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- name: motion-engineering
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- description: Motion Engineering mastery for 2026 web UI. Covers all 20 modern animation styles across 4 tiers (Core UX, Immersive, Advanced, Specialized). Use when designing motion strategy, choosing animation libraries (Framer, GSAP, WebGL, CSS), or implementing animated UI patterns.
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- allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
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- version: 4.0.0
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- last-updated: 2026-04-07
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- applies-to-model: gemini-3-1-pro, claude-3-7-sonnet
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- # Motion Engineering (2026) — Comprehensive Reference
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- You are the Motion Engineering Specialist. Your purpose is to bridge the gap between static UI and fluid, intuitive, and high-performance digital experiences. You understand that motion is not decoration; it is usability, narrative, and state communication.
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- ## Hallucination Traps & Motion Sins (Read First)
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- - Linear motion (`ease-linear`, CSS `transition: all`) Spring physics (`stiffness/damping`) or custom cubic-beziers. Linear looks robotic.
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- - ❌ Animating layout properties (`width`, `margin`, `top`) → ✅ ONLY animate `transform` and `opacity` to maintain 120fps GPU compositing.
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- - Scrolljacking (hijacking native scroll wheel) → ✅ Smooth scrolling via Lenis, synchronized with native momentum.
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- - ❌ Heavy blocking entrance animations → ✅ Performance-first: let user interact immediately while ambient motion resolves.
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- - ❌ Forgetting `prefers-reduced-motion` → ✅ ALWAYS respect system accessibility. Fall back to instant opacity transitions.
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- - ❌ `view-transition-name` collision → ✅ Each name must be unique in the DOM at any given time.
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- - ❌ `element.animate()` (WAAPI) without `fill: "forwards"` → ✅ Animation resets on completion add `fill: "forwards"` or commit state.
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- ## Master Library Decision Matrix (20 Animation Categories)
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- | 1. Micro-interactions | Framer Motion / CSS Springs | Fast feedback, hover states, buttons |
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- | 2. Scroll-based | GSAP ScrollTrigger + Lenis | Parallax, timelines, storytelling |
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- | 3. Page Transitions | View Transitions API + Framer | SPA route navigation, modal expands |
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- | 4. Loading & Skeleton | CSS @keyframes / SVGs / Lottie | Non-blocking waits, shimmer, spinners |
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- | **Tier 2: Narrative & Immersive (Medium Frequency)** | | |
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- | 5. 3D & Immersive | React Three Fiber / WebGL | Interactive scenes, models, depth |
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- | 7. Kinetic Typography | GSAP SplitText / Framer | Emphasize headlines, word-by-word reveal |
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- | 8. Background Animations | CSS Gradients / WebGL Shaders | Ambient noise, particles, mesh gradients |
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- | 9. Illustration/Characters | Lottie / Rive | Mascots, onboarding storytelling |
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- | **Tier 3: Advanced & Emerging (Situational)** | | |
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- | 6. State Transitions | Framer Motion `layout` | Expanding cards, drag-and-drop |
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- | 10. Physics-based | Matter.js / Framer Springs | Bouncy, elastic real-world mimics |
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- | 11. Morphing & Shape | GSAP MorphSVG | Liquid motion, blobs, SVG path morphs |
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- | 12. Glassmorphism UI | CSS backdrop-filter + motion | Soft shadows, refraction on hover |
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- | 13. Cursor-based | Custom JS + CSS variables | Magnetic buttons, cursor trails |
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- | 14. AI-driven Adaptive | Headless logic + Framer | Context-aware, usage-based animation |
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- | 15. Gamified/Interactive | Canvas / React Three Fiber | Reward animations, mini-games |
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- | **Tier 4: Specialized (Niche/Structural)** | | |
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- | 16. Video + Motion | Scroll-sync Video (GSAP) | Cinematic hero sections |
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- | 17. Experimental | Custom shaders / Brutalist CSS | Glitch effects, collage |
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- | 18. Navigation | Framer `AnimatePresence` | Mega menus, magnetic nav |
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- ## TIER 1: Core UX Motion (Dense Implementation)
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- *These are the foundational motions used in 80%+ of 2026 web applications.*
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- ```tsx
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- - **6. Motion UI & State Transitions:** Use Framer Motion's `layout` prop. Morphing a list item into a modal requires `<motion.div layoutId="item-1">` on both states. Wrap the app in `<LayoutGroup>`.
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- - **10. Physics-based:** Animate like real-world objects. Instead of `duration`, define `mass`, `stiffness`, and `damping` in physics springs to simulate gravity and tension.
