diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/document.ts b/packages/sdk/src/document.ts
index 97c6a4a88..24da6051b 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/document.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/document.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { parseGsapScriptAcornForWrite } from "@hyperframes/core/gsap-parser-acor
 import {
   findRoot,
   getElementStyles,
+  getGsapScripts,
   getOwnText,
   isNewHostBoundary,
   querySelectorAllDeep,
@@ -67,22 +68,22 @@ function parseLocatedCached(script: string): Array<{ id: string; selector: strin
  */
 function buildAnimationIdMap(document: Document): Map<string, string[]> {
   const map = new Map<string, string[]>();
-  const script = extractGsapScript(document);
-  if (!script) return map;
-  for (const { id, selector } of parseLocatedCached(script)) {
-    if (!selector) continue;
-    let matches: Element[] = [];
-    try {
-      matches = querySelectorAllDeep(document, selector);
-    } catch {
-      continue; // selector not valid for querySelectorAll — skip
-    }
-    for (const el of matches) {
-      const hfId = el.getAttribute("data-hf-id");
-      if (!hfId) continue;
-      const list = map.get(hfId);
-      if (list) list.push(id);
-      else map.set(hfId, [id]);
+  for (const script of getGsapScripts(document)) {
+    for (const { id, selector } of parseLocatedCached(script)) {
+      if (!selector) continue;
+      let matches: Element[] = [];
+      try {
+        matches = querySelectorAllDeep(document, selector);
+      } catch {
+        continue; // selector not valid for querySelectorAll — skip
+      }
+      for (const el of matches) {
+        const hfId = el.getAttribute("data-hf-id");
+        if (!hfId) continue;
+        const list = map.get(hfId);
+        if (list) list.push(id);
+        else map.set(hfId, [id]);
+      }
     }
   }
   return map;
@@ -198,16 +199,7 @@ function buildElement(
 
 // fallow-ignore-next-line complexity
 function extractGsapScript(doc: Document): string | null {
-  // GSAP script is the first <script> tag whose text references gsap. Marker
-  // set must match studio sdkShadow.ts isGsapScriptBody so both pick the same
-  // script from a given composition.
-  for (const script of Array.from(doc.querySelectorAll("script"))) {
-    const text = script.textContent ?? "";
-    if (text.includes("gsap") || text.includes("__timelines") || text.includes("ScrollTrigger")) {
-      return text;
-    }
-  }
-  return null;
+  return getGsapScripts(doc)[0] ?? null;
 }
 
 function extractStyles(doc: Document): string | null {
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/engine/model.ts b/packages/sdk/src/engine/model.ts
index f4ea96137..efecd1e0f 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/engine/model.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/engine/model.ts
@@ -372,11 +372,39 @@ export function setStyleSheet(document: Document, css: string): void {
 
 // ─── GSAP script helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
+function findScriptElementsDeep(document: Document): Element[] {
+  const scripts: Element[] = [];
+  const walk = (parent: Element): void => {
+    for (const child of Array.from(parent.children)) {
+      const tag = child.tagName.toLowerCase();
+      if (tag === "script") {
+        scripts.push(child);
+        continue;
+      }
+      if (tag === "template") {
+        if (isCompositionTemplate(child)) walk(child);
+        continue;
+      }
+      walk(child);
+    }
+  };
+  if (document.documentElement) walk(document.documentElement);
+  return scripts;
+}
+
+export function getGsapScripts(document: Document): string[] {
+  return findScriptElementsDeep(document)
+    .map((script) => script.textContent ?? "")
+    .filter(
+      (text) =>
+        text.includes("gsap") || text.includes("__timelines") || text.includes("ScrollTrigger"),
+    );
+}
+
 function findGsapScriptElement(document: Document): Element | null {
-  const scripts = document.querySelectorAll("script");
-  for (const script of Array.from(scripts)) {
+  for (const script of findScriptElementsDeep(document)) {
     const text = script.textContent ?? "";
-    if (text.includes("gsap") || text.includes("ScrollTrigger"))
+    if (text.includes("gsap") || text.includes("__timelines") || text.includes("ScrollTrigger"))
       return script as unknown as Element;
   }
   return null;
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/session.template.test.ts b/packages/sdk/src/session.template.test.ts
index 6a73be134..46d3aab3c 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/session.template.test.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/session.template.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,22 @@ describe("template-based sub-comp compositions", () => {
     );
     expect(comp.getElement("hf-dup")?.text).toBe("tpl");
   });
+
+  it("models GSAP animations declared inside a composition template", async () => {
+    const comp = await openComposition(`
+      <template data-composition-id="document-card">
+        <div data-hf-id="hf-line" class="line">line</div>
+        <script>
+          var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
+          tl.to("[data-hf-id=\\"hf-line\\"]", { x: 100, duration: 1 }, 0);
+        </script>
+      </template>
+    `);
+
+    const animationIds = comp.getElement("hf-line")?.animationIds ?? [];
+    expect(animationIds).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(comp.getAllAnimationIds()).toEqual(new Set(animationIds));
+  });
 });
 
 // The authored sub-comp form `hyperframes add` scaffolds: the composition id is
diff --git a/packages/sdk/src/session.ts b/packages/sdk/src/session.ts
index d84d9c07c..3a98ae124 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/src/session.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/src/session.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ import type { PersistAdapter, PreviewAdapter } from "./adapters/types.js";
 import { parseMutable } from "./engine/model.js";
 import type { ParsedDocument } from "./engine/model.js";
 import { applyOp, validateOp, type MutationResult } from "./engine/mutate.js";
-import { getGsapScript, resolveScoped, declarationElement } from "./engine/model.js";
+import {
+  getGsapScript,
+  getGsapScripts,
+  resolveScoped,
+  declarationElement,
+} from "./engine/model.js";
 import { extractGsapLabels } from "@hyperframes/core/gsap-parser-acorn";
 import { stripEmbeddedRuntimeScripts } from "@hyperframes/core/compiler/html-document";
 import { parseStartExpression } from "@hyperframes/core/runtime/start-expression";
@@ -555,8 +560,11 @@ class CompositionImpl implements Composition {
   }
 
   getAllAnimationIds(): Set<string> {
-    const script = getGsapScript(this.parsed.document);
-    return script ? parsedAnimationIds(script) : new Set();
+    const ids = new Set<string>();
+    for (const script of getGsapScripts(this.parsed.document)) {
+      for (const id of parsedAnimationIds(script)) ids.add(id);
+    }
+    return ids;
   }
 
   // ── Selection API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────