Is the Manim Video skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from ApliroAI/manim-video-lab. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Manim Video SkillProof Score?

9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.

How do I install Manim Video?

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 Manim Video 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.

Manim Video

Docker-based Manim pipeline for 3Blue1Brown-style explainer videos and algorithm animations.

by ApliroAI · ApliroAI/manim-video-lab

Tested · Works

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 9.2/10
Tested: Jul 16, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · fc4746d

The algorithm-choreography reference turns a bare swap loop into a real compare/verdict/swap-with-travel choreography with a growing 'sorted' region and subcaptions — a legitimately better explainer scene than a naive baseline, though actual rendering needs Docker which wasn't available to verify end-to-end.

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 8/10
Docs & honesty 5/5

What Manim Video does

Guides planning, coding, rendering, and stitching of Manim Community Edition scenes into explainer videos, with a Dockerized render stack (Manim + LaTeX + ffmpeg) so no host install is needed. Triggers on requests for math/algorithm animations, paper-to-video explainers, or Manim troubleshooting; extensive reference docs cover pacing, color, typography, and algorithm choreography.

How to install Manim Video

git clone https://github.com/ApliroAI/manim-video-lab
cd manim-video-lab
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r . ~/.claude/skills/manim-video

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Manim Video

/manim-video Docker-based Manim pipeline for 3Blue1Brown-style explainer videos and algorithm animations.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Create a 3Blue1Brown style animation explaining the chain rule visually
I need a Manim scene visualizing bubble sort for my algorithms lecture
Turn this research paper into an animated explainer video with narration

Frequently asked questions

Is the Manim Video skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from ApliroAI/manim-video-lab. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Manim Video work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 16, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. The algorithm-choreography reference turns a bare swap loop into a real compare/verdict/swap-with-travel choreography with a growing 'sorted' region and subcaptions — a legitimately better explainer scene than a naive baseline, though actual rendering needs Docker which wasn't available to verify end-to-end.
What is the Manim Video SkillProof Score?: 9.2/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 8/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
How do I install Manim Video?: 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 Manim Video 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.