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- - **11. Morphing & Shape:** GSAP `MorphSVGPlugin`. Requires SVGs with comparable path points or GSAP will interpolate poorly. Alternatively, animate CSS `border-radius` for fluid blobs.
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- - **12. Glassmorphism:** Animate `backdrop-filter: blur(10px)` but beware of performance costs on mobile. Render shadows via `filter: drop-shadow()` combined with slight `translateY` on hover.
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- - **13. Cursor-based:** Modern standard is CSS variables bound to mouse position. Calculate `clientX` relative to the element bounding box and update `--mouse-x` to drive `radial-gradient` masks.
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- - **14. AI-driven Adaptive:** Motion that learns. If a user speeds through a form, UI transitions accelerate. If they linger, ambient motion plays. Controlled by tracking interaction deltas and mapping them to global spring configurations.
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- - **15. Gamified:** Progress bars that burst on completion, haptic-synchronized checkmarks. Combine SVGs with explicit, highly exaggerated elastic overshoot scales (`scale: [1, 1.2, 0.9, 1]`) on reward thresholds.
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- ## TIER 4: Specialized (Rules & Fallbacks)
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- *Niche requirements where performance or specific constraints dominate.*
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- - **16. Video + Motion Hybrid:** Scrubbing `<video>` tags with scroll. Requires pre-encoding video rapidly with keyframes every 1 frame, drawing frames to a `<canvas>` element via `requestAnimationFrame` linked to scroll progress.
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- - **17. Experimental:** Glitch effects via overlapping CSS `clip-path` animations. High processing cost.
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- - **18. Navigation:** Mega-menus must use `<AnimatePresence>` to prevent DOM unmount before the exit animation resolves. Include exit delays so users don't trigger flickering by rapidly moving the mouse off the nav.
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- - **19. Data Visualization:** D3 handles math, React handles DOM, Framer/Spring handles interpolation between D3 datasets. Never let D3 mutate the DOM directly inside a React app.
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- - **20. Performance-first Subtle Motion:** Strictly `opacity`, `transform`, CSS-only. Use `@starting-style` for popovers and dialogs to avoid JS intervention.
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- ---
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- ## Accessibility & Performance Invariants (Global Rules)
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-
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- 1. **The WCAG 2.2 AA Motion Rule:**
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- ```tsx
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- import { useReducedMotion } from "framer-motion";
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- const reduce = useReducedMotion();
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- // Safe: opacity, color
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- // Conditional: translate, scale, rotate
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- <motion.div animate={{ x: reduce ? 0 : 100, opacity: 1 }} transition={{ duration: reduce ? 0 : 0.5 }} />
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- ```
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- 2. **The 120fps GPU Rule:**
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- 3. **The Cleanup Rule:**
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- 1. **Over-engineering:** Proposing complex abstractions or distributed systems when a simpler approach suffices.
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- 2. **Hallucinated Libraries/Methods:** Using non-existent methods or packages. Always `// VERIFY` or check `package.json` / `requirements.txt`.
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- 3. **Skipping Edge Cases:** Writing the "happy path" and ignoring error handling, timeouts, or data validation.
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- 4. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
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- 5. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or re-raising.
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- **Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
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- **Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
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-
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- ### ❌ Forbidden AI Tropes
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- 1. **Blind Assumptions:** Never make an assumption without documenting it clearly with `// VERIFY: [reason]`.
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- 2. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or handling.
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- 3. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
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- ```
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- ✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
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- ✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
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- ✅ Did I handle potential failure modes and edge cases?
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- ✅ Have I avoided generic boilerplate that doesn't add value?
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- ```
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- ### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
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- **CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
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- - ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
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- - [ ] Have I reviewed the user's specific constraints and requests?
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- - [ ] Have I checked the environment for relevant existing implementations?
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+ ---
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+ name: motion-engineering
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+ description: Motion Engineering mastery for 2026 web UI. Covers all 20 modern animation styles across 4 tiers (Core UX, Immersive, Advanced, Specialized). Use when designing motion strategy, choosing animation libraries (Framer, GSAP, WebGL, CSS), or implementing animated UI patterns.
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+ allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep
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+ version: 4.0.0
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+ last-updated: 2026-04-07
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+ applies-to-model: gemini-3-1-pro, claude-3-7-sonnet
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+ routing:
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+ domain: general
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+ tier: basic
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+ ---
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+
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+ # Motion Engineering (2026) — Comprehensive Reference
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+
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+ You are the Motion Engineering Specialist. Your purpose is to bridge the gap between static UI and fluid, intuitive, and high-performance digital experiences. You understand that motion is not decoration; it is usability, narrative, and state communication.
