# scroll-progress-timeline

Turns any ordered sequence into a responsive scroll timeline with a progress fill. Useful for onboarding flows, checkouts, roadmaps, and case studies.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1400 installs · ★ 7001
- Author: MengTo
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/web-design/scroll-progress-timeline/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-25
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/scroll-progress-timeline

## What it does

The skill sets clear implementation rules for scroll-driven progress timelines. It starts from structured step data and builds a semantic ordered list with real headings before applying animation. The progress line sits on top of a subtle base track and animates via `scaleY` or `scaleX` transforms, keeping updates on the compositor.

Layout choices depend strictly on content density. Uneven card heights and long text require a left rail layout, while alternating layouts collapse to a single rail on mobile viewports. Active step states expose `aria-current="step"` without spamming screen readers with live regions. Under `prefers-reduced-motion`, continuous interpolation and pinning yield to a fully rendered line or discrete step markers.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill scroll-progress-timeline -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill scroll-progress-timeline -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill scroll-progress-timeline -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install MengTo/Skills scroll-progress-timeline
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/scroll-progress-timeline/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill scroll-progress-timeline -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/MengTo/Skills --path agent-skills/web-design/scroll-progress-timeline
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add MengTo/Skills --skill scroll-progress-timeline -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/MengTo/Skills/tree/HEAD/agent-skills/web-design/scroll-progress-timeline/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build an interactive scroll timeline for onboarding or checkout flows
- animate a timeline line via compositor transforms without layout thrashing
- adapt alternating timelines to mobile viewports with a clean fallback
- support screen readers and reduced motion preferences in scroll stories

## Example prompts
- Build a vertical checkout timeline with a scroll progress line
- Create a responsive project roadmap using a left-rail scroll timeline

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: scroll-progress-timeline
description: Turn any ordered process into a data-driven vertical or horizontal scroll story with a base line, progress fill, active step states, responsive collapse, semantic fallback, and reduced-motion behavior. Use for onboarding, checkout, roadmaps, recipes, case studies, service processes, histories, or narratives where progress through the sequence should become visible while scrolling.
---

# Scroll Progress Timeline

Use one progress line to connect ordered information. The sequence must remain complete, readable, and navigable before animation is added.

## Model the steps

Keep the content data-driven:

```js
const steps = [
  { id: "brief", number: "01", title: "Set the direction", body: "..." },
  { id: "build", number: "02", title: "Make the system", body: "..." },
  { id: "ship", number: "03", title: "Release and learn", body: "..." }
];
```

Render it as an ordered list with real headings. The line, dots, media, and active state enhance that structure; they do not replace it.

## Build the line

1. Render a quiet base line behind every point.
2. Place one progress line on top with `transform-origin: top` for vertical or `left` for horizontal.
3. Measure the first and last point centers, not arbitrary section edges.
4. Normalize scroll position between those centers.
5. Apply `scaleY(progress)` or `scaleX(progress)` so updates stay on the compositor.
6. Mark a step active when the progress head crosses its center.

```js
const progress = Math.min(1, Math.max(0,
  (viewportAnchor - lineStart) / (lineEnd - lineStart)
));
line.style.transform = `scaleY(${progress})`;
```

Schedule DOM writes in one animation frame. Recalculate geometry after font and image loading, resize, orientation changes, and content mutation.

## Choose the layout

- Use a centered alternating timeline only when both sides have enough width and similar content weight.
- Use a left rail for long copy, compact steps, or mixed card heights.
- Use a horizontal line for short sequences with concise labels and explicit keyboard-safe overflow.
- Use pinned full-screen chapters only when each step carries a distinct visual state. Keep the pin finite and release before the next section.
- Collapse to a simple left rail on small screens. Do not preserve alternation at the expense of reading order.

## Animate step state

Use small opacity, translate, scale, blur, color, or media transitions. Keep every step readable while inactive. Expose active index with `aria-current="step"` only when that state is meaningful and current; do not announce every scroll update with a live region.

Use IntersectionObserver for simple active-state entry. Use a normalized scroll measurement or GSAP ScrollTrigger when the line must fill continuously or coordinate pinned media.

## Handle navigation
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