diff --git a/packages/core/src/runtime/adapters/animejs.ts b/packages/core/src/runtime/adapters/animejs.ts
index 5e4986ad25..2d8f6d9e96 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/runtime/adapters/animejs.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/runtime/adapters/animejs.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,18 @@ import { swallow } from "../diagnostics";
  *
  * ## Usage in a composition
  *
+ * The v4 global `anime` is a namespace object, not a callable — `anime.animate()`,
+ * `anime.createTimeline()`. v3's `anime({ targets })` form does not exist in v4.
+ * (4.1+ also moved the bundles from `lib/` to `dist/bundles/`.)
+ *
  * ```html
- * <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/animejs@4.0.2/lib/anime.iife.min.js"></script>
+ * <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/animejs@4.5.0/dist/bundles/anime.umd.min.js"></script>
  * <script>
- *   const anim = anime({
- *     targets: '.box',
- *     translateX: 250,
+ *   const anim = anime.animate('.box', {
+ *     x: 250,
  *     rotate: '1turn',
  *     duration: 2000,
+ *     ease: 'outExpo',
  *     autoplay: false,
  *   });
  *   window.__hfAnime = window.__hfAnime || [];
@@ -23,13 +27,13 @@ import { swallow } from "../diagnostics";
  * </script>
  * ```
  *
- * Timelines work the same way:
+ * Timelines work the same way — note `add(targets, params, position)`:
  *
  * ```html
  * <script>
- *   const tl = anime.timeline({ autoplay: false });
- *   tl.add({ targets: '.a', opacity: [0, 1], duration: 500 })
- *     .add({ targets: '.b', translateY: [-40, 0], duration: 400 });
+ *   const tl = anime.createTimeline({ autoplay: false });
+ *   tl.add('.a', { opacity: [0, 1], duration: 500 })
+ *     .add('.b', { y: [-40, 0], duration: 400 });
  *   window.__hfAnime = window.__hfAnime || [];
  *   window.__hfAnime.push(tl);
  * </script>
@@ -37,10 +41,11 @@ import { swallow } from "../diagnostics";
  *
  * Multiple instances are supported — all are seeked in sync.
  *
- * ## Auto-discovery
+ * ## Auto-discovery (v3 only — inert on v4)
  *
- * The adapter also checks `anime.running` for active instances
- * (useful for compositions that forget to register manually).
+ * `discover()` checks `anime.running`, which v4 no longer exports, so it always
+ * returns empty against a v4 build. Compositions MUST push every instance onto
+ * `window.__hfAnime` themselves; an unregistered instance is never seeked.
  */
 export function createAnimeJsAdapter(): RuntimeDeterministicAdapter {
   return {
diff --git a/skills-manifest.json b/skills-manifest.json
index cb7dbe3e27..71cb77d671 100644
--- a/skills-manifest.json
+++ b/skills-manifest.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
       "files": 17
     },
     "hyperframes-animation": {
-      "hash": "5bc2ce098387a547",
+      "hash": "2ce5ca7dbf361e27",
       "files": 121
     },
     "hyperframes-cli": {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
       "files": 78
     },
     "hyperframes-keyframes": {
-      "hash": "a568c05c01b27461",
+      "hash": "d00744ff0e669624",
       "files": 3
     },
     "hyperframes-registry": {
diff --git a/skills/hyperframes-animation/adapters/animejs.md b/skills/hyperframes-animation/adapters/animejs.md
index 5d108f94ab..1f1b8f9793 100644
--- a/skills/hyperframes-animation/adapters/animejs.md
+++ b/skills/hyperframes-animation/adapters/animejs.md
@@ -7,28 +7,39 @@ description: Anime.js adapter patterns for HyperFrames. Use when writing Anime.j
 
 HyperFrames can seek Anime.js instances through its `animejs` runtime adapter. The composition owns the animation objects; HyperFrames owns the clock.
 
+**This page targets v4 (examples pinned to 4.5.0, MIT).** v4 is a hard break from v3 — there is no callable `anime()`, `easing:` is now `ease:`, and ease names lost their `ease` prefix. Writing v3 from memory produces a composition that throws or silently animates nothing.
+
+The repo's own producer fixtures pin `animejs@4.0.2/lib/anime.iife.min.js`, which still resolves — but that build predates `splitText` / `scrambleText` / `createSeededRandom` / `createLayout` used below, and 4.1+ moved the bundles to `dist/bundles/`, so a version bump needs the path changed too.
+
 ## Contract
 
 - Create animations or timelines synchronously during composition initialization.
 - Set `autoplay: false` so Anime.js does not advance on its own clock.
-- Register every returned animation or timeline on `window.__hfAnime`.
+- Register every returned animation or timeline on `window.__hfAnime` — **explicitly. There is no working auto-discovery on v4** (see Avoid).
 - Use finite durations and loop counts.
 - Avoid callbacks that mutate DOM based on wall-clock time, network state, or unseeded randomness.
 
-The adapter seeks every registered instance with `instance.seek(timeMs)`, where `timeMs` is HyperFrames time in milliseconds.
+The adapter seeks every registered instance with `instance.seek(timeMs)`, where `timeMs` is HyperFrames time **in milliseconds** (`ctx.time` seconds × 1000). It also calls `pause()` and `play()` on each instance; anything exposing those three methods works, whatever created it.
+
+## Loading v4
+
+```html
+<!-- UMD: the global `anime` is a NAMESPACE OBJECT, not a function -->
+<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/animejs@4.5.0/dist/bundles/anime.umd.min.js"></script>
+```
+
+`anime.animate(...)`, `anime.createTimeline(...)`, `anime.utils.*`, `anime.svg.*`, `anime.stagger(...)`. **Calling `anime(...)` is a TypeError** — every v4 build (UMD and IIFE alike) assigns a namespace object to the global, so v3's `anime({ targets })` form cannot work no matter which v4 file you load.
 
 ## Basic Pattern
 
