manimgl-best-practices
| Trigger when: (1) User mentions "manimgl" or "ManimGL" or "3b1b manim", (2) Code contains `from manimlib import *`, (3) User runs…
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Trigger when: (1) User mentions "manimgl" or "ManimGL" or "3b1b manim", (2) Code contains from manimlib import *, (3) User runs manimgl CLI commands, (4) Working with InteractiveScene, self.frame, self.embed(), ShowCreation(), or ManimGL-specific patterns.
Best practices for ManimGL (Grant Sanderson's 3Blue1Brown version) - OpenGL-based animation engine with interactive development. Covers InteractiveScene, Tex with t2c, camera frame control, interactive mode (-se flag), 3D rendering, and checkpoint_paste() workflow.
NOT for Manim Community Edition (which uses manim imports and manim CLI).
What it can do
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- Trigger when: (1) User mentions "manimgl" or "ManimGL" or "3b1b manim", (2) Code contains `from manimlib import *`, (3) User runs `manimgl` CLI commands, (4) Working with InteractiveScene, self.frame, self.embed(), ShowCreation(), or ManimGL-specific patterns.
- Best practices for ManimGL (Grant Sanderson's 3Blue1Brown version) - OpenGL-based animation engine with interactive development. Covers InteractiveScene, Tex with t2c, camera frame control, interactive mode (-se flag), 3D rendering, and checkpoint_paste() workflow.
- NOT for Manim Community Edition (which uses `manim` imports and
Setup
- Install:
npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --all - The skill auto-loads when relevant, or invoke it by name in your agent.
Prerequisites
A compatible AI coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.).
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 7/10
Massive community video-production skill collection (68k+ stars) with 700+ skill files. Very popular but AGPL-3.0 licensed — check license fit before commercial use.
Sources
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