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Multiplayer cursors for people and agents: names, live messages, activity labels and selections on any canvas, a sheet, a doc or a board.
Built with React and Tailwind. Copy the prompt and paste it into Claude Code, Cursor or Lovable: your agent adds Live Cursors to your project and fits it to your theme.
Code
How Live Cursors is used: the demo's code. The component's own source comes with a free account.
Usage.tsx
"use client"
import * as React from "react"
import { CollabMember, LiveCursor, LiveCursors } from "@/components/ui/live-cursors"
type Point = [number, number]
/** Moves along waypoints, eased per leg, one step per tick. */
function walk(points: Point[], t: number): Point {
const n = points.length
const leg = Math.floor(t) % n
const f = t - Math.floor(t)
const e = f < 0.5 ? 2 * f * f : 1 - (-2 * f + 2) ** 2 / 2
const a = points[leg] as Point
const b = points[(leg + 1) % n] as Point
return [a[0] + (b[0] - a[0]) * e, a[1] + (b[1] - a[1]) * e]
}
const noorPath: Point[] = [
[0.72, 0.3],
[0.84, 0.46],
[0.62, 0.58],
[0.9, 0.72],
[0.78, 0.2],
]
// Down the gutter between order and customer, so the pointer never sits on a number.
const ledgerPath: Point[] = [
[0.118, 0.35],
[0.122, 0.47],
[0.125, 0.72],
[0.125, 0.84],
[0.12, 0.6],
]
/** The cast: a support and finance team with three agents. */
const people = {
you: { id: "you", name: "Ines Okafor", role: "Support lead", you: true },
tomasz: { id: "tomasz", name: "Tomasz Wielgus", role: "Billing ops" },
noor: { id: "noor", name: "Noor Haddad", role: "Finance lead" },
kenji: { id: "kenji", name: "Kenji Ota", role: "Support, Tokyo" },
saoirse: { id: "saoirse", name: "Saoirse Byrne", role: "Legal" },
femi: { id: "femi", name: "Femi Adeyemi", role: "Support" },
dagny: { id: "dagny", name: "Dagny Holm", role: "Engineering" },
lucia: { id: "lucia", name: "Lucía Ferrer", role: "Account manager" },
} satisfies Record<string, CollabMember>
/** A neutral provider mark for the demos. Bring your provider's own mark through `mark`. */
function DemoMark({ variant = "a" }: { variant?: "a" | "b" }) {
return variant === "a" ? (
<svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" className="size-full" aria-hidden="true">
<path
d="M3 4.5h10M3 8h10M3 11.5h6"
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth="1.6"
strokeLinecap="round"
/>
</svg>
) : (
<svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="none" className="size-full" aria-hidden="true">
<path
d="M8 2.5 13.5 8 8 13.5 2.5 8Z"
stroke="currentColor"
strokeWidth="1.6"
strokeLinejoin="round"
/>
</svg>
)
}
const agents = {
ledger: {
id: "ledger",
name: "Ledger",
kind: "agent",
role: "Billing agent",
mark: <DemoMark variant="a" />,
},
triage: { id: "triage", name: "Triage", kind: "agent", role: "Intake agent" },
quill: {
id: "quill",
name: "Quill",
kind: "agent",
role: "Writing agent",
mark: <DemoMark variant="b" />,
},
} satisfies Record<string, CollabMember>
const FIT_CSS = "html,body{overflow:hidden}[data-fit-small] [data-fit-hide]{display:none!important}"
/**
* 21st shows a demo in a small frame: about 674 by 421 on a component page, 358 by 224 on a
* phone and 245 by 139 on a profile card. A demo taller than its frame gets scrollbars, which
* render white on dark pages. FitFrame fills the frame exactly instead.
*
* - "scale": the content shrinks until it fits, centered. For visuals such as orbs.
* - "crop": the content stays at full size from the top and fades out at the bottom. For text
* that streams in, where a changing scale would make the page breathe.
*
* `minWidth` lays out a wide demo (a table, a two column panel) at that width and scales it down
* to the frame, instead of letting it collapse to a narrow layout. The frame centers it, so it
* shrinks evenly on both sides.
*
* Anything marked `data-fit-hide` (state buttons, the chatcn.dev line) drops out in frames
* shorter than `hideBelow`, so a profile card shows the visual alone.
*/
function FitFrame({
children,
mode = "scale",
hideBelow = 360,
minWidth,
}: {
children: React.ReactNode
mode?: "scale" | "crop"
hideBelow?: number
minWidth?: string
}) {
const content = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const [cropped, setCropped] = React.useState(false)
React.useLayoutEffect(() => {
const el = content.current
if (!el) return
const measure = () => {
const vw = window.innerWidth
const vh = window.innerHeight
el.toggleAttribute("data-fit-small", vh < hideBelow)
// Layout sizes ignore the transform, so measuring never feeds back.
const w = Math.max(el.offsetWidth, el.scrollWidth)
const h = Math.max(el.offsetHeight, el.scrollHeight)
const scale = mode === "scale" ? Math.min(1, vw / w, vh / h) : 1
el.style.transform = scale < 1 ? `scale(${scale})` : ""
setCropped(mode === "crop" && h > vh + 1)
}
measure()
const observer = new ResizeObserver(measure)
observer.observe(el)
window.addEventListener("resize", measure)
return () => {
observer.disconnect()
window.removeEventListener("resize", measure)
}
}, [mode, hideBelow])
const fade = "linear-gradient(to bottom, #000 calc(100% - 40px), transparent)"
return (
<div
className="flex w-full justify-center overflow-hidden"
style={{
height: "100dvh",
alignItems: mode === "crop" ? "flex-start" : "center",
maskImage: cropped ? fade : undefined,
WebkitMaskImage: cropped ? fade : undefined,
}}
>
<style>{FIT_CSS}</style>
<div
ref={content}
className="w-full shrink-0"
style={{ transformOrigin: mode === "crop" ? "top center" : "center", minWidth }}
>
{children}
</div>
</div>
)
}
const refunds = [
["4471", "Halvard Moen", "Duplicate charge", "$84.20", "Voided"],
["4466", "Ingrid Sæther", "Plan downgrade", "$31.00", "Refunded"],
["4459", "Tobiah Mensah", "Duplicate charge", "$84.20", "Pending"],
["4452", "Marisol Vega", "Billed after cancel", "$168.40", "Pending"],
["4448", "Oskar Lindqvