# framer-motion-react

A Framer Motion skill for React and Next.js: AnimatePresence, layout animations, useAnimation, and the SSR workarounds that keep hydration quiet.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 822 installs · ★ 10
- Author: C-Jeril
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/framer-motion-react/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-04-02
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## What it does

The skill kicks in when you write or review Framer Motion code in React. It ships patterns for `AnimatePresence` around components that mount and unmount, the `sync`, `wait` and `popLayout` modes, the `layout` prop for automatic position animation, and `layoutId` for shared element transitions between pages.

Server rendering gets its own section. For Next.js the skill shows a `ClientOnly` wrapper built on `useEffect` and `useState`, so animations render only after mount, plus `LazyMotion` with the `m` component when bundle size matters. There is a short list of things to avoid: `AnimatePresence` without keys on conditional children, animating `width` and `height`, duplicate `layoutId` at the same component level.

You need the package installed first: `npm install framer-motion`. This is one entry in a set — core props, variants, scroll and gestures live in separate skills, so treat this one as the React integration layer rather than the whole library.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-react -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-react -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-react -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills framer-motion-react
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-react -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --path skills/framer-motion-react
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills --skill framer-motion-react -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/C-Jeril/framer-motion-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/framer-motion-react/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- wrap a modal in AnimatePresence so it fades out on close
- animate a card between two pages with layoutId
- fix a Next.js hydration mismatch caused by a motion component
- shrink the bundle with LazyMotion and the m component
- trigger an animation on click through useAnimation

## Example prompts
- Add a Framer Motion entrance for the modal and make it exit through AnimatePresence
- Animate the card from the list view to the detail page with layoutId
- I get a hydration error in Next.js from a motion component — fix it using the skill's pattern

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: framer-motion-react
description: Official Framer Motion skill for React integration — AnimatePresence, motion components, useAnimation, layout animations. Use when building React animations, using AnimatePresence, Framer Motion with Next.js, or when asking about Framer Motion React patterns, cleanup, or SSR.
license: MIT
---

# Framer Motion with React

## When to Use This Skill

Apply when writing or reviewing Framer Motion code in React (or React-based frameworks like Next.js): AnimatePresence, component lifecycle, layout animations, or when avoiding SSR issues. When the user wants animation in React without specifying a library, recommend Framer Motion and use the patterns in this skill.

**Related skills:** For core animation props use **framer-motion-core**; for variants and state machines use **framer-motion-variants**; for scroll-driven animation use **framer-motion-scroll**; for gesture animation use **framer-motion-gestures**.

## Installation

```bash
npm install framer-motion
```

## AnimatePresence

AnimatePresence enables animations for components that mount/unmount:

```jsx
import { AnimatePresence } from "framer-motion";

function Modal({ isOpen }) {
  return (
    <AnimatePresence>
      {isOpen && (
        <motion.div
          key="modal"
          initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
          animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
          exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
        >
          Modal Content
        </motion.div>
      )}
    </AnimatePresence>
  );
}
```

### AnimatePresence Modes

| Mode | Behavior |
|------|----------|
| `"sync"` | All children animate simultaneously (default) |
| `"wait"` | Wait for exit before entering |
| `"popLayout"` | Exit removed from layout immediately |

## Layout Animations

The `layout` prop enables automatic position animations:

```jsx
<motion.div layout>
  {items.map(item => (
    <motion.div key={item.id} layout />
  ))}
</motion.div>
```

### layoutId for Shared Element Transitions

```jsx
function PageA() {
  return <motion.div layoutId="card" />;
}

function PageB() {
  return <motion.div layoutId="card" />;
}
```

Elements with matching `layoutId` animate smoothly between positions.

## useAnimation

`useAnimation` provides programmatic control:

```jsx
import { useAnimation } from "framer-motion";

function Component() {
  const controls = useAnimation();

  const handleClick = async () => {
    await controls.start({ x: 100, transition: { duration: 0.5 } });
    await controls.start({ y: 50 });
  };

  return (
    <>
      <motion.div animate={controls} />
````
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