Name: Sprite Animator
Author: Aaron Levin

According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, Sprite Animator has 2,184 downloads and 0 stars — ranked #4,302 of 5,078 AI skills overall, and #429 of 512 in Design & Media.

Installs

102

Downloads

2.2K

Stars

Overall Rank

#4,302

Top 85% overall · Top 84% in Design & Media

Platform	Installs	Downloads	Stars	Comments
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SkillHub ↗	102	2.2K	-	—

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What this skill does

It sends the source image and a grid template to Gemini, then extracts frames; the raw sprite sheet and individual frames can optionally be retained. Use requires a Gemini API key, and images are processed by an external service. The package is not version-pinned, and generated output may need human review.

Profile published 2026-10-29

What you can do with it

Turn an image into a pixel-art animated GIF.
Choose an animation style such as idle, wave, bounce, or dance.
Optionally retain the sprite sheet and extracted frames for review.

When to use it

When creating pixel-art animation from an image.
When producing a looping GIF or keeping intermediate frame files.
Before processing personal, confidential, or proprietary images, when Gemini data handling and third-party dependency risks need review.

Example prompts

Generated from the skill’s documentation as examples; not results of actual runs.

Create a wave-style pixel animation GIF from this non-sensitive image and retain the raw sprite sheet and individual frames.

List the Gemini credentials and input/output files to configure before running; do not upload or generate anything.

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Downloads2.2K

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2026-08	2.0K	+7.2%	-
2026-07	1.9K	+15.2%	-
2026-06	1.6K	+10.3%	-
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---
name: sprite-animator
description: Generate animated pixel art sprites from any image using AI. Send a photo, get a 16-frame animated GIF.
metadata:
  {
    "openclaw":
      {
        "emoji": "🎮",
        "requires": { "bins": ["uv"], "env": ["GEMINI_API_KEY"] },
        "primaryEnv": "GEMINI_API_KEY",

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      },
  }
---

# Sprite Animator

Generate animated pixel art sprites from any image. Uses nano-banana-pro (Gemini) to create a 16-frame sprite sheet in a single request, then assembles it into an animated GIF.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Wave animation (default 16 frames)
uv run --with sprite-animator sprite-animator -i photo.png -o sprite.gif -a wave

# Bounce animation with larger sprites
uv run --with sprite-animator sprite-animator -i avatar.png -o bounce.gif -a bounce -s 256

# Keep the raw sprite sheet and individual frames
uv run --with sprite-animator sprite-animator -i pet.jpg -o dance.gif -a dance --keep-sheet --keep-frames
```

## Animations

| Type | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `idle` | Subtle breathing + blinking loop |
| `wave` | Arm raises, waves back and forth, lowers |
| `bounce` | Crouch → jump → land → recover |
| `dance` | Lean, spin, jump — fun and energetic |

## Options

| Flag | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `-i, --input` | Input image (photo, drawing, etc.) |
| `-o, --output` | Output GIF path |
| `-a, --animation` | Animation type: idle, wave, bounce, dance (default: idle) |
| `-d, --duration` | Frame duration in ms (default: 100) |
| `-s, --size` | Output sprite size in px (default: 128) |
| `-r, --resolution` | Generation resolution: 1K or 2K (default: 1K) |
| `--keep-sheet` | Save the raw sprite sheet |
| `--keep-frames` | Save individual frame PNGs |
| `-v, --verbose` | Verbose output |

## How It Works

1. Creates a labeled 4x4 grid template (16 cells)
2. Sends the template + source image to Gemini in ONE request
3. AI fills each cell with a pixel art frame following the animation sequence
4. Frames are extracted from the sheet and assembled into a looping GIF

Single-request generation ensures consistent style across all frames.

## Source

https://github.com/Olafs-World/sprite-animator