animation-skill
Create splash screens, ASCII art banners, and terminal animations. Use when building visual effects, loading screens, and branding elements.
Best use case
animation-skill is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
Create splash screens, ASCII art banners, and terminal animations. Use when building visual effects, loading screens, and branding elements.
Teams using animation-skill should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/animation-skill/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How animation-skill Compares
| Feature / Agent | animation-skill | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
Create splash screens, ASCII art banners, and terminal animations. Use when building visual effects, loading screens, and branding elements.
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
SKILL.md Source
# Animation Skill
## Purpose
Create eye-catching splash screens and animations for terminal apps.
## Instructions
### Splash Screen with PyFiglet
```python
from rich.console import Console
from rich.panel import Panel
from rich.align import Align
from rich.text import Text
import pyfiglet
import time
console = Console()
def show_splash_screen():
"""Display animated splash screen with developer credit."""
console.clear()
# Generate ASCII art
logo = pyfiglet.figlet_format("TODO", font="banner3-D")
# Build content
content = Text()
content.append(logo, style="bold cyan")
content.append("\n\n")
content.append("🎮 Retro Terminal Task Manager 🎮", style="bold magenta")
content.append("\n\n")
content.append("━" * 40, style="dim cyan")
content.append("\n\n")
content.append("Developer by: ", style="dim white")
content.append("maneeshanif", style="bold green")
content.append("\n")
# Create panel
panel = Panel(
Align.center(content),
border_style="bright_cyan",
padding=(2, 4),
title="[bold yellow]✨ Welcome ✨[/bold yellow]",
subtitle="[dim]Press ENTER to continue[/dim]"
)
console.print(panel)
input()
console.clear()
```
### Alternative Fonts
```python
# Available fonts to try:
COOL_FONTS = [
"banner3-D", # 3D block letters
"slant", # Slanted text
"doom", # DOOM game style
"big", # Large letters
"digital", # Digital clock style
"standard", # Classic figlet
"small", # Compact
"smslant", # Small slant
"cyberlarge", # Cyberpunk style
"cybermedium", # Medium cyberpunk
]
def generate_banner(text: str, font: str = "slant") -> str:
"""Generate ASCII banner with specified font."""
try:
return pyfiglet.figlet_format(text, font=font)
except:
return pyfiglet.figlet_format(text, font="standard")
```
### Animated Loading
```python
from rich.progress import Progress, SpinnerColumn, TextColumn
import time
def show_loading(message: str = "Loading", duration: float = 2.0):
"""Show animated loading spinner."""
with Progress(
SpinnerColumn("dots"),
TextColumn("[bold cyan]{task.description}[/bold cyan]"),
transient=True
) as progress:
task = progress.add_task(message, total=None)
time.sleep(duration)
def show_typing_effect(text: str, delay: float = 0.03):
"""Display text with typing effect."""
for char in text:
console.print(char, end="", style="bold cyan")
time.sleep(delay)
console.print()
```
### Animated Welcome
```python
import time
def animated_welcome():
"""Animated welcome sequence."""
console.clear()
frames = [
"🌑", "🌒", "🌓", "🌔", "🌕", "🌖", "🌗", "🌘"
]
# Moon animation
for _ in range(2):
for frame in frames:
console.print(f"\r{frame} Loading...", end="")
time.sleep(0.1)
console.print("\r✨ Ready! ")
time.sleep(0.5)
# Show main splash
show_splash_screen()
```
### Colorful Border Box
```python
def create_fancy_box(content: str, title: str = "") -> Panel:
"""Create a fancy box with gradient-like border."""
return Panel(
Align.center(Text(content)),
title=f"[bold magenta]╔═ {title} ═╗[/bold magenta]",
border_style="bright_cyan",
padding=(1, 3),
subtitle="[dim cyan]═══════════════[/dim cyan]"
)
```
### Full Splash Module
```python
"""
splash.py - Splash screen and animations for Retro Todo CLI
"""
from rich.console import Console
from rich.panel import Panel
from rich.align import Align
from rich.text import Text
import pyfiglet
import time
console = Console()
# ASCII Art alternatives if pyfiglet fails
FALLBACK_LOGO = """
████████╗ ██████╗ ██████╗ ██████╗
╚══██╔══╝██╔═══██╗██╔══██╗██╔═══██╗
██║ ██║ ██║██║ ██║██║ ██║
██║ ██║ ██║██║ ██║██║ ██║
██║ ╚██████╔╝██████╔╝╚██████╔╝
╚═╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═════╝ ╚═════╝
"""
def get_logo() -> str:
"""Get ASCII logo, with fallback."""
try:
return pyfiglet.figlet_format("TODO", font="banner3-D")
except:
return FALLBACK_LOGO
def show_splash():
"""Main splash screen."""
console.clear()
logo = get_logo()
content = Text()
content.append(logo, style="bold cyan")
content.append("\n")
content.append("🎮 ", style="")
content.append("Retro Terminal Task Manager", style="bold magenta")
content.append(" 🎮", style="")
content.append("\n\n")
content.append("─" * 45, style="dim cyan")
content.append("\n\n")
content.append("Developer by: ", style="white")
content.append("maneeshanif", style="bold green underline")
content.append("\n")
panel = Panel(
Align.center(content),
border_style="bright_cyan",
padding=(1, 4),
title="[bold yellow]★ WELCOME ★[/bold yellow]",
subtitle="[dim white][ Press ENTER to continue ][/dim white]"
)
# Animate border colors (simple version)
console.print(panel)
input()
console.clear()
def show_goodbye():
"""Goodbye screen."""
console.clear()
content = Text()
content.append("\n")
content.append("👋 Goodbye!", style="bold cyan")
content.append("\n\n")
content.append("Thanks for using ", style="white")
content.append("Retro Todo", style="bold magenta")
content.append("\n\n")
content.append("See you next time!", style="dim")
content.append("\n")
panel = Panel(
Align.center(content),
border_style="cyan",
padding=(1, 4)
)
console.print(panel)
time.sleep(1)
if __name__ == "__main__":
show_splash()
```
## Best Practices
- Always include developer credit in splash
- Have fallback ASCII art if pyfiglet fails
- Keep animations short (1-3 seconds)
- Use transient progress bars for loading
- Clear screen before and after splash
- Handle KeyboardInterrupt gracefully
- Test with different terminal sizes
- Use consistent color themeRelated Skills
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