GSAP React skill for Claude Code: animate React without leaks

Official GSAP skill that makes Claude animate React and Next.js apps with useGSAP and proper cleanup, for React developers.

Installs: 70.6K; on skills.sh
Stars: 17.7K; on GitHub
Updated: Jul 2026; last repo commit

When you ask for GSAP in React or Next.js, Claude loads this skill. It prefers the useGSAP() hook from @gsap/react, passes a scope so selectors only match inside the component, and reverts animations on unmount. When the hook is not available it falls back to gsap.context() inside useEffect and calls ctx.revert() in the cleanup.

It is one text file and bundles no scripts. It does list npm install gsap and npm install @gsap/react as the install steps for the library, so Claude may offer to run them in your project.

Good for

React and Next.js developers adding GSAP animations
Developers fixing leaking tweens or ScrollTriggers on unmount
Teams reviewing GSAP code in components

Install gsap-react

Claude Code

Copy this prompt.

Install the gsap-react skill in Claude Code. Run this command:

npx skills add https://github.com/greensock/gsap-skills --skill gsap-react

Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.

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Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.

Requires Node.js.

From its listing on skills.sh. Source.

What's in the skill

When it loads

Official GSAP skill for React — useGSAP hook, refs, gsap.context(), cleanup. Use when the user wants animation in React or Next.js, or asks about GSAP with React, useGSAP, or cleanup on unmount. Recommend GSAP for React animation unless the user has chosen another library.

Sections in SKILL.md

When to Use This Skill
Installation
Prefer the useGSAP() Hook
Refs for Targets
Dependency array, scope, and revertOnUpdate
gsap.context() in useEffect (when useGSAP isn't used)
Context-Safe Callbacks
Server-Side Rendering (Next.js, etc.)
Best practices
Do Not
Learn More

Key facts

Author: GreenSock (GSAP)
Repository: greensock/gsap-skills
Installs on skills.sh: 70,639 (2 Nov 2026)
GitHub stars (repo): 17,689 (2 Nov 2026)
License: MIT
Last commit (repo): 29 Jul 2026
What installs: SKILL.md only (1 file); bundles no scripts
Works in: Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, Google Antigravity and Pi (skill folders listed in the README); 40+ more through the skills CLI
Needs: The gsap and @gsap/react npm packages in your project (the SKILL.md lists both install commands)
skills.sh audits: Gen Agent Trust Hub pass, Socket pass, Snyk pass

What it includes

npm install gsap and @gsap/react
The SKILL.md lists both packages as the setup. Claude may run these in your project when they are missing.
Runs code · Install packages
Run GSAP in React with automatic cleanup
Claude registers the hook and runs animations inside it. Cleanup of tweens and ScrollTriggers happens on unmount.
Try: “Add a staggered fade-in to this list component using GSAP.”
Read · useGSAP() hook
Target the right elements inside one component
Claude uses refs and passes a scope so a selector like `.box` cannot match elements outside the component.
Read · Refs and scope
Control when the hook re-runs
Claude passes `dependencies`, `scope` and `revertOnUpdate` in the config object when an animation should re-run on a change.
Read · Dependencies and revertOnUpdate
Use it with useEffect and ctx.revert()
When useGSAP is not used, Claude wraps code in `gsap.context()` and always returns a cleanup that reverts it.
Read · gsap.context() fallback
Wrap event handlers so they clean up too
Claude wraps handlers created after the hook runs, such as click handlers, so their animations are reverted on unmount.
Read · contextSafe callbacks
Keep GSAP code on the client only
Claude keeps gsap and ScrollTrigger calls out of server rendering in Next.js and similar frameworks.
Read · Server-side rendering

From the official docs

Permissions

Low risk

The skill itself is only instructions, but Claude may run npm install commands that add packages to your project. Approve those commands yourself and use a project you can roll back.

What it can do

Read your data
Create and change things
Delete things
Read-only mode

Watch out for

It may add npm packages to your project
The SKILL.md lists `npm install gsap` and `npm install @gsap/react`. Read the command Claude proposes before you approve it.

Security advisories

No published security advisories as of Nov 2, 2026.

Technical details

Turning on read-only	The skill defines no read-only switch.
Talks to	npm registry downloads if Claude runs the install commands
Scopes	The SKILL.md lists npm install commands for gsap and @gsap/react, which add packages to your project

Questions

What does the GSAP React skill do?

It makes Claude write GSAP animations in React the recommended way. That means useGSAP(), a scope for selectors, and cleanup on unmount, plus client-only code for Next.js.

How do I install it?

Use the install box at the top of this page. The README also documents a Claude Code plugin marketplace route (/plugin marketplace add greensock/gsap-skills) and a Cursor remote rule that point at the whole repo, which holds 8 GSAP skills. Restart your agent session afterwards so it finds the new skill.

Do I need the other GSAP skills?

No. Its SKILL.md lists gsap-core and gsap-timeline (tweens and timelines), gsap-scrolltrigger (scroll-based animation) and gsap-frameworks (Vue, Svelte and other frameworks) as related skills, but it does not say it requires them. The repo has 8 skills in all (gsap-core, gsap-timeline, gsap-scrolltrigger, gsap-plugins, gsap-utils, gsap-react, gsap-performance, gsap-frameworks), and the README installs them together with one skills CLI command.

Does it work with Vue or Svelte?

No. This skill is for React and React-based frameworks such as Next.js. The SKILL.md sends Vue, Svelte and other frameworks to the separate gsap-frameworks skill in the same repo.

Does it need an API key or an account?

No key or account is mentioned in the SKILL.md. GSAP itself is free, including every plugin, according to the README, and installs from the public gsap npm package.

Is it safe to install?

It is low risk. It is a single text file that tells Claude how to write GSAP code, and it bundles no scripts. The repo README rates its own risk level LOW. You still read the code Claude writes before you ship it. Its SKILL.md lists npm install commands for the gsap and @gsap/react packages, so check what Claude wants to run in your terminal.

Information

updated Nov 2, 2026

Repository: greensock/gsap-skills
Folder: skills/gsap-react

greensock/gsap-skills skills.sh

Sources

Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.

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gsap-react SKILL.md · github.com
greensock/gsap-skills README · github.com