# healthcare-medical

Sets animation rules for medical apps, patient portals and telehealth: calm transitions instead of abrupt ones.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 604 installs · ★ 124
- Author: dylantarre
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles/tree/HEAD/skills/08-by-industry/healthcare-medical/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2025-12-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/healthcare-medical

## What it does

The skill maps Disney's 12 animation principles onto healthcare interfaces. Each principle comes with a note on where to use it and where to hold back. Squash and stretch stays minimal on health data, but gentle expand and contract works for guided breathing, and a heart rate animation should follow the real rhythm.

A timing table covers the common cases: page transitions at 400-500ms with `ease-in-out`, modals at 350ms with `ease-out`, alerts at 200ms, data refresh at 300ms, success feedback at 400ms. Critical alerts get center stage and a clear hierarchy. Sensitive information stays blurred or hidden until the user focuses on it.

The skill is about interface behavior, not clinical logic. On a live vitals dashboard you still decide what counts as critical — the guidance is to animate less when in doubt, and it will not tell you which metric matters more. Installing needs Node.js, since the command runs through `npx`.

Everything is written as prose. There are no ready-made components or CSS in the skill, so your agent applies the decisions while building a screen you asked for.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill healthcare-medical -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill healthcare-medical -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill healthcare-medical -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install dylantarre/animation-principles healthcare-medical
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill healthcare-medical -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --path skills/08-by-industry/healthcare-medical
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill healthcare-medical -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/dylantarre/animation-principles/tree/HEAD/skills/08-by-industry/healthcare-medical/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- pick a transition duration for a vitals screen
- reveal test results without a jarring jump
- animate a pulse that matches the real heartbeat
- hide sensitive data until a card gets focus
- choose a loading animation that does not raise anxiety

## Example prompts
- build the appointment booking screen, take the confirmation animation from the healthcare-medical skill
- make dashboard metric cards with the transitions from healthcare-medical
- animate the test result reveal so it feels calm — use healthcare-medical

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: healthcare-medical
description: Use when designing animations for medical apps, patient portals, telehealth, or health tracking interfaces
---

# Healthcare & Medical Animation Principles

Apply Disney's 12 principles to create calming, trustworthy experiences that prioritize clarity and reduce anxiety.

## The 12 Principles Applied

### 1. Squash & Stretch
- **Minimal Use**: Avoid playful squash on health data
- **Breathing Exercises**: Gentle expand/contract for guided breathing
- **Heart Rate**: Subtle pulse matching actual rhythm

### 2. Anticipation
- **Appointment Booking**: Brief preparation before confirmation
- **Test Results**: Thoughtful pause before revealing sensitive data
- **Medication Reminders**: Gentle fade-in, never jarring

### 3. Staging
- **Critical Alerts**: Center stage with clear hierarchy
- **Vital Signs**: Most important metrics prominently displayed
- **Privacy First**: Blur or hide sensitive info until focused

### 4. Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose
- **Health Journeys**: Step-by-step progress (pose to pose)
- **Real-time Monitoring**: Continuous data streams (straight ahead)
- **Onboarding**: Clear sequential steps

### 5. Follow Through & Overlapping Action
- **Dashboard Load**: Cards appear in logical health order
- **Prescription Updates**: Medicine icon settles before details
- **Chart Animations**: Data points connect sequentially

### 6. Slow In & Slow Out
- **All Transitions**: Gentle easing, never abrupt
- **Modal Reveals**: Soft fade-in for sensitive information
- **Navigation**: Smooth 400-500ms transitions

### 7. Arc
- **Progress Indicators**: Circular arcs for completion
- **Body Diagrams**: Smooth paths between body regions
- **Timeline Navigation**: Curved paths through health history

### 8. Secondary Action
- **Confirmation Checkmarks**: Gentle pulse after booking
- **Loading States**: Calming animations during data fetch
- **Success States**: Subtle color transitions

### 9. Timing
- **Slower Overall**: 400-600ms for calm, measured feel
- **Critical Alerts**: Faster 200ms to ensure attention
- **Data Entry**: Responsive 150ms feedback

### 10. Exaggeration
- **Avoid in Most Cases**: Medical context requires restraint
- **Emergency Only**: Reserved for urgent alerts
- **Celebrations**: Subtle for health milestones

### 11. Solid Drawing
- **Anatomical Accuracy**: Correct body representations
- **Chart Clarity**: Legible graphs at all sizes
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