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Manim Math Animation Skill

Plan, code, render and stitch 3Blue1Brown-style math explainer videos with Manim Community Edition.

Image & VideoIntermediate★ 157⑂ 9AI score 8/10Last updated: Jan 26, 2026

What it does

  • Forces a planning pass first: plan.md with topic, hook, per-scene duration, visuals, voiceover script and color palette.
  • Writes Manim CE code in script.py using one class per scene and automatic subtitles via add_subcaption() (generates .srt).
  • Renders multiple scenes in one command (-ql for fast 480p tests, -qh for 1080p60) and stitches them into final.mp4 with an ffmpeg concat list.
  • Opens a viewer so you can review, then re-renders only the scenes you asked to change and re-stitches.

Who it's for

  • Educators and YouTubers producing math, physics or algorithm explainers.
  • Researchers and engineers who want code-managed visualizations for talks or papers.
  • Anyone curious about Manim but tired of setting up project structure and render pipelines.

Examples

  1. "Make a 3-minute video explaining Bayes' theorem" → 5-scene plan, script.py, quick 480p preview.
  2. "Animate Dijkstra's algorithm on a weighted graph" → node/edge mobjects with highlight animations, then stitched output.
  3. "Only fix the colors and pacing in scene 3" → re-render that scene and rebuild final.mp4.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Copy the skills/manim-skill folder from the GitHub repo Yusuke710/manim-skill into my ~/.claude/skills/manim-skill/.
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Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/Yusuke710/manim-skill.git && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r manim-skill/skills/manim-skill ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Prerequisites: install Python 3, pip install manim (Manim Community Edition), and ffmpeg.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/Yusuke710/manim-skill.git
  3. Copy the skill: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r manim-skill/skills/manim-skill ~/.claude/skills/
  4. If the repo ships the manimce-best-practices skill and tools/video_viewer.py, copy them keeping the same folder layout so the relative ../tools path resolves.
  5. Restart Claude Code and prompt something like "Animate the Pythagorean theorem with Manim".
  6. Preview with -ql first; only request -qh (1080p60) once you're happy with the draft.
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT