>
webgl
Render 3D graphics in the browser with WebGL — set up rendering pipelines, write vertex and fragment shaders in GLSL, manage buffers and textures, handle camera transformations, and build interactive 3D scenes. Use when tasks involve 3D visualization, GPU-accelerated rendering, custom shaders, or building graphics-intensive web applications.
#webgl#3d#shaders#glsl#gpu#graphics
terminal-skillsv1.0.0
Works with:claude-codeopenai-codexgemini-clicursor
Usage
$
✓ Installed webgl v1.0.0
Getting Started
- Install the skill using the command above
- Open your AI coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or Cursor)
- Reference the skill in your prompt
- The AI will use the skill's capabilities automatically
Example Prompts
- "Create a responsive landing page layout following our brand guidelines"
- "Review this component for accessibility issues and suggest fixes"
Documentation
Low-level 3D graphics API for the browser. Direct GPU access through shaders, buffers, and textures.
Initializing a WebGL Context
typescript
// src/webgl/init.ts — Get a WebGL2 rendering context and configure it.
// Falls back to WebGL1 if WebGL2 is unavailable.
export function initWebGL(canvas: HTMLCanvasElement): WebGL2RenderingContext {
const gl = canvas.getContext("webgl2");
if (!gl) throw new Error("WebGL2 not supported");
gl.viewport(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
gl.clearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
gl.enable(gl.DEPTH_TEST);
gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | gl.DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
return gl;
}
Compiling Shaders
typescript
// src/webgl/shaders.ts — Compile vertex and fragment shaders, link into a program.
// Shaders run on the GPU and control how vertices and pixels are processed.
export function createShaderProgram(
gl: WebGL2RenderingContext,
vertexSrc: string,
fragmentSrc: string
): WebGLProgram {
const vertexShader = compileShader(gl, gl.VERTEX_SHADER, vertexSrc);
const fragmentShader = compileShader(gl, gl.FRAGMENT_SHADER, fragmentSrc);
const program = gl.createProgram()!;
gl.attachShader(program, vertexShader);
gl.attachShader(program, fragmentShader);
gl.linkProgram(program);
if (!gl.getProgramParameter(program, gl.LINK_STATUS)) {
throw new Error(`Link error: ${gl.getProgramInfoLog(program)}`);
}
return program;
}
function compileShader(
gl: WebGL2RenderingContext,
type: number,
source: string
): WebGLShader {
const shader = gl.createShader(type)!;
gl.shaderSource(shader, source);
gl.compileShader(shader);
if (!gl.getShaderParameter(shader, gl.COMPILE_STATUS)) {
const info = gl.getShaderInfoLog(shader);
gl.deleteShader(shader);
throw new Error(`Shader compile error: ${info}`);
}
return shader;
}
GLSL Shaders
glsl
// shaders/vertex.glsl — Transform vertex positions and pass data to fragment shader.
#version 300 es
layout(location = 0) in vec3 aPosition;
layout(location = 1) in vec3 aNormal;
layout(location = 2) in vec2 aTexCoord;
uniform mat4 uModelView;
uniform mat4 uProjection;
out vec3 vNormal;
out vec2 vTexCoord;
void main() {
vNormal = mat3(uModelView) * aNormal;
vTexCoord = aTexCoord;
gl_Position = uProjection * uModelView * vec4(aPosition, 1.0);
}
glsl
// shaders/fragment.glsl — Calculate pixel color using lighting and texture.
#version 300 es
precision highp float;
in vec3 vNormal;
in vec2 vTexCoord;
uniform sampler2D uTexture;
uniform vec3 uLightDir;
out vec4 fragColor;
void main() {
vec3 normal = normalize(vNormal);
float diffuse = max(dot(normal, normalize(uLightDir)), 0.0);
vec4 texColor = texture(uTexture, vTexCoord);
fragColor = vec4(texColor.rgb * (0.3 + 0.7 * diffuse), texColor.a);
}
Buffers and VAOs
typescript
// src/webgl/geometry.ts — Create vertex buffer objects and vertex array objects
// to upload geometry data to the GPU.
export function createTriangle(gl: WebGL2RenderingContext) {
const vertices = new Float32Array([
// x, y, z
0.0, 0.5, 0.0,
-0.5, -0.5, 0.0,
0.5, -0.5, 0.0,
]);
const vao = gl.createVertexArray()!;
gl.bindVertexArray(vao);
const vbo = gl.createBuffer()!;
gl.bindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, vbo);
gl.bufferData(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, vertices, gl.STATIC_DRAW);
gl.enableVertexAttribArray(0);
gl.vertexAttribPointer(0, 3, gl.FLOAT, false, 0, 0);
gl.bindVertexArray(null);
return { vao, vertexCount: 3 };
}
Render Loop
typescript
// src/webgl/render.ts — Animation loop that clears the screen and draws geometry
// each frame, updating uniforms for animation.
export function startRenderLoop(
gl: WebGL2RenderingContext,
program: WebGLProgram,
draw: (time: number) => void
) {
gl.useProgram(program);
function frame(time: number) {
gl.clear(gl.COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | gl.DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
draw(time);
requestAnimationFrame(frame);
}
requestAnimationFrame(frame);
}
Information
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Author
- terminal-skills
- Category
- Design
- License
- Apache-2.0