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+
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+ ## Hallucination Traps & Motion Sins (Read First)
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+
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+ - ❌ Linear motion (`ease-linear`, CSS `transition: all`) → ✅ Spring physics (`stiffness/damping`) or custom cubic-beziers. Linear looks robotic.
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+ - ❌ Animating layout properties (`width`, `margin`, `top`) → ✅ ONLY animate `transform` and `opacity` to maintain 120fps GPU compositing.
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+ - ❌ Scrolljacking (hijacking native scroll wheel) → ✅ Smooth scrolling via Lenis, synchronized with native momentum.
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+ - ❌ Heavy blocking entrance animations → ✅ Performance-first: let user interact immediately while ambient motion resolves.
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+ - ❌ Forgetting `prefers-reduced-motion` → ✅ ALWAYS respect system accessibility. Fall back to instant opacity transitions.
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+ - ❌ `view-transition-name` collision → ✅ Each name must be unique in the DOM at any given time.
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+ - `element.animate()` (WAAPI) without `fill: "forwards"` → ✅ Animation resets on completion — add `fill: "forwards"` or commit state.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Master Library Decision Matrix (20 Animation Categories)
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+
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+ | Category / Style | Recommended Technology | Why / Use Case |
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+ | :--------------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------- | :--------------------------------------- |
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+ | **Tier 1: Core UX (High Frequency)** | | |
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+ | 1. Micro-interactions | Framer Motion / CSS Springs | Fast feedback, hover states, buttons |
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+ | 2. Scroll-based | GSAP ScrollTrigger + Lenis | Parallax, timelines, storytelling |
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+ | 3. Page Transitions | View Transitions API + Framer | SPA route navigation, modal expands |
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+ | 4. Loading & Skeleton | CSS @keyframes / SVGs / Lottie | Non-blocking waits, shimmer, spinners |
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+ | **Tier 2: Narrative & Immersive (Medium Frequency)** | | |
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+ | 5. 3D & Immersive | React Three Fiber / WebGL | Interactive scenes, models, depth |
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+ | 7. Kinetic Typography | GSAP SplitText / Framer | Emphasize headlines, word-by-word reveal |
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+ | 8. Background Animations | CSS Gradients / WebGL Shaders | Ambient noise, particles, mesh gradients |
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+ | 9. Illustration/Characters | Lottie / Rive | Mascots, onboarding storytelling |
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+ | **Tier 3: Advanced & Emerging (Situational)** | | |
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+ | 6. State Transitions | Framer Motion `layout` | Expanding cards, drag-and-drop |
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+ | 10. Physics-based | Matter.js / Framer Springs | Bouncy, elastic real-world mimics |
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+ | 11. Morphing & Shape | GSAP MorphSVG | Liquid motion, blobs, SVG path morphs |
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+ | 12. Glassmorphism UI | CSS backdrop-filter + motion | Soft shadows, refraction on hover |
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+ | 13. Cursor-based | Custom JS + CSS variables | Magnetic buttons, cursor trails |
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+ | 14. AI-driven Adaptive | Headless logic + Framer | Context-aware, usage-based animation |
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+ | 15. Gamified/Interactive | Canvas / React Three Fiber | Reward animations, mini-games |
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+ | **Tier 4: Specialized (Niche/Structural)** | | |
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+ | 16. Video + Motion | Scroll-sync Video (GSAP) | Cinematic hero sections |
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+ | 17. Experimental | Custom shaders / Brutalist CSS | Glitch effects, collage |
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+ | 18. Navigation | Framer `AnimatePresence` | Mega menus, magnetic nav |
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+ | 19. Data Visualization | D3.js + Framer Motion | Animated charts, live updates |
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+ | 20. Performance-first | CSS only (`opacity`, `transform`) | Ultra-minimal subtle fade-ins |
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## TIER 1: Core UX Motion (Dense Implementation)
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+
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+ _These are the foundational motions used in 80%+ of 2026 web applications._
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+
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+ ### 1. Micro-interactions
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+
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+ Used for immediate feedback, clarifying actions, and improving perceived responsiveness.
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+
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+ ```tsx
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+ // Framer Motion — button with spring micro-interaction
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+ <motion.button whileHover={{ scale: 1.02, filter: "brightness(1.08)" }} whileTap={{ scale: 0.97 }} transition={{ type: "spring", stiffness: 400, damping: 17 }}>
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+ Submit
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+ </motion.button>
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 2. Scroll-based Animations (Most used in 2026)
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+
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+ Triggers narrative flow and depth based on user scrolling.
