# Thinking Orbs

> Animated thinking/agent orb — six hand-tuned canvas states (working, searching, solving, listening, composing, shaping) in two tuned size presets (64px avatar / 20px inline). Theme-aware (auto/dark/light), SSR-safe, with speed and paused controls. Great for AI chat avatars and inline agent status indicators.

- Author: [Jakub Antalik](https://21st.dev/@Jakubantalik)
- License: mit
- Tags: Animation, AI, Agent, Orb, Loader
- npm dependencies: thinking-orbs
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@Jakubantalik/components/thinking-orbs

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/Jakubantalik/thinking-orbs?api_key=$API_KEY_21ST"
```

Requires a 21st API key (generate one at https://21st.dev/mcp) passed as `API_KEY_21ST`. Free accounts get a limited number of installs per day; unlimited on a paid plan — see https://21st.dev/pricing.

Full component directory: https://21st.dev/llms.txt · More like this: https://21st.dev/community/components/s/animation.md