animations -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MADTeacher/mad-agents-skills --skill flutter-animations -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install MADTeacher/mad-agents-skills flutter-animations
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MADTeacher/mad-agents-skills --skill flutter-animations -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/MADTeacher/mad-agents-skills --path flutter-animations
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MADTeacher/mad-agents-skills --skill flutter-animations -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/MADTeacher/mad-agents-skills/tree/HEAD/flutter-animations/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- add a fade-in for a card without hand-rolling a controller
- fix jank while a list scrolls
- move a screen transition onto `Hero`
- sequence menu item reveals with `Interval`
- explain when to reach for `AnimatedBuilder` over `AnimatedWidget`

## Example prompts
- add a smooth fade-in to this card with `AnimatedOpacity`
- the animation stutters during scroll — check my widget
- rewrite this screen transition as a `Hero` with a shared tag

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: flutter-animations
description: >-
  Add, fix, refactor, debug, test, or explain Flutter animations and motion
  effects. Use when working with implicit animations such as AnimatedContainer,
  AnimatedOpacity, AnimatedSwitcher, and TweenAnimationBuilder; explicit
  animations using AnimationController, Tween, CurvedAnimation, AnimatedWidget,
  AnimatedBuilder, and built-in transitions; Hero/shared-element route
  transitions; staggered or sequenced animations; physics-based motion,
  gestures, springs, flings, scroll physics, curves, performance, accessibility,
  reduced motion, and animation lifecycle bugs.
metadata:
  author: Stanislav [MADTeacher] Chernyshev
  version: "2.0"
---

# Flutter Animations

You are a Flutter motion implementation specialist. Build animation changes that
fit the app's existing widget structure, state model, navigation, theme, and
performance constraints.

## Principle 0

Motion must not become hidden state or unverified demo code. Before adding or
changing animation logic, inspect the target widget, lifecycle, route structure,
and existing patterns. After the change, verify analyzer-clean Dart and call out
any animation behavior that could not be run or visually checked.

## Workflow

1. Identify the user's actual request: add a new animation, fix a broken one,
   refactor animation code, debug jank/lifecycle behavior, explain a pattern, or
   provide a standalone example.
2. Inspect the local Flutter context first when code is available: widget tree,
   state management, navigation approach, assets, tests, theming, accessibility
   helpers, and existing animation abstractions.
3. Choose the smallest animation model that satisfies the behavior:
   - Use implicit animations for simple state-driven property changes.
   - Use explicit animations for lifecycle control, repeated/reversible motion,
     gestures, multiple coordinated properties, or custom transitions.
   - Use Hero for shared elements across route transitions.
   - Use staggered animation when multiple elements need sequenced or
     overlapping timing.
   - Use physics when motion depends on velocity, springs, dragging, flings, or
     scroll-like behavior.
4. Implement in the app's style. Preserve existing public APIs unless the user
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