3brown1blue 0.1.2

Install Manim explainer video skills into Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or GitHub Copilot

3brown1blue

Generate Manim animated explainer videos from any topic using an LLM, or install the Manim skill into your AI coding tool.

Generate a video

# one-shot, no install needed
uvx '3brown1blue[anthropic]' generate "explain the attention mechanism"
uvx '3brown1blue[openai]' generate "explain backpropagation" --provider openai --render

# or install permanently
pip install '3brown1blue[all]'
3brown1blue generate "explain Fourier transforms" --provider google --render

The tool prompts for your provider if you don't pass --provider.

Supported providers

Provider	Install extra	Env var
Anthropic (Claude)	[anthropic]	ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
OpenAI (GPT)	[openai]	OPENAI_API_KEY
Google Gemini	[openai]	GOOGLE_API_KEY
Groq	[openai]	GROQ_API_KEY
Mistral	[openai]	MISTRAL_API_KEY

Google, Groq, and Mistral all use the OpenAI-compatible API format.

Generate options

3brown1blue generate TOPIC [OPTIONS]

  --provider  -p  anthropic | openai | google | groq | mistral
  --model     -m  model name (uses provider default if omitted)
  --api-key   -k  API key (or set the provider env var)
  --output    -o  output file  [default: scene.py]
  --render        run manim after generation
  --quality   -q  l=fast | m=medium | h=1080p | k=4K  [default: l]

Install as a coding skill

The skill installs Manim knowledge (24 reference guides + templates) into your AI coding tool so it generates better animations without you prompting it.

uvx 3brown1blue install

Supports: Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot

Prerequisites

To render animations you need Manim and LaTeX:

pip install manim
# macOS: brew install mactex
# Linux: apt install texlive-full
# Windows: install MiKTeX

License

MIT