manim-render-ops

name: manim-render-ops description: Render manim videos with correct CLI flags, dependency checks, and bounded retry strategy.

Manim Render Ops

Use this skill when moving from script to video output.

Preflight

1. Confirm runtime dependencies are available (ffmpeg required by manim ecosystem).
2. Confirm script path and Scene class exist.
3. Create output folders if missing.

Render Commands

• Fast validation render:
  • manim -pql outputs/manim/scene.py MainScene
• High-quality deliverable render:
  • manim -pqh outputs/manim/scene.py MainScene

Quality Policy

• First run at low quality (-ql) for syntax/runtime validation.
• Final deliverable at higher quality (-qh) unless issue requires otherwise.
• If render fails, perform targeted fix and retry (max 2 retries).

Failure Handling

• Capture and summarize the first actionable error.
• Patch only the minimal script region that caused failure.
• Re-run the same command and compare result.
• Stop after retry cap and output reproducible failure details.

Output Checklist

• Render command used.
• Actual output file path (.mp4).
• Retry count and failure summary (if any).

References

• Installing Manim (dependency context): https://docs.manim.community/en/stable/installation.html
• Installing locally (ffmpeg requirement): https://docs.manim.community/en/stable/installation/uv.html
• CLI output settings and quality flags: https://docs.manim.community/en/stable/tutorials/output_and_config.html