Roblox Animations

This covers the full Roblox animation pipeline, from loading tracks on Humanoid characters and AnimationController rigs to handling priority blending and replacing default character animations. The reference is thorough on the practical stuff: where to run animation code (LocalScript for players, Script for NPCs), how to wire up events like Stopped and GetMarkerReachedSignal, and runtime controls for speed, weight, and looping. The troubleshooting table at the end is genuinely useful, especially the reminder that playing player animations from a server Script breaks replication. If you're building combat systems, emotes, or custom character controllers in Roblox, this gives you the playback and blending mechanics without having to dig through the API docs.

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Install

$ npx -y skills add sentinelcore/roblox-skills --skill roblox-animations --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

Files

Roblox Animations Reference

Core Objects

Object	Purpose
`Animation`	Asset reference — holds `AnimationId`
`Animator`	Lives inside Humanoid or AnimationController; loads and drives tracks
`AnimationController`	Replaces Humanoid for non-character rigs
`AnimationTrack`	Returned by `LoadAnimation`; controls playback

Where to Run Animation Code

Scenario	Script Type	Location
Local player character	`LocalScript`	`StarterCharacterScripts`
NPC / server-owned model	`Script`	Inside model or `ServerScriptService`

Never play player character animations from a Script — they will not replicate correctly to the local client.

Loading and Playing Animations

-- LocalScript in StarterCharacterScripts
local character = script.Parent
local animator = character:WaitForChild("Humanoid"):WaitForChild("Animator")

local animation = Instance.new("Animation")
animation.AnimationId = "rbxassetid://1234567890"

local track = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)

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