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This page lists everything Animate can do and where it's explained. tests/docs-motion-coverage.test.ts checks it against the code: every motion command in the command registry must have a row here that links to a page, and every preset, behaviour, transition, curve, shortcut, export option and playback setting must be named on its page. A new feature without docs fails the build.

Commands

Every motion command in the registry. The agent calls each one by its tool name; the ones with a palette label are in the command palette (⌘K) too.

Command	Agent tool	In the editor	Explained in
`motion.getAnimation`	`get_animation`	The timeline's rows, keys and the key inspector	Keys and the timeline
`motion.setKeys`	`set_keyframes`	Record, ◆, value fields, dragging keys, the key menu	Keys and the timeline
`motion.setTimeline`	`set_timeline`	Length, frame rate, work area (I / O), markers (M)	Keys and the timeline
`motion.setLayerTiming`	`set_layer_timing`	Dragging and trimming a layer's bar, the stagger staircase	Keys and the timeline
`motion.editBehaviour`	`edit_behaviours`	A property row's Behaviours button	Behaviours
`motion.applyPreset`	`apply_motion_preset`	+ in the transport bar, the layer menu's Add preset, the prototype panel's Animate	Presets and stagger
`motion.stagger`	`stagger_motion`	A preset's Stagger, the layer menu's Stagger children	Presets and stagger
`motion.editTextAnimation`	`edit_text_animation`	The Design panel's Text animation, + Property on a text layer	Text animation
`motion.edit3D`	`edit_3d_scene`	The Design panel's 3D and 3D layer sections	3D
`motion.setShaderFill`	`set_shader_fill`	A fill's Shader type	Shaders and effects
`shader.editGraph`	`edit_shader_graph`	A node shader's graph: its nodes, wires, knobs and options	Shaders and effects
`motion.createComponent`	`create_motion_component`	+ → Create motion component	Motion components
`motion.editComponentProperty`	`edit_component_property`	A component's Properties, a layer's Component inputs, a key's binding	Motion components
`motion.setPlayback`	`set_instance_playback`	An instance's Motion section	Motion components
`motion.newComposition`	`create_composition`	Clapperboard → New composition from frames	Compositions and transitions
`motion.editComposition`	`edit_composition`	The scene strip, the clip inspector, the audio lanes	Compositions and transitions
`motion.getCompositions`	`get_compositions`	The clapperboard's list of compositions	Compositions and transitions
`motion.editStateMachine`	`edit_state_machine`	The transport bar's State machine: the graph, its states, transitions, inputs and listeners	State machines
`motion.getStateMachine`	`get_state_machine`	The state machine panel	State machines
`motion.addAudio`	`add_audio`	A composition's Audio, or dropping files on the lanes	Audio
`motion.generateAudio`	`generate_audio`	A composition's Generate	Audio
`motion.detectOnsets`	`detect_audio_onsets`	A clip's Detect onsets	Audio
`motion.cutToBeat`	`cut_to_beat`	A clip's Cut to the beat	Audio
`motion.editVideo`	`edit_video_clip`	A video's clip bar and sound row on the timeline, the fill's Video section	Video
`motion.editFrameAudio`	`edit_frame_audio`	A frame's Audio lanes (imported files, detached sound)	Video
`generate.video`	`generate_video`	AI → Generate video…	Video
`show.setAdvance`	`set_show_advance`	A slide's Advance, Loop the show, a scene's Then, Loop in Present	Presenting and the web
`view.stage`	`set_stage_view`	Shift+F, More → Stage view	Playback and Stage view
`export.mp4`	`export_mp4`	Export animation → MP4	Exporting
`export.webm`	`export_webm`	Export animation → WebM	Exporting
`export.gif`	`export_gif`	Export animation → GIF	Exporting
`export.pngSequence`	`export_png_sequence`	Export animation → PNG seq	Exporting
`export.lottie`	`export_lottie`	Export animation → Lottie	Exporting

Everything else

The parts of Animate that are editor interactions rather than commands.

Feature	Where	Explained in
Record (auto-key)	The dot in the transport bar	Keys and the timeline
Frame rates 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 120 fps	The transport bar	Keys and the timeline
Seconds and timecode	Click the time readout	Keys and the timeline
Picking, marquee, moving, Alt-scaling keys	The dopesheet	Keys and the timeline
Key inspector	Click a key	Keys and the timeline
Key menu and layer menu	Right-click a key or a row	Keys and the timeline
Copy and paste keys	⌘C, ⌘V	Keys and the timeline
Markers and pause markers	M, double-click a marker	Keys and the timeline
Work area	I, O, the work-area button	Keys and the timeline
Layer bars, trimming	Drag a bar or its ends	Keys and the timeline
Solo, hide, lock, colour labels	A layer row	Keys and the timeline
Onion skin	The ghost button	Keys and the timeline
Every Animate shortcut	The keyboard	Keys and the timeline
Easing presets, springs, hold, custom beziers	Curve menus, F9, ⌘⌥H	Curves
Curve editor, copy and paste a curve	Edit the curve…	Curves
Graph editor, value and speed	Shift+F3	Curves
Motion paths, bezier handles, anchor point	The canvas, with one layer selected	Motion paths
Live stagger staircase	A group or frame's row	Presets and stagger
Counters	Count up to its figure	Text animation
Transitions and their centre	The clip inspector	Compositions and transitions
Lanes, trims, fades, gain keys, pan, mute, scrub audio	The audio lanes	Audio
The export mix (48 kHz stereo, AAC / Opus)	Include sound	Audio
Camera, lights and materials	The 3D sections	3D
Keyable effects and shader params	◆ in the Design panel	Shaders and effects
Video fills	A fill's Video type	Video
Component timelines, inputs, variant states, motion libraries	Motion components	Motion components
Stage view	Shift+F	Playback and Stage view
Resolution presets, quality and bitrate, GIF palette, dither, loop	Export animation	Exporting
Lottie import	Import into this file, Import as new file	Exporting
Present-mode builds	Pause markers, Wait for a click when presenting	Presenting and the web
Smart animate	Prototype connections, variant changes	Presenting and the web
Motion on exported web pages	Export as web code…	Presenting and the web
The agent's Motion design skill	The agent panel	Animating with the agent