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Make Animated Videos With One Claude Command: The animate Skill Cheat Sheet

A free Claude Code skill that draws short animated videos in code and renders them to MP4. How to install it, three prompts to copy, and the tools you need first

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animate is a Claude Code skill that creates short animated videos entirely in code. It draws on a single HTML canvas, makes the same frames every time, and renders them to MP4 with a headless browser and ffmpeg. It is MIT licensed. It suits explainers, histories and short stories.

Here is how to install it, three prompts to copy, and what to have ready first.

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