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Framer Motion Skill

  • 1.7k installs
  • 79 repo stars
  • Updated December 30, 2025

framer-motion is a Claude Code skill that generates production-ready Framer Motion animation code from natural language prompts for developers implementing Disney's 12 animation principles in React applications.

npx skills add https://github.com/dylantarre/animation-principles --skill framer-motion

Install if

React frontend developers adding polished UI motion with Framer Motion who want principle-driven animation code instead of trial-and-error tweens.

Skip if

Teams building non-React frontends, CSS-only animations, or native mobile motion without Framer Motion.

On this page
  1. What framer-motion covers
  2. framer-motion by the numbers
  3. What does the Framer Motion skill produce?
  4. What files ship with framer-motion?
  5. Which skills are related to framer-motion?
  6. Framer Motion skill FAQ

What framer-motion covers

  • Translates plain-English motion descriptions into correct Framer Motion variants and transitions
  • Applies core animation principles (timing, easing, stagger, physics) automatically
  • Produces reusable, accessible, and performant React component code
  • Works with both CSS and JavaScript-driven animations in Framer Motion 11+
  • Reduces animation implementation time from minutes to seconds

framer-motion by the numbers

All-time installs1,704skills.sh registry
Repo stars★ 79GitHub
Repo last updatedDecember 30, 2025GitHub
Repositorydylantarre/animation-principles ↗

Data as of Oct 27, 2026 (Skillselion catalog sync)

What does the Framer Motion skill produce?

Framer Motion JSX snippets, variant definitions, transition configs, and motion component implementations.

  • Framer Motion JSX components
  • Animation variant definitions
  • Transition configuration snippets
  • Implements all 12 Disney animation principles with Framer Motion

What files ship with framer-motion?

SKILL.mdMarkdownGitHub ↗

Framer Motion Animation Principles

Implement all 12 Disney animation principles using Framer Motion's declarative React API.

1. Squash and Stretch

<motion.div
  animate={{ scaleX: [1, 1.2, 1], scaleY: [1, 0.8, 1] }}
  transition={{ duration: 0.3, times: [0, 0.5, 1] }}
/>

2. Anticipation

<motion.div
  variants={{
    idle: { y: 0, scaleY: 1 },
    anticipate: { y: 10, scaleY: 0.9 },
    jump: { y: -200 }
  }}
  initial="idle"
  animate={["anticipate", "jump"]}
  transition={{ duration: 0.5, times: [0, 0.2, 1] }}
/>

3. Staging

<motion.div animate={{ filter: "blur(3px)", opacity: 0.6 }} /> {/* bg */}
<motion.div animate={{ scale: 1.1, zIndex: 10 }} /> {/* hero */}

4. Straight Ahead / Pose to Pose

<motion.div
  animate={{
    x: [0, 100, 200, 300],
    y: [0, -50, 0, -30]
  }}
  transition={{ duration: 1, ease: "easeInOut" }}
/>

5. Follow Through and Overlapping Action

<motion.div animate={{ x: 200 }} transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}>
  <motion.span
    animate={{ x: 200 }}
    transition={{ duration: 0.5, delay: 0.05 }} // hair
  />
  <motion.span
    animate={{ x: 200 }}
    transition={{ duration: 0.6, delay: 0.1 }} // cape
  />
</motion.div>

6. Slow In and Slow Out

<motion.div
  animate={{ x: 300 }}
  transition={{
    duration: 0.6,
    ease: [0.42, 0, 0.58, 1] // easeInOut cubic-bezier
  }}
/>
// Or use: "easeIn", "easeOut", "easeInOut"

7. Arc

<motion.div
  animate={{
    x: [0, 100, 200],
    y: [0, -100, 0]
  }}
  transition={{ duration: 1, ease: "easeInOut" }}
/>

8. Secondary Action

<motion.button
  whileHover={{ scale: 1.05 }}
  whileTap={{ scale: 0.95 }}
>
  <motion.span
    animate={{ rotate: [0, 10, -10, 0] }}
    transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
  >
    Icon
  </motion.span>
</motion.button>

9. Timing

const timings = {
  fast: { duration: 0.15 },
  normal: { duration: 0.3 },
  slow: { duration: 0.6 },
  spring: { type: "spring", stiffness: 300, damping: 20 }
};

10. Exaggeration

<motion.div
  animate={{ scale: 1.5, rotate: 720 }}
  transition={{
    type: "spring",
    stiffness: 200,
    damping: 10 // low damping = overshoot
  }}
/>

11. Solid Drawing

<motion.div
  style={{ perspective: 1000 }}
  animate={{ rotateX: 45, rotateY: 30 }}
  transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}
/>

12. Appeal

<motion.div
  whileHover={{
    scale: 1.02,
    boxShadow: "0 20px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)"
  }}
  transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
/>

Stagger Children

const container = {
  hidden: { opacity: 0 },
  show: {
    opacity: 1,
    transition: { staggerChildren: 0.1 }
  }
};

<motion.ul variants={container} initial="hidden" animate="show">
  {items.map(item => <motion.li variants={itemVariant} />)}
</motion.ul>

Key Framer Motion Features

  • animate - Target state
  • variants - Named animation states
  • whileHover / whileTap - Gesture animations
  • transition - Timing and easing
  • AnimatePresence - Exit animations
  • useAnimation - Programmatic control
  • layout - Auto-animate layout changes

Which skills are related to framer-motion?

What are the Framer Motion skill forks?

Framer Motion has 1 known copy in the catalog totaling 1.1k installs. They canonicalize to this original listing.

How does framer-motion compare?

Pick framer-motion over generic CSS animation skills when the stack is React plus Framer Motion and you want principled motion variants.

Framer Motion skill FAQ

Who is the Framer Motion skill for?

React frontend developers adding polished UI motion with Framer Motion who want principle-driven animation code instead of trial-and-error tweens. Skip if: Teams building non-React frontends, CSS-only animations, or native mobile motion without Framer Motion.

When should I use framer-motion?

The developer asks for Framer Motion animations, Disney animation principles, motion.div variants, or React UI micro-interactions.

How many animation principles does framer-motion cover?

framer-motion implements all 12 Disney animation principles using Framer Motion's declarative React API. Each principle includes JSX examples with motion components, variants, and transition timing.

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