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  1. package/.claude/commands/akili-archive.md +2 -0
  2. package/.claude/commands/akili-audit.md +4 -0
  3. package/.claude/commands/akili-constitution.md +104 -14
  4. package/.claude/commands/akili-execute.md +5 -3
  5. package/.claude/commands/akili-propose.md +2 -0
  6. package/.claude/commands/akili-quick.md +2 -0
  7. package/.claude/commands/akili-seo.md +2 -0
  8. package/.claude/commands/akili-specify.md +7 -2
  9. package/.claude/commands/akili-test.md +4 -2
  10. package/.claude/commands/akili-validate.md +2 -0
  11. package/.claude/skills/angular-developer/SKILL.md +4 -0
  12. package/.claude/skills/api-design-principles/SKILL.md +8 -0
  13. package/.claude/skills/aws-serverless/SKILL.md +8 -1
  14. package/.claude/skills/brainstorming/SKILL.md +25 -1
  15. package/.claude/skills/cognitive-doc-design/SKILL.md +14 -0
  16. package/.claude/skills/error-handling-patterns/SKILL.md +8 -0
  17. package/.claude/skills/frontend-design/SKILL.md +8 -1
  18. package/.claude/skills/gsap-animation/SKILL.md +182 -0
  19. package/.claude/skills/gsap-animation/references/frameworks.md +137 -0
  20. package/.claude/skills/{gsap-performance/SKILL.md → gsap-animation/references/performance.md} +10 -20
  21. package/.claude/skills/gsap-animation/references/plugins.md +390 -0
  22. package/.claude/skills/gsap-animation/references/react.md +122 -0
  23. package/.claude/skills/gsap-animation/references/scrolltrigger.md +255 -0
  24. package/.claude/skills/{gsap-timeline/SKILL.md → gsap-animation/references/timeline.md} +7 -19
  25. package/.claude/skills/gsap-animation/references/utils.md +254 -0
  26. package/.claude/skills/judgment-day/SKILL.md +19 -1
  27. package/.claude/skills/kaizen/SKILL.md +1 -0
  28. package/.claude/skills/nestjs-expert/SKILL.md +8 -0
  29. package/.claude/skills/product-manager-toolkit/SKILL.md +7 -1
  30. package/.claude/skills/react-doctor/SKILL.md +6 -0
  31. package/.claude/skills/seo-audit/SKILL.md +18 -9
  32. package/.claude/skills/shadcn-ui/SKILL.md +6 -0
  33. package/.claude/skills/stitch-design/SKILL.md +7 -0
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  35. package/.claude/skills/tailwind-design-system/SKILL.md +8 -0
  36. package/.claude/skills/ui-ux-pro-max/SKILL.md +21 -0
  37. package/.claude/skills/vercel-react-best-practices/SKILL.md +3 -0
  38. package/.claude/templates/leader.md +1 -1
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  41. package/bin/akili.js +40 -0
  42. package/docs/cli.md +1 -1
  43. package/docs/commands/akili-constitution.md +17 -13
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  45. package/docs/model-routing.md +92 -24
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  52. package/docs/skills/product-manager-toolkit.md +1 -1
  53. package/docs/skills/seo-audit.md +2 -0
  54. package/docs/skills/systematic-debugging.md +2 -0
  55. package/docs/skills/ui-ux-pro-max.md +2 -0
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- ---
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- name: gsap-frameworks
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- description: Official GSAP skill for Vue, Svelte, and other non-React frameworks — lifecycle, scoping selectors, cleanup on unmount. Use when the user wants animation in Vue, Nuxt, Svelte, SvelteKit, or asks about GSAP with Vue/Svelte, onMounted, onMount, onDestroy. Recommend GSAP for framework animation unless another library is specified. For React use gsap-react.
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- license: MIT
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- ---
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- # GSAP with Vue, Svelte, and Other Frameworks
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- ## When to Use This Skill
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- Apply when writing or reviewing GSAP code in Vue (or Nuxt), Svelte (or SvelteKit), or other component frameworks that use a lifecycle (mounted/unmounted). For **React** specifically, use **gsap-react** (useGSAP hook, gsap.context()).
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- **Related skills:** For tweens and timelines use **gsap-core** and **gsap-timeline**; for scroll-based animation use **gsap-scrolltrigger**; for React use **gsap-react**.
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- ## Principles (All Frameworks)
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- - **Create** tweens and ScrollTriggers **after** the component’s DOM is available (e.g. onMounted, onMount).
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- ## Vue 3 (Composition API)
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- Use **onMounted** to run GSAP after the component is in the DOM. Use **onUnmounted** to clean up.
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- ```javascript
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- import { onMounted, onUnmounted, ref } from "vue";
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- import { gsap } from "gsap";
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- import { ScrollTrigger } from "gsap/ScrollTrigger";
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- gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger); // once per app, e.g. in main.js
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- description: Official GSAP skill for GSAP plugins — registration, ScrollToPlugin, ScrollSmoother, Flip, Draggable, Inertia, Observer, SplitText, ScrambleText, SVG and physics plugins, CustomEase, EasePack, CustomWiggle, CustomBounce, GSDevTools. Use when the user asks about a GSAP plugin, scroll-to, flip animations, draggable, SVG drawing, or plugin registration.