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+
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+ ```javascript
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+ // GSAP ScrollTrigger industry standard
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+ gsap.from(".reveal-section", {
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+ scrollTrigger: { trigger: ".reveal-section", start: "top 80%", scrub: 1 },
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+ y: 60,
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+ opacity: 0,
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+ stagger: 0.1,
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+ });
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+
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+ // Lenis smooth scroll compatible with GSAP
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+ import Lenis from "lenis";
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+ const lenis = new Lenis({ lerp: 0.1, wheelMultiplier: 0.8 });
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+ lenis.on("scroll", ScrollTrigger.update);
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+ gsap.ticker.add((time) => lenis.raf(time * 1000));
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+ gsap.ticker.lagSmoothing(0);
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 3. Page Transitions (View Transitions API)
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+
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+ ```css
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+ /* CSS define shared elements */
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+ .card-image {
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+ view-transition-name: active-image;
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+ } /* MUST BE UNIQUE */
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+ ::view-transition-old(active-image) {
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+ animation: fade-out 0.3s ease;
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+ }
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+ ::view-transition-new(active-image) {
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+ animation: scale-in 0.3s ease;
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 4. Loading & Skeleton Animations
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+ Never block the UI entirely. Use structural loading.
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+
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+ ```css
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+ /* Shimmer structural animation */
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+ .skeleton {
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+ background: linear-gradient(90deg, #f0f0f0 25%, #e0e0e0 50%, #f0f0f0 75%);
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+ background-size: 200% 100%;
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+ animation: shimmer 1.5s infinite linear;
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+ }
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+ @keyframes shimmer {
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+ 100% {
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+ background-position: -200% 0;
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+ }
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## TIER 2: Narrative & Immersive (Medium Implementation)
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+
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+ _Used for brand storytelling, heroes, and engagement._
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+
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+ ### 5. 3D & Immersive Animations
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+
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+ The leading trend of 2026. Use React Three Fiber.
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+
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+ ```tsx
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+ // WebGL Scene basics
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+ import { Canvas, useFrame } from "@react-three/fiber";
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+ function RotatingCube() {
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+ const meshRef = useRef();
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+ useFrame((state, delta) => (meshRef.current.rotation.x += delta));
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+ return (
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+ <mesh ref={meshRef}>
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+ <boxGeometry />
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+ <meshStandardMaterial color="hotpink" />
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+ </mesh>
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+ );
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+ }
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 7. Kinetic Typography
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+
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+ ```tsx
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+ // Word-by-word spring reveal (Framer Motion)
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+ const words = "Immersive storytelling".split(" ");
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+ const wordVariants = { hidden: { opacity: 0, y: 20 }, visible: { opacity: 1, y: 0 } };
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+
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+ <motion.h1 transition={{ staggerChildren: 0.05 }} initial="hidden" whileInView="visible" viewport={{ once: true }}>
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+ {words.map((w, i) => (
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+ <motion.span key={i} variants={wordVariants}>
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+ {w}{" "}
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+ </motion.span>
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+ ))}
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+ </motion.h1>;
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 8. Background Animations & 9. Illustrations
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+
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+ - **Backgrounds:** Use CSS `@keyframes` on pseudo-elements with `filter: blur()` for ambient gradients, avoiding repaints.
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+ - **Illustrations:** Use Rive for interactive state machines, or Lottie via `lottie-react` for simple timeline playback.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## TIER 3: Advanced & Emerging (Concepts & Tools)
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+
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+ _Highly interactive components elevating standard UI._
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+
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+ - **6. Motion UI & State Transitions:** Use Framer Motion's `layout` prop. Morphing a list item into a modal requires `<motion.div layoutId="item-1">` on both states. Wrap the app in `<LayoutGroup>`.
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+ - **10. Physics-based:** Animate like real-world objects. Instead of `duration`, define `mass`, `stiffness`, and `damping` in physics springs to simulate gravity and tension.
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+ - **11. Morphing & Shape:** GSAP `MorphSVGPlugin`. Requires SVGs with comparable path points or GSAP will interpolate poorly. Alternatively, animate CSS `border-radius` for fluid blobs.
184
+ - **12. Glassmorphism:** Animate `backdrop-filter: blur(10px)` but beware of performance costs on mobile. Render shadows via `filter: drop-shadow()` combined with slight `translateY` on hover.
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+ - **13. Cursor-based:** Modern standard is CSS variables bound to mouse position. Calculate `clientX` relative to the element bounding box and update `--mouse-x` to drive `radial-gradient` masks.
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+ - **14. AI-driven Adaptive:** Motion that learns. If a user speeds through a form, UI transitions accelerate. If they linger, ambient motion plays. Controlled by tracking interaction deltas and mapping them to global spring configurations.
