# notifications-toasts

Guides AI assistants on animating toasts and system alerts using classic animation principles. Useful when building smooth UI notifications.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 561 installs · ★ 129
- 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/07-by-ui-element/notifications-toasts/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2025-12-30
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/notifications-toasts

## What it does

The skill equips coding agents with concrete motion rules for interface notices. It covers squash on landing and a 100ms scale down to 95% right before auto-dismissing. Instead of arbitrary values, the model gets exact durations: 200-300ms for entrance and 150-250ms for exits.

It details layer separation where secondary actions lag behind the primary container slide, such as icons animating after arrival. Progress bars must animate via `transform` and `transform-origin` rather than `width` to prevent costly layout recalculations.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install dylantarre/animation-principles notifications-toasts
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --path skills/07-by-ui-element/notifications-toasts
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add dylantarre/animation-principles --skill notifications-toasts -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/07-by-ui-element/notifications-toasts/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create CSS keyframe animations for toast entrance and exit
- build a performant auto-dismiss progress bar without layout thrashing
- signal upcoming toast dismissal with scale anticipation
- select timing curves and durations for system error shakes

## Example prompts
- Generate CSS entrance and exit animations for a toast alert
- Animate an auto-dismiss progress bar using CSS transforms
- Add a slight anticipation scale effect before the alert vanishes

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: notifications-toasts
description: Use when animating notifications, toasts, alerts, snackbars, or system messages to grab attention appropriately
---

# Notification & Toast Animation Principles

Apply Disney's 12 principles to notifications for attention-grabbing yet non-disruptive alerts.

## Principles Applied to Notifications

### 1. Squash & Stretch
Toast can compress slightly on entrance impact, then stretch back. Creates a "landing" feel as if it arrived from off-screen.

### 2. Anticipation
Before auto-dismiss, toast can contract slightly (95% scale) for 100ms. Signals imminent departure to user.

### 3. Staging
Notifications should appear in consistent locations. Use color and icons to stage importance: info, success, warning, error.

### 4. Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose
Define states: entering, visible, exiting, stacked. Clear keyframes for entrance, attention (if needed), and exit.

### 5. Follow Through & Overlapping Action
Icon animates after container arrives (checkmark draws, bell wobbles). Progress bar for auto-dismiss follows toast entrance.

### 6. Ease In & Ease Out
Enter: `ease-out` (fast in, slow settle). Exit: `ease-in` (slow start, fast out). `cubic-bezier(0.68, -0.55, 0.27, 1.55)` for bounce.

### 7. Arcs
Toasts sliding from corners can follow slight arc. Bell icons should swing in arc, not rotate rigidly.

### 8. Secondary Action
While toast slides in (primary), shadow appears (secondary), icon animates (tertiary), progress bar starts (quaternary).

### 9. Timing
- Toast enter: 200-300ms
- Toast exit: 150-250ms
- Auto-dismiss delay: 3000-5000ms
- Attention pulse: 1000ms loop
- Success checkmark draw: 300ms
- Stack reorder: 200ms

### 10. Exaggeration
Error notifications can shake or pulse red. Critical alerts can be larger, bolder animations. Match urgency to importance.

### 11. Solid Drawing
Maintain consistent toast sizing. Icons should be crisp. Progress bars should be smooth (use transforms, not width).

### 12. Appeal
Smooth notifications feel polished. Jarring popups annoy users. A well-animated toast conveys professionalism.

## CSS Implementation

```css
.toast {
  animation: toastEnter 300ms cubic-bezier(0.68, -0.55, 0.27, 1.55);
}

.toast.exiting {
  animation: toastExit 200ms ease-in forwards;
}

@keyframes toastEnter {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-100%) scale(0.9);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0) scale(1);
  }
}

@keyframes toastExit {
  to {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateX(100%);
  }
}

.toast-progress {
  transform-origin: left;
  animation: progress 4000ms linear forwards;
}
```

## Key Properties
- `transform`: translate, scale
- `opacity`: fade
- `animation`: entrance/exit sequences
- `transform-origin`: progress bars
- `box-shadow`: depth
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