Aseprite Animate
/animate
Build an idle, walk, run or attack cycle from key poses, set timing that reads as motion rather than a metronome, tag it, and review it as a filmstrip.
- GitHub stars
- 437 (repository stars as of 2026-10-21)
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- 2026/10/18
- By
- Pebbly
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Aseprite AI Artist
Your coding agent paints pixel art in the Aseprite window you already have open: draws, checks its work, animates and exports.
Listed from the author's README. GameSkill has not run this end to end yet. Agent support and install steps are as documented by the author.
Install
npx @pebbly/aseprite-ai-artist install-extensionThen quit and reopen Aseprite. The skill draws through this extension's tools.
/plugin marketplace add with-pebbly/aseprite-ai-artist
/plugin install aseprite@aseprite-ai-artistnpx skills add with-pebbly/aseprite-ai-artist --skill animateStill needs the extension above and the project's MCP server connected to your agent.
Commands are copied from the project's README. Check the repository before running anything on your machine.
Install for a specific agent
| Agents | -a | Folder |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code | claude-code | .claude/skills/ |
| Codex | codex | .agents/skills/ |
| Cursor | cursor | .agents/skills/ |
| Gemini CLI | gemini-cli | .agents/skills/ |
| GitHub Copilot | github-copilot | .agents/skills/ |
| OpenCode | opencode | .agents/skills/ |
| Windsurf | windsurf | .windsurf/skills/ |
Add -a <flag> to the command. These are project folders; add -g to install for your user account instead.
What you get
- Worked steps: With a storyboard; Plan the key poses; Create the frames; Block the key poses
- A verification step before the work is called done
Good fit
- When a rigged sprite needs to move
Try this prompt
Animate a six-frame walk cycle for my knight sprite.About this skill
Build an idle, walk, run or attack cycle from key poses, set timing that reads as motion rather than a metronome, tag it, and review it as a filmstrip. Use when a rigged sprite needs to move.
From the animate SKILL.md in with-pebbly/aseprite-ai-artist.
What's inside
- With a storyboard
- Plan the key poses
- Create the frames
- Block the key poses
- Look at the keys before adding in-betweens
- Add in-betweens
- Set timing
- Tag it
- Review
Good to know
The agent paints with Aseprite's own tools through the Aseprite AI Artist extension, so the result stays an editable Aseprite file with layers and frames.
Requirements
- Aseprite 1.3+
- Node 22.6+
- The Aseprite AI Artist extension and MCP server
FAQ
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Aseprite Fix
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