Manim Skill for Claude Code

Create videos like you write code with Claude Code

Claude autonomously generates 3Blue1Brown-style video following a structured workflow: Plan → Code → Render → Iterate.

Dependencies

Before using this skill, install the following dependencies:

# Install System Dependencies(on MacOS)
brew install cairo pkg-config ffmpeg

# Install Manim Community Edition
uv tool install manim

Installation

# Add this repository as a marketplace
/plugin marketplace add Yusuke710/manim-skill

# Install the plugin
/plugin install manim-skill/manim-skill

# Install Manim Community Edition best practices
npx skills add adithya-s-k/manim_skill/skills/manimce-best-practices

How to use

Manim Skill is designed to integrate seamlessly with Claude Code. Planning, coding and rendering all happen on claude code.

1. Plan - A better plan leads to a better video. You can use claude code's "plan mode" just like you would plan before coding. Without plan mode, Claude will design the video structure with scenes automatically.
2. Code and Render - Claude writes Manim code in Python and runs Manim until all scenes render successfully.
3. Iterate - Claude opens video viewers in your browser and you can provide feedback and paste it into Claude Code. Then it will refine the video based on your feedback.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.