Dashmotion
Animated dark-theme flow and architecture diagrams as one self-contained HTML file
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 17, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · d46b50f
Task: an animated CI/CD pipeline flowchart (push → build → test → gate → deploy → smoke → rollback). The baseline run without the skill — SVG was written manually, and the standard check_diagram.py found 6 real defects in it: two connectors without fill="none" (rendered as black polygons), the rollback path passed through the Test box, dashoffset -8 with dasharray 5 5 (a seam on each cycle), and a point flying past the line. With the skill: I described the semantics in JSON, layout.py --render assembled the file — check_diagram.py gave PASS, 0 violations. The engine itself unfolded the reverse edge GATE→BUILD into a ↻ annotation and built 6 chained animateMotion-points. Result — 7.7 KB, 0 external links, SVG parsed as valid XML, had prefers-reduced-motion and pauseAnimations; README claims about «a couple of KB, no dependencies» were confirmed by measurement. The first render failed with a clear validation error (the hops log required [from,to] pairs, not a list of nodes) — the script was not silent, but the format in SKILL.md's body was described less explicitly than in references.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 9/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Dashmotion does
Turns a plain-English description or Mermaid source into an animated technical diagram: a single self-contained HTML+SVG file where dashed connectors stream and light dots travel the request path. Triggers on flowchart, pipeline, state machine, architecture, microservices or network topology requests, especially when the diagram needs to look alive on a landing page, README or docs site.
How to install Dashmotion
git clone https://github.com/csthink/dashmotion.git
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cd dashmotion && cp -r skills/dashmotion ~/.claude/skills/dashmotion
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Dashmotion
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/dashmotionAnimated dark-theme flow and architecture diagrams as one self-contained HTML file
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Make an animated diagram of our CI/CD pipeline with a retry loop and rollback -
I need a self-contained animated architecture diagram for the README -
Turn this Mermaid flowchart into a dark-theme animated HTML diagram
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Dashmotion skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from csthink/dashmotion. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Dashmotion work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 17, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Task: an animated CI/CD pipeline flowchart (push → build → test → gate → deploy → smoke → rollback). The baseline run without the skill — SVG was written manually, and the standard check_diagram.py found 6 real defects in it: two connectors without fill="none" (rendered as black polygons), the rollback path passed through the Test box, dashoffset -8 with dasharray 5 5 (a seam on each cycle), and a point flying past the line. With the skill: I described the semantics in JSON, layout.py --render assembled the file — check_diagram.py gave PASS, 0 violations. The engine itself unfolded the reverse edge GATE→BUILD into a ↻ annotation and built 6 chained animateMotion-points. Result — 7.7 KB, 0 external links, SVG parsed as valid XML, had prefers-reduced-motion and pauseAnimations; README claims about «a couple of KB, no dependencies» were confirmed by measurement. The first render failed with a clear validation error (the hops log required [from,to] pairs, not a list of nodes) — the script was not silent, but the format in SKILL.md's body was described less explicitly than in references.
- What is the Dashmotion SkillProof Score?
- 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Dashmotion?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Dashmotion with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.