 ```html
-<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/animejs@4.0.2/lib/anime.iife.min.js"></script>
 <script>
-  const anim = anime({
-    targets: ".mark",
-    translateX: 280,
+  const anim = anime.animate(".mark", {
+    x: 280, // v4 shorthand for translateX
     rotate: "1turn",
     opacity: [0, 1],
     duration: 1200,
-    easing: "easeOutExpo",
+    ease: "outExpo", // NOT easing: "easeOutExpo"
     autoplay: false,
   });
 
@@ -39,55 +50,56 @@ The adapter seeks every registered instance with `instance.seek(timeMs)`, where
 
 ## Timeline Pattern
 
+`createTimeline` replaces `anime.timeline`, and `add()` takes **targets as its first argument** — `add(targets, parameters, position)`:
+
 ```html
 <script>
-  const tl = anime.timeline({
+  const tl = anime.createTimeline({
     autoplay: false,
-    easing: "easeOutCubic",
+    defaults: { ease: "outCubic" }, // per-timeline defaults, not a bare `easing`
   });
 
-  tl.add({
-    targets: ".title",
-    translateY: [40, 0],
-    opacity: [0, 1],
-    duration: 650,
-  }).add(
-    {
-      targets: ".accent",
-      scaleX: [0, 1],
-      duration: 450,
-    },
-    250,
-  );
+  tl.add(".title", { y: [40, 0], opacity: [0, 1], duration: 650 });
+  tl.add(".accent", { scaleX: [0, 1], duration: 450 }, 250); // 250 = time position
 
   window.__hfAnime = window.__hfAnime || [];
   window.__hfAnime.push(tl);
 </script>
 ```
 
+Position accepts a number, a label, `"+=250"` / `"-=100"`, `"<"` (previous **end**) and `"<<"` (previous **start**).
+
 ## Module Builds
 
-If you use an ES module build, the adapter does not care how the instance was created. It only needs the returned object to expose `seek()`, `pause()`, and preferably `play()`:
+The adapter does not care how the instance was created — only that it exposes `seek()`, `pause()`, and `play()`:
 
 ```html
 <script type="module">
-  import { animate } from "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/animejs/+esm";
+  import { animate } from "https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/animejs@4.5.0/+esm";
 
-  const anim = animate(".chip", {
-    x: "18rem",
-    duration: 900,
-    autoplay: false,
-  });
+  const anim = animate(".chip", { x: "18rem", duration: 900, autoplay: false });
 
   window.__hfAnime = window.__hfAnime || [];
   window.__hfAnime.push(anim);
 </script>
 ```
 
