Frontend & UI
animation-vocabulary
Turns a vague motion description into its exact technical term.
What it is
A reverse-lookup glossary. The user describes a motion effect loosely and the skill returns the precise term, quoted verbatim, with close alternates when several could fit.
Reverse-lookup glossary that turns a vague description of a web animation or motion effect into its exact term ("the bouncy thing when a popover opens" → Pop in; "the iOS rubber-band scroll" → Rubber-banding). Use when t
Why it matters for design
- Gives a designer the right word to prompt an agent with.
- Disambiguates close pairs such as clip-path versus mask, pop in versus bounce.
- Refuses to invent terms, so the naming stays trustworthy.
What it covers
- Entrances and exits
- Sequencing and timing
- Transitions between states
- Scroll
- Spring animations
- Polish and effects
How to install
animation-vocabulary
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Clone the repo.
git clone https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills -
Point Codex at the skill file.
skills/animation-vocabulary/SKILL.md -
Then describe the UI you want. Codex follows the skill.
How to run it with Codex
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Describe what you saw, such as ‘the iOS rubber-band scroll’.
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It returns the bolded term plus a one-line glossary definition.
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Ask for alternates when two terms could plausibly fit.
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