- name
- chat-ui
- description
- Chat UI building blocks for React/Next.js from ui.inference.sh. Components: container, messages, input, typing indicators, avatars. Capabilities: chat interfaces, message lists, input handling, streaming. Use for: building custom chat UIs, messaging interfaces, AI assistants. Triggers: chat ui, chat component, message list, chat input, shadcn chat," react chat, chat interface, messaging ui, conversation ui, chat building blocks
Chat UI Components
Chat building blocks from ui.inference.sh.
Quick Start
# Install chat components
npx shadcn@latest add https://ui.inference.sh/r/chat.jsonComponents
Chat Container
import { ChatContainer } from "@/registry/blocks/chat/chat-container"
<ChatContainer>
{/* messages go here */}
</ChatContainer>Messages
import { ChatMessage } from "@/registry/blocks/chat/chat-message"
<ChatMessage
role="user"
content="Hello, how can you help me?"
/>
<ChatMessage
role="assistant"
content="I can help you with many things!"
/>Chat Input
import { ChatInput } from "@/registry/blocks/chat/chat-input"
<ChatInput
onSubmit={(message) => handleSend(message)}
placeholder="Type a message..."
disabled={isLoading}
/>Typing Indicator
import { TypingIndicator } from "@/registry/blocks/chat/typing-indicator"
{isTyping && <TypingIndicator />}Full Example
import {
ChatContainer,
ChatMessage,
ChatInput,
TypingIndicator,
} from "@/registry/blocks/chat"
export function Chat() {
const [messages, setMessages] = useState([])
const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false)
const handleSend = async (content: string) => {
setMessages(prev => [...prev, { role: 'user', content }])
setIsLoading(true)
// Send to API...
setIsLoading(false)
}
return (
<ChatContainer>
{messages.map((msg, i) => (
<ChatMessage key={i} role={msg.role} content={msg.content} />
))}
{isLoading && <TypingIndicator />}
<ChatInput onSubmit={handleSend} disabled={isLoading} />
</ChatContainer>
)
}Message Variants
| Role | Description |
|---|---|
user | User messages (right-aligned) |
assistant | AI responses (left-aligned) |
system | System messages (centered) |
Styling
Components use Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui design tokens:
<ChatMessage
role="assistant"
content="Hello!"
className="bg-muted"
/>Related Skills
# Full agent component (recommended)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@agent-ui
# Declarative widgets
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@widgets-ui
# Markdown rendering
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@markdown-uiDocumentation
- Chatting with Agents - Building chat interfaces
- Agent UX Patterns - Chat UX best practices
- Real-Time Streaming - Streaming responses
Component docs: ui.inference.sh/blocks/chat