hermes-agent/skills/creative/manim-video
SHL0MS a912cd4568 docs(manim-video): add 5 new reference files — design thinking, updaters, paper explainer, decorations, production quality
Five new reference files expanding the skill from rendering knowledge
into production methodology:

animation-design-thinking.md (161 lines):
  When to animate vs show static, concept decomposition into visual
  beats, pacing rules, narration sync, equation reveal strategies,
  architecture diagram patterns, common design mistakes.

updaters-and-trackers.md (260 lines):
  Deep ValueTracker mental model, lambda/time-based/always_redraw
  updaters, DecimalNumber and Variable live displays, animation-based
  updaters, 4 complete practical patterns (dot tracing, live area,
  connected diagram, parameter exploration).

paper-explainer.md (255 lines):
  Full workflow for turning research papers into animations. Audience
  selection, 5-minute template, pre-code gates (narration, scene list,
  style contract), equation reveal strategies, architecture diagram
  building, results animation, domain-specific patterns for ML/physics/
  biomedical papers.

decorations.md (202 lines):
  SurroundingRectangle, BackgroundRectangle, Brace, arrows (straight,
  curved, labeled), DashedLine, Angle/RightAngle, Cross, Underline,
  color highlighting workflows, annotation lifecycle pattern.

production-quality.md (190 lines):
  Pre-code, pre-render, post-render checklists. Text overlap prevention,
  spatial layout coordinate budget, max simultaneous elements, animation
  variety audit, tempo curve, color consistency, data viz minimums.

Total skill now: 14 reference files, 2614 lines.
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references docs(manim-video): add 5 new reference files — design thinking, updaters, paper explainer, decorations, production quality 2026-04-06 13:51:36 -04:00
scripts feat(skills): add manim-video skill for mathematical and technical animations 2026-04-05 19:09:37 -04:00
README.md feat(skills): add manim-video skill for mathematical and technical animations 2026-04-05 19:09:37 -04:00
SKILL.md docs(manim-video): add 5 new reference files — design thinking, updaters, paper explainer, decorations, production quality 2026-04-06 13:51:36 -04:00

Manim Video Skill

Production pipeline for mathematical and technical animations using Manim Community Edition.

What it does

Creates 3Blue1Brown-style animated videos from text prompts. The agent handles the full pipeline: creative planning, Python code generation, rendering, scene stitching, and iterative refinement.

Use cases

  • Concept explainers — "Explain how neural networks learn"
  • Equation derivations — "Animate the proof of the Pythagorean theorem"
  • Algorithm visualizations — "Show how quicksort works step by step"
  • Data stories — "Animate our before/after performance metrics"
  • Architecture diagrams — "Show our microservice architecture building up"

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+, Manim CE (pip install manim), LaTeX, ffmpeg.

bash skills/creative/manim-video/scripts/setup.sh