SKILL.md

manimce-best-practices

Trigger when: (1) User mentions "manim" or "Manim Community" or "ManimCE", (2) Code contains `from manim import *`, (3) User runs `manim` CLI commands, (4) Working with Scene, MathTex, Create(), or ManimCE-specific classes. Best practices for Manim Community Edition - the community-maintained Python animation engine. Covers Scene structure, animations, LaTeX/MathTex, 3D with ThreeDScene, camera control, styling, and CLI usage. NOT for ManimGL/3b1b version (which uses `manimlib` imports and `manimgl` CLI).

install manimce-best-practices

# install the manim_skill pack with the skills CLI

npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill

# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder

skills/manimce-best-practices/

# into

~/.claude/skills/manimce-best-practices/ (all projects)

.claude/skills/manimce-best-practices/ (one project)

skills/manimce-best-practices/SKILL.md

MITFull file

1## How to use
2 
3Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:
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5### Core Concepts
6- [rules/scenes.md](rules/scenes.md) - Scene structure, construct method, and scene types
7- [rules/mobjects.md](rules/mobjects.md) - Mobject types, VMobject, Groups, and positioning
8- [rules/animations.md](rules/animations.md) - Animation classes, playing animations, and timing
9 
10### Creation & Transformation
11- [rules/creation-animations.md](rules/creation-animations.md) - Create, Write, FadeIn, DrawBorderThenFill
12- [rules/transform-animations.md](rules/transform-animations.md) - Transform, ReplacementTransform, morphing
13- [rules/animation-groups.md](rules/animation-groups.md) - AnimationGroup, LaggedStart, Succession
14 
15### Text & Math
16- [rules/text.md](rules/text.md) - Text mobjects, fonts, and styling
17- [rules/latex.md](rules/latex.md) - MathTex, Tex, LaTeX rendering, and coloring formulas
18- [rules/text-animations.md](rules/text-animations.md) - Write, AddTextLetterByLetter, TypeWithCursor
19 
20### Styling & Appearance
21- [rules/colors.md](rules/colors.md) - Color constants, gradients, and color manipulation
22- [rules/styling.md](rules/styling.md) - Fill, stroke, opacity, and visual properties
23 
24### Positioning & Layout
25- [rules/positioning.md](rules/positioning.md) - move_to, next_to, align_to, shift methods
26- [rules/grouping.md](rules/grouping.md) - VGroup, Group, arrange, and layout patterns
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28### Coordinate Systems & Graphing
29…

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How to install manimce-best-practices

skills/manimce-best-practices/SKILL.md

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