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npx skills add affaan-m/ecc --skill motion-ui
Production-ready UI motion system for React/Next.js. Use when implementing animations, transitions, or motion patterns.
npx skills add affaan-m/ecc --skill motion-ui
Production-ready UI motion system for React / Next.js.
Focused on performance, accessibility, and usability — not decoration.
Use this motion system when motion:
Motion must:
If it does none → remove it.
motion/react - default for current Motion for React projects (package: motion)framer-motion - legacy import path for projects that still depend on Framer MotionDo not mix. Mixing causes conflicting internal schedulers and broken AnimatePresence contexts — components from one package will not coordinate exit animations with components from the other.
To check which version your project uses:
Always import from one source consistently:
Usage example:
Safe
Avoid
Rule: responsiveness > smoothness
The heuristic combines CPU core count and available memory for a more reliable signal. deviceMemory is available on Chrome/Android; the fallback covers Safari and Firefox.
| Scenario | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Hover feedback | whileHover |
| Tap / press feedback | whileTap |
| Reveal on scroll | whileInView |
| Scroll-linked value | useScroll + useTransform |
| Conditional mount/unmount | AnimatePresence |
| Small layout shifts (single element, < ~300px change) | layout prop |
| Large layout shifts or full-page reflows | Avoid layout; use CSS transitions or page-level routing instead |
| Complex, imperative sequences | useAnimate |
Why avoid
layouton large containers? Framer's layout animation usestransformto reconcile positions, but on elements that span the full viewport or trigger deep reflow, the measurement cost causes visible jank and CLS. Prefer CSS Grid/Flexbox transitions or coordinate withlayoutIdon specific child elements only.
layoutId (must be unique per mounted instance)AnimatePresence (see mode guidance below)modeAlways specify mode explicitly — the default ("sync") runs enter and exit simultaneously, which causes visual overlap in most UI patterns.
mode | When to use |
|---|---|
"wait" | Exit completes before enter starts. Use for modals, toasts, page transitions. |
"sync" (default) | Enter and exit overlap. Use only when overlap is intentional (e.g., crossfade carousels). |
"popLayout" | Exiting element is popped out of flow immediately; remaining items animate to fill. Use for lists, tabs, dismissible cards. |
layoutId)AnimatePresence mode="wait" so exit animation completes before the next modal entersinitial explicitly)"use client" in Next.js App RouterCheck:
motion/react and framer-motion)"use client" directive in Next.js App Routerkey prop on AnimatePresence childrenlayout prop misuse on large containers causing reflow jankrole="dialog", aria-modal="true")useReducedMotion + CSS media query)AnimatePresence mode set explicitly on all usage siteswidth, height, top, left)staggerChildren ≤ 0.1s; beyond that it feels slow)layout on large or full-viewport containersmode on AnimatePresence (default "sync" causes visual overlap)Motion is interaction design.
If motion does not improve UX → remove it.