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James RussoandClaude Opus 4.6 0a0d5d3654 refactor(skills): consolidate 15 skills into 3 (#211)
* refactor(skills): consolidate 15 skills into 3 for better trigger reliability

Merge 9 GSAP skills (core, timeline, scrolltrigger, plugins, utils, react,
frameworks, performance, effects) and 6 HyperFrames skills (compose, captions,
tts, audio-reactive, marker-highlight, cli) into 3 consolidated skills:

- `gsap` — core API + timelines + performance in SKILL.md; scrolltrigger,
  plugins, utils, react, frameworks, effects in references/
- `hyperframes` — composition authoring rules in SKILL.md; captions, tts,
  audio-reactive, marker-highlight in references/
- `hyperframes-cli` — CLI commands (init, lint, preview, render, etc.)

Why: With 15 separate skills, agents must correctly trigger the right subset
for any task. "Create an animated video with captions" needed 6+ skills to
fire — each with ~90% trigger accuracy means ~53% chance of getting all of
them. With 3 skills, that same task needs just `hyperframes` + `gsap` (~90%
both fire). Progressive disclosure still works via references/ files loaded
on demand.

Also fixes: CLAUDE.md referenced `window.__GSAP_TIMELINE` (incorrect) —
corrected to `window.__timelines`.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* feat(cli): add --skip-skills flag to init command

Allow skipping the AI coding skills installation prompt during
`hyperframes init` with `--skip-skills`. Useful when skills are
already installed or when the user wants to scaffold without them.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(skills): address code review feedback on consolidation

Restore content lost during over-compression:

- captions: fix overflow to `visible` (not hidden — clips glow effects),
  add container pattern warning, scale headroom formula, and self-lint
  placement guidance
- audio-reactive: restore sampling frequency pattern (per-frame tl.call
  loop vs single tween) and textShadow-on-container gotcha
- effects/typewriter: restore word rotation, appending words, spacing
  with static text, and multi-line cursor handoff patterns
- effects/audio-visualizer: restore spatial mapping conventions, fetch vs
  inline loading, WebGL/DOM rendering approaches, and canvas layering
- hyperframes-cli: restore --strict-all flag in render flags table

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(cli): update build:copy and template for consolidated skill names

- build:copy: reference skills/hyperframes, skills/hyperframes-cli,
  skills/gsap instead of the old 15 skill directory names
- _shared/CLAUDE.md template: update skill table to consolidated names

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Data in Motion

Light guidance for data and stats in video compositions. The house style handles aesthetics — this just addresses data-specific pitfalls.

Visual Continuity

When successive stats belong to the same concept (Q1 → Q2 → Q3 → Q4, or three metrics for the same product), keep them in the same visual space with the same aesthetic. Only the VALUE changes. An aesthetic change should signal a new concept, not just a new number.

Numbers Need Visual Weight

A number on its own floats in empty space. Pair every metric with a visual element that gives it presence — a proportional fill bar, a background color shift, a shape that represents the value, a progress ring. The visual doesn't need to be a chart — it just needs to fill the frame and make the data feel tangible rather than just text on a background.

Avoid Web Patterns

  • No pie charts — hard to compare, looks like PowerPoint
  • No multi-axis charts — viewer can't study intersections in a 3-second window
  • No 6-panel dashboards — 2-3 related metrics side-by-side is fine, 6+ is a web pattern
  • No gridlines, tick marks, or legends — visual noise that adds nothing in motion
  • No chart library output — build with GSAP + SVG/CSS, not D3 or Chart.js