+## Determinism
+
+v4 ships `createSeededRandom(seed)` — use it instead of `Math.random()` when a composition needs scatter/jitter, so the same frame renders the same on every pass:
+
+```js
+const rnd = anime.createSeededRandom(1337);
+anime.animate(".dot", { y: () => -40 * rnd(), duration: 800, autoplay: false });
+```
+
+`anime.utils.random()` / `randomPick()` / `shuffle()` are **not** seeded — they break frame-to-frame reproducibility.
+
 ## Good Uses
 
 - Small SVG and DOM flourishes where Anime.js syntax is compact.
-- Imported Anime.js examples that can be made seek-driven.
+- Free `splitText` / `scrambleText` (Motion puts these behind Motion+; GSAP SplitText is the other free option).
+- `svg.createDrawable` / `svg.morphTo` / `svg.createMotionPath` line-draw and path work.
 - Multiple independent micro-animations pushed into the same registry.
 
 Use GSAP for complex scene sequencing unless the user specifically asks for Anime.js. GSAP is still the primary HyperFrames authoring path.
@@ -95,8 +107,11 @@ Use GSAP for complex scene sequencing unless the user specifically asks for Anim
 ## Avoid
 
 - Leaving `autoplay` at the Anime.js default.
-- Depending on `anime.running` auto-discovery instead of explicit `window.__hfAnime.push(...)`.
-- Infinite loops. Compute a finite repeat count from the composition duration.
+- **Relying on the adapter's `anime.running` auto-discovery — it cannot work on v4.** `running` is not among v4.5.0's exports (verified against the published bundle), so `discover()` returns immediately and any instance you did not `push()` is never seeked. Explicit registration is mandatory, not a nicety.
+- `autoplay: onScroll(...)` — there is no scroll in a headless seek render, so the animation would never advance. Drive it off composition time instead.
+- `waapi.animate()` for anything the adapter must seek — the adapter seeks via `.seek()`, and whether WAAPI-backed instances honor it is **unverified**. Use the JS engine (`animate`) for rendered compositions; `waapi` is an off-main-thread optimization for live pages.
+- `createDraggable`, and any pointer-driven `createAnimatable` loop — input does not exist at render time.
+- Infinite loops. Compute a finite repeat count from the composition duration (v4 `loop` counts **repeats**: `loop: 1` plays twice).
 - Building animations in timers, promises, event handlers, or after async asset loads.
 
 ## Validation
@@ -105,10 +120,11 @@ After editing a composition that uses Anime.js:
 
 ```bash
 npx hyperframes lint
-npx hyperframes check
+npx hyperframes validate
 ```
 
 ## Credits And References
 
 - HyperFrames adapter source: `packages/core/src/runtime/adapters/animejs.ts`.
-- Anime.js documentation for `autoplay`, `pause()`, and `seek()`: https://animejs.com/documentation/
+- Anime.js v4 docs: https://animejs.com/documentation/
+- v3 → v4 migration (not on animejs.com): https://github.com/juliangarnier/anime/wiki/Migrating-from-v3-to-v4
diff --git a/skills/hyperframes-keyframes/references/keyframe-patterns.md b/skills/hyperframes-keyframes/references/keyframe-patterns.md
index 3c3211d1c6..5770721d01 100644
--- a/skills/hyperframes-keyframes/references/keyframe-patterns.md
+++ b/skills/hyperframes-keyframes/references/keyframe-patterns.md
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ CSS:
 Anime.js:
 
 ```js
-const animation = anime.timeline({ autoplay: false });
-animation.add({ targets: "<selector>" /* derived channels */ });
+const animation = anime.createTimeline({ autoplay: false });
+animation.add("<selector>", {
+  /* derived channels */
+});
 window.__hfAnime = window.__hfAnime || [];
 window.__hfAnime.push(animation);
 ```