# Build Animation-Style Shader Plans

Stylized shader work can require many scattered feature decisions. This skill maps visual goals to concrete toon shader settings and references.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add yuki001/animation-shader
```

## Metadata

- Status: approved
- Slug: yuki001-animation-shader
- Skillstore revision: r1
- Version status: missing
- Tree hash: ac5d383cde44300550988dfcc4d6f192c7708f0a8f67b8959c9e2bfbeb852309
- Author: Yuki001
- GitHub username: Yuki001
- License: MIT
- Repository: https://github.com/Yuki001/game-dev-skills/tree/main/skills/animation-shader/
- Ref: 64ca8af0f54a325752f08bd54e52151061ea659a
- Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- Audit status: complete
- Agent install advisory: allowed
- Manual install advisory: allowed
- Artifact signature: available
- Audit attestation: unavailable
- Human verification: not\_verified
- Risk factors: scripts, filesystem, external\_commands
- Quality score: 74
- Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/yuki001-animation-shader
- Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/yuki001-animation-shader/manifest

## Capabilities

- Maps art styles to shader features such as outlines, MatCap, rim light, dissolve, and emission.
- Provides preset looks for anime, sketch, cyber, semi-realistic toon, retro, and pop art styles.
- Points agents to bundled reference files for lilToon, Poiyomi, UTS2, RToon, SToon, and ToonShadingCollection.
- Explains shader feature concepts with HLSL-style pseudo-code and implementation notes.
- Supports planning for Unity character materials, VRChat avatars, cinematic models, and stylized effects.

## Use Cases

- Design a Toon Character Material: Choose base shading, outline, rim light, MatCap, and color controls for a stylized character.
- Plan Avatar Shader Features: Map a VRChat avatar style brief to supported lilToon or Poiyomi features and reference files.
- Compare Stylized Rendering Options: Review which shader families support effects such as hatching, UV animation, dissolve, and AudioLink.

## Prompt Templates

### Pick a Starter Style

```
Use the animation-shader skill to recommend a starter toon shader style for a Unity character. Include the main features to enable.
```

### Map Features to References

```
Use the animation-shader skill to map my desired effects to bundled reference files. Effects: outline, rim light, emission, dissolve, and MatCap.
```

### Create a Material Plan

```
Use the animation-shader skill to create a material configuration plan for a cyber anime avatar using lilToon or Poiyomi.
```

### Audit a Stylized Shader Stack

```
Use the animation-shader skill to review this toon shader feature stack for visual quality, performance risk, and missing references.
```

## Limitations

- It is a knowledge reference, not an automated shader compiler or material editor.
- It does not test performance, rendering output, or platform compatibility inside Unity.
- It may require a separate workflow skill or planning process for full project execution.
- Examples describe shader concepts and may need adaptation for a specific render pipeline.

## Best Practices

- Start from a preset style, then add only the features needed for the target shot or platform.
- Read every listed reference file for a selected feature before finalizing the implementation plan.
- Validate complex effects in Unity with target lighting, camera distance, and performance constraints.

## Anti Patterns

- Do not enable every advanced shader feature for a simple character material.
- Do not mix shader-family settings without checking whether the target shader supports each feature.
- Do not treat pseudo-code examples as drop-in production shader code.

## Security Audit

- Audited at: 2026-07-08T13:30:42.2\+00:00
- Summary: Static analysis reported high-risk patterns, but review found Markdown shader documentation, HLSL pseudo-code, feature names, and bundled reference paths. No prompt injection, credential access, command execution, network exfiltration, or malicious intent was found in the reviewed files.

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