Motion Dictionary
Describe an effect loosely, get its real name to prompt with.
What it does
Reverse-lookup glossary that turns a vague description of a web animation or motion effect into its exact term ("the bouncy thing when a popover opens" → Pop in; "the iOS rubber-band scroll" → Rubber-banding). Use when the user asks "what's it called when…", or describes a motion effect without knowing its name and wants the right word to prompt an AI or designer with. For naming an effect, not designing or building one.
Install in under a minute
Mac or Linux, after you download
unzip motion-dictionary.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/Windows PowerShell
Expand-Archive motion-dictionary.zip -DestinationPath $HOME\.claude\skills- Start a new Claude Code session so it sees the skill.
- Ask in plain words, for example: "Use Motion Dictionary on this project."
- Unzip the download, then zip just the motion-dictionary folder if your computer added an extra folder.
- In Claude.ai, open Settings, then Capabilities, and upload it under Skills.
- Turn the skill on and ask Claude to use it.
Motion Dictionary uses the open SKILL.md format, so it also works in agents like Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and Codex. Copy the motion-dictionary folder into that agent's skills folder, for example .cursor/skills/ or .github/skills/ in your project.
What's inside
The 5 main sections of the SKILL.md, in order.
- Initial Response
- Quick Start
- Instructions
- Examples
- Glossary
In the download: LICENSE, NOTICE.md, SKILL.md
Credit and license
Motion Dictionary is a renamed, packaged copy of animation-vocabulary by Emil Kowalski (github.com/emilkowalski/skills), used under the MIT license. The license and a list of changes ship inside the download.
Questions
Does Motion Dictionary work in Claude.ai, not just Claude Code?
Yes. In Claude.ai, upload the motion-dictionary folder as a zip in Settings under Capabilities. It also works in other agents that support Agent Skills, like Cursor, Gemini CLI and GitHub Copilot.
What do I get?
A zip with the motion-dictionary folder: its SKILL.md (2,677 words) and its license files. One payment, instant download.
Who made Motion Dictionary?
It's a renamed, packaged copy of animation-vocabulary by Emil Kowalski, used under the MIT license. The license and a list of changes ship inside the download.