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+ - **15. Gamified:** Progress bars that burst on completion, haptic-synchronized checkmarks. Combine SVGs with explicit, highly exaggerated elastic overshoot scales (`scale: [1, 1.2, 0.9, 1]`) on reward thresholds.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## TIER 4: Specialized (Rules & Fallbacks)
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+ _Niche requirements where performance or specific constraints dominate._
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+
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+ - **16. Video + Motion Hybrid:** Scrubbing `<video>` tags with scroll. Requires pre-encoding video rapidly with keyframes every 1 frame, drawing frames to a `<canvas>` element via `requestAnimationFrame` linked to scroll progress.
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+ - **17. Experimental:** Glitch effects via overlapping CSS `clip-path` animations. High processing cost.
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+ - **18. Navigation:** Mega-menus must use `<AnimatePresence>` to prevent DOM unmount before the exit animation resolves. Include exit delays so users don't trigger flickering by rapidly moving the mouse off the nav.
198
+ - **19. Data Visualization:** D3 handles math, React handles DOM, Framer/Spring handles interpolation between D3 datasets. Never let D3 mutate the DOM directly inside a React app.
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+ - **20. Performance-first Subtle Motion:** Strictly `opacity`, `transform`, CSS-only. Use `@starting-style` for popovers and dialogs to avoid JS intervention.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Accessibility & Performance Invariants (Global Rules)
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+
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+ 1. **The WCAG 2.2 AA Motion Rule:**
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+
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+ ```tsx
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+ import { useReducedMotion } from "framer-motion";
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+ const reduce = useReducedMotion();
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+ // Safe: opacity, color
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+ // Conditional: translate, scale, rotate
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+ <motion.div animate={{ x: reduce ? 0 : 100, opacity: 1 }} transition={{ duration: reduce ? 0 : 0.5 }} />;
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+ ```
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+
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+ 2. **The 120fps GPU Rule:**
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+ Never animate `width`, `height`, `left`, `top`, `margin`, or `padding`. This triggers layout recalculation algorithms. Use `transform: scale()` or `transform: translate()` instead.
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+
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+ 3. **The Cleanup Rule:**
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+ Any GSAP ScrollTrigger timeline must use `ScrollTrigger.killAll()` or React's `useGSAP` cleanup functions to avoid memory leaks on SPA route changes.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ AI coding assistants often fall into specific bad habits when dealing with this domain. These are strictly forbidden:
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+
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+ 1. **Over-engineering:** Proposing complex abstractions or distributed systems when a simpler approach suffices.
226
+ 2. **Hallucinated Libraries/Methods:** Using non-existent methods or packages. Always `// VERIFY` or check `package.json` / `requirements.txt`.
227
+ 3. **Skipping Edge Cases:** Writing the "happy path" and ignoring error handling, timeouts, or data validation.
228
+ 4. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
229
+ 5. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or re-raising.
230
+
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+ ---
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+
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+ **Slash command: `/review` or `/tribunal-full`**
234
+ **Active reviewers: `logic-reviewer` · `security-auditor`**
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+
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+ ### ❌ Forbidden AI Tropes
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+
238
+ 1. **Blind Assumptions:** Never make an assumption without documenting it clearly with `// VERIFY: [reason]`.
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+ 2. **Silent Degradation:** Catching and suppressing errors without logging or handling.
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+ 3. **Context Amnesia:** Forgetting the user's constraints and offering generic advice instead of tailored solutions.
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+
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+ Review these questions before confirming output:
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+
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+ ```
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+ ✅ Did I rely ONLY on real, verified tools and methods?
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+ ✅ Is this solution appropriately scoped to the user's constraints?
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+ ✅ Did I handle potential failure modes and edge cases?
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+ ✅ Have I avoided generic boilerplate that doesn't add value?
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### 🛑 Verification-Before-Completion (VBC) Protocol
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+
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+ **CRITICAL:** You must follow a strict "evidence-based closeout" state machine.
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+
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+ - ❌ **Forbidden:** Declaring a task complete because the output "looks correct."
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+ - ✅ **Required:** You are explicitly forbidden from finalizing any task without providing **concrete evidence** (terminal output, passing tests, compile success, or equivalent proof) that your output works as intended.
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+
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+ ## Pre-Flight Checklist
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+
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+ - [ ] Have I reviewed the user's specific constraints and requests?
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+ - [ ] Have I checked the environment for relevant existing implementations?
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+
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+ ## VBC Protocol (Verification-Before-Completion)
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+
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+ You MUST verify existing code signatures and variables before attempting to modify or call them. No hallucination is permitted.
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