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manimgl-best-practices — Claude Code skill

Q: How do I install manimgl-best-practices in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a claude-code`, then run `npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a claude-code` again. The skill file is at `~/.claude/skills/manimgl-best-practices/SKILL.md`.

Q: How does ManimGL differ from Manim Community Edition?

ManimGL uses `from manimlib import *` and the `manimgl` CLI. Its patterns include `InteractiveScene`, `ShowCreation`, and `self.frame`, while Community Edition uses different equivalents.

Guides an agent through ManimGL scenes and rendering commands. Use it for interactive debugging, camera work, animations, and mathematical text.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓

npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a claude-code

Open on GitHub

What manimgl-best-practices does

The skill activates around ManimGL references, manimgl commands, and code importing from manimlib. It guides work on scenes, mobjects, animation classes, and mathematical text, including ShowCreation, Tex, and t2c colour mappings.

Its rule files cover InteractiveScene, self.frame camera control, 3D objects, CLI settings, and configuration. The package also includes example files for animations, graphs, mathematical content, updaters, and 3D scenes, plus scene templates.

This skill targets ManimGL rather than Manim Community Edition. Check the import before applying its advice: it expects from manimlib import *, and uses ShowCreation where Community Edition uses Create. It also covers -se, self.embed(), and checkpoint_paste() for interactive development.

What it helps with

build a scene with InteractiveScene
control a 3D camera through self.frame
start an interactive render with -se
colour equation fragments with t2c
adapt Manim Community Edition code for ManimGL

Example prompts for the agent

Create a ManimGL InteractiveScene with a ShowCreation animation.
Show me how to run scene.py with manimgl and stop at a line using -se.
Update this 3D scene to use self.frame.reorient() for the camera.

How to install manimgl-best-practices

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/manimgl-best-practices/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/manimgl-best-practices/

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a codex

2Manually: put the files in place

.agents/skills/manimgl-best-practices/SKILL.md

For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a cursor

2Manually: put the files in place

.cursor/skills/manimgl-best-practices/SKILL.md

Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

1GitHub CLI

gh skill install adithya-s-k/manim_skill manimgl-best-practices

2Manually: put the files in place

.github/skills/manimgl-best-practices/SKILL.md

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a gemini-cli

2Platform CLI

gemini skills install https://github.com/adithya-s-k/manim_skill --path skills/manimgl-best-practices

Manually: put the files in place

.devin/skills/manimgl-best-practices/SKILL.md

The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a opencode

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about manimgl-best-practices

How do I install manimgl-best-practices in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a claude-code, then run npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manimgl-best-practices -a claude-code again. The skill file is at ~/.claude/skills/manimgl-best-practices/SKILL.md.

What does manimgl-best-practices do?

It gives an agent rules and examples for ManimGL animation development. Coverage includes scenes, animations, LaTeX, camera control, 3D, and interactive mode.

How does ManimGL differ from Manim Community Edition?

ManimGL uses from manimlib import * and the manimgl CLI. Its patterns include InteractiveScene, ShowCreation, and self.frame, while Community Edition uses different equivalents.

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