A specialized planning agent that transforms educational concepts into structured, scene-by-scene animation scripts for the Manim engine.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install manim-composer
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install manim-composer using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Manim Composer?
Manim Composer is a technical planning skill designed for Openclaw Skills that bridges the gap between a raw educational concept and a finished mathematical visualization. It focuses on the pedagogical and narrative aspects of video creation, ensuring that animations are not just visually appealing but also educationally effective. By adopting the iconic 3Blue1Brown style, it helps users structure their content with a focus on visual storytelling, progressive revelation, and mathematical beauty.
This skill is intended to be used at the start of the creative process. Instead of jumping straight into code, it forces a structured planning phase where the narrative hook, audience prerequisites, and visual metaphors are defined. This ensures that the final output produced via ManimCE or ManimGL is coherent, engaging, and logically sound.
Manim Composer Use Cases
- Planning complex mathematical visualizations or physics simulations for educational YouTube channels.
- Creating detailed scripts for technical explainer videos that require a 3Blue1Brown aesthetic.
- Researching difficult scientific topics to identify the "aha moment" and core insights for learners.
- Structuring narrative arcs for long-form educational content to ensure viewer engagement.
- Generating technical specifications for animation scenes before writing a single line of Manim code.
How Manim Composer Works
- The skill conducts deep research into the target topic to find key insights and address common misconceptions.
- It identifies a narrative hook and a central question to anchor the video's story.
- It engages the user in a targeted clarification phase to define the audience background, video length, and style preferences.
- It applies 3b1b style principles to design visual transformations and pacing.
- It outputs a comprehensive scenes.md file containing the full narrative arc, visual elements, and technical implementation notes.
Manim Composer Setup
To use this skill within your environment, ensure you have the Openclaw Skills framework configured. This skill acts as a pre-coding planner.
# Clone or add the skill to your agent's capability directory
# This skill should be used before manimce-best-practices
No additional software is required for the planning phase, though having Manim installed is recommended for the subsequent implementation phase.
Manim Composer Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill produces a structured scenes.md file that serves as the blueprint for the animation project. The schema includes:
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Overview | Contains the topic, hook, target audience, and the key "aha" insight. |
| Narrative Arc | A high-level description of the journey from confusion to understanding. |
| Scene Specification | Details for each scene including duration, visual elements (mobjects), and narration notes. |
| Technical Notes | Specific Manim classes or methods recommended for the implementation of the scene. |
| Color Palette | Defines primary, secondary, and accent colors for visual consistency. |
| Implementation Order | A suggested roadmap for coding the animation based on dependency logic. |
Manim Composer Advanced Features
- Deep research integration to automatically find pedagogical insights for any given topic.
- 3b1b Narrative Pattern support for high-end educational storytelling.
- Progressive revelation logic to ensure concepts are built layer-by-layer.
- Visual continuity planning to prioritize transformations over simple object replacements.
- Multi-version compatibility with notes for both ManimCE and ManimGL users.
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