What is slack-gif-creator?
slack-gif-creator is a Claude skill by anthropics that create animated GIFs optimized for Slack size constraints. It is listed under Other and has 181,821 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | anthropics |
| Repository | anthropics/skills |
| Popularity | 181,821 GitHub stars |
| Category | Other |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #137 of 1,262 Claude skills; #18 in Other |
| SKILL.md length | 254 lines |
| Last commit | 2026-10-09 |
| Stars this week | +1,326 |
Is slack-gif-creator safe to install?
slack-gif-creator scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 7 of 9 checks.
Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No instruction-override phrases | Pass |
| No hidden actions | Pass |
| No pipe-to-shell installers | Pass |
| No obfuscated code | Pass |
| No destructive commands | Pass |
| Doesn't ask for keys or credentials | Pass |
| No network requests | Pass |
| Runs shell commands | Note |
| Installs packages | Note |
What the scan matched
- shell:
```bash - package install:
pip install
How do I install slack-gif-creator?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill slack-gif-creator
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/skills cp -r skills/skills/slack-gif-creator ~/.claude/skills/slack-gif-creator
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the slack-gif-creator skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs slack-gif-creator for you:
Install the "slack-gif-creator" skill from https://github.com/anthropics/skills/tree/main/skills/slack-gif-creator into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.
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