animate

Analyze features and implement purposeful animations for web and mobile interfaces.

1|1|Updated Feb 2, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/navikt/watson-sak-frontend --skill animate-navikt
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: animate
Source: https://github.com/navikt/watson-sak-frontend/tree/main/.agents/skills/animate
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/navikt/watson-sak-frontend --skill animate-navikt

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Analyze features and implement purposeful animations to enhance usability and user delight.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Context-driven animation assessment: Identify where motion clarifies relationships, feedback, and guidance.
  • Design-aligned implementation plan: Propose entrance, micro-interaction, and state-transition animations aligned with brand voice and performance budgets.
  • Safe, accessible motion practice: Prioritize prefers-reduced-motion and provide non-animated alternatives.

Quick Start

Describe a feature you want to animate and specify the intended motion style, audience, and constraints.

Frequently Asked Questions about animate

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I add purposeful animations to improve usability without hurting accessibility?

To add purposeful animations, analyze UI features to identify where motion clarifies relationships and provides feedback. This approach demands a design-first mindset with accessibility considerations, ensuring entrance, transition, and micro-interaction patterns enhance usability across web and mobile interfaces.

What is the best way to plan motion design for UI components during implementation?

The best way to plan motion design is to propose entrance, micro-interaction, and state-transition animations aligned with brand voice and performance budgets. This ensures motion serves usability and user delight rather than being decorative.

Can I use micro-interactions on both web and mobile interfaces safely?

Yes, micro-interactions can be applied to both web and mobile interfaces safely. You must coordinate entrance, transition, and micro-interaction patterns while prioritizing prefers-reduced-motion to ensure accessible motion practice across platforms.

When do I need to provide non-animated alternatives for UI transitions?

You need to provide non-animated alternatives for UI transitions whenever users have prefers-reduced-motion enabled. This safe, accessible motion practice ensures usability is maintained for all audience members regardless of their motion sensitivity.

How do I identify where motion design clarifies user feedback and guidance?

To identify where motion design clarifies feedback and guidance, perform context-driven animation assessment on your features. This involves analyzing UI components and workflows to pinpoint where entrance and transition animations can visually explain relationships.

What are the limitations of using animation to enhance user delight?

The limitations of using animation to enhance user delight include the need to adhere to performance budgets and brand voice alignment. Over-animating without context-driven assessment can obscure relationships and harm usability rather than improving it.