Manim Composer

If you've ever tried to jump straight into writing Manim code for an educational video, you know how messy it gets when you haven't planned the narrative arc. This skill forces you to think through the entire video structure first. It researches your topic, asks clarifying questions about audience and scope, then outputs a detailed scenes.md file with visual elements, narration notes, and technical implementation hints. The workflow is explicitly inspired by 3Blue1Brown's approach: progressive revelation, visual continuity, concrete to abstract. Think of it as storyboarding for math animations. You use this before touching any Manim code, then hand off the scenes.md to actual implementation skills.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill --skill manim-composer --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Workflow

Phase 1: Understand the Concept

Research the topic deeply before asking questions
- Use web search to understand the core concepts
- Identify the key insights that make this topic interesting
- Find the "aha moment" - what makes this click for learners
- Note common misconceptions to address
Identify the narrative hook
- What question does this video answer?
- Why should the viewer care?
- What's the surprising or counterintuitive element?

Phase 2: Clarify with User

Ask targeted questions (not all at once - adapt based on responses):

Audience & Scope

What math/science background should I assume? (e.g., "knows calculus" or "high school algebra")
Target video length? (short: 5-10min, medium: 15-20min, long: 30min+)
Should this be self-contained or part of a series?

Focus & Depth