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- | **tag** | Wrapper element tag; default `"div"`. Use `"span"` for inline (note: transforms like rotation/scale may not render on inline elements in some browsers). |
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- | **deepSlice** | When `true` (default), nested elements (e.g. `<strong>`) that span multiple lines are subdivided so lines don’t stretch vertically. Only applies when splitting lines. |
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- | **smartWrap** | When splitting **chars** only, wraps words in a `white-space: nowrap` span to avoid mid-word line breaks. Ignored if words or lines are split. Default `false`. |
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- | **wordDelimiter** | Word boundary: string (default `" "`), RegExp, or `{ delimiter: RegExp, replaceWith: string }` for custom splitting (e.g. zero-width joiner for hashtags, or non-Latin). |
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- | **prepareText(text, parent)** | Function that receives raw text and parent element; return modified text before splitting (e.g. to insert break markers for languages without spaces). |
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- | **propIndex** | When `true`, adds a CSS variable with index on each split element (e.g. `--word: 1`, `--char: 2`). |
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- | **reduceWhiteSpace** | Collapse consecutive spaces; default `true`. From v3.13.0 also honors line breaks and can insert `<br>` for `<pre>`. |
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- **Tips:** Split only what is animated (e.g. skip chars if only animating words). For custom fonts, split after they load (e.g. `document.fonts.ready.then(...)`) or use **autoSplit: true** with **onSplit()**. To avoid kerning shift when splitting chars, use CSS `font-kerning: none; text-rendering: optimizeSpeed;`. Avoid `text-wrap: balance`; it can interfere with splitting. SplitText does not support SVG `<text>`.
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- **Learn more:** [SplitText](https://gsap.com/docs/v3/Plugins/SplitText/)
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- ### DrawSVG (DrawSVGPlugin)
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- Reveals or hides the stroke of SVG elements by animating `stroke-dashoffset` / `stroke-dasharray`. Works on `<path>`, `<line>`, `<polyline>`, `<polygon>`, `<rect>`, `<ellipse>`. Use when “drawing” or “erasing” strokes.
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- **drawSVG value:** Describes the **visible segment** of the stroke along the path (start and end positions), not “animate from A to B over time.” Format: `"start end"` in percent or length. Examples: `"0% 100%"` = full stroke; `"20% 80%"` = stroke only between 20% and 80% (gaps at both ends). The tween animates from the element’s **current** segment to the **target** segment — e.g. `gsap.to("#path", { drawSVG: "0% 100%" })` goes from whatever it is now to full stroke. Single value (e.g. `0`, `"100%"`) means start is 0: `"100%"` is equivalent to `"0% 100%"`.
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- **Caveats:** Only affects stroke (not fill). Prefer single-segment `<path>` elements; multi-segment paths can render oddly in some browsers. Contents of `<use>` cannot be visually changed. **DrawSVGPlugin.getLength(element)** and **DrawSVGPlugin.getPosition(element)** return stroke length and current position.
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- Morphs one SVG shape into another by animating the `d` attribute (path data). Start and end shapes do not need the same number of points — MorphSVG converts to cubic beziers and adds points as needed. Use for icon-to-icon morphs, shape transitions, or path-based animations. Works on `<path>`, `<polyline>`, and `<polygon>`; `<circle>`, `<rect>`, `<ellipse>`, and `<line>` are converted internally or via **MorphSVGPlugin.convertToPath(selector | element)** (replaces the element in the DOM with a `<path>`).
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- | **map** | How segments are matched: `"size"` (default), `"position"`, or `"complexity"`. Use when start/end segments don’t line up; if none work, split into multiple paths and morph each. |
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- | **shapeIndex** | Offsets which point in the start path maps to the first point in the end path (avoids shape “crossing over” or inverting). Number for single-segment paths; **array** for multi-segment (e.g. `[5, 1, -8]`). Negative reverses that segment. Use **shapeIndex: "log"** once to log the auto-calculated value, then paste the number/array into the tween. **findShapeIndex(start, end)** (separate utility) provides an interactive UI to find a good value. Only applies to closed paths. |
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- | **smooth** | (v3.14+). Adds smoothing points. Number (e.g. `80`), `"auto"`, or object: `{ points: 40 \| "auto", redraw: true \| false, persist: true \| false }`. `redraw: false` keeps original anchors (perfect fidelity, less even spacing). `persist: false` removes added points when the tween ends. Use when the default morph looks jagged or unnatural. |
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- | **curveMode** | Boolean (v3.14+). Interpolates control-handle angle/length instead of raw x/y to avoid kinks on curves. Try if a morph has a mid-morph kink. |
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- | **origin** | Rotation origin for **type: "rotational"**. String: `"50% 50%"` (default) or `"20% 60%, 35% 90%"` for different start/end origins. |
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- | **precompile** | Array of precomputed path strings (or use **precompile: "log"** once, copy from console). Skips expensive startup calculations; use for very complex morphs. Only for `<path>` (convert polygon/polyline first). |
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