cycle-atlas/.agents/skills/countdown-video

Countdown Video

Make a countdown that ends exactly when it should. The whole craft is one idea: derive the remaining time from the frame (or a monotonic timestamp), then format and animate that number — never count down with a setInterval. Covers livestream "starting soon" screens, launch and flash-sale countdowns, and looping backgrounds. For creators who need a timer that lands on zero on the exact frame.

When it activates

• "Make a countdown timer video" or "create a countdown animation."
• "Build a stream starting soon countdown" or "do an event/launch/sale countdown."
• "Animate a mm:ss or dd:hh:mm:ss timer."
• "Add digit roll/flip transitions to a counter" or "loop a countdown background."

Example prompts

• "Build a 10-minute 'be right back' livestream countdown."
• "Make a dd:hh:mm:ss launch countdown to a fixed target date."
• "Add flip transitions to an mm:ss timer that hits zero on the exact frame."

What's inside

• SKILL.md — frame-accurate (drift-free) timers, time formatting, and a configurable duration prop.
• references/countdown-cookbook.md — recipes for common countdown scenarios.
• references/digit-flip.md — digit flip/roll transition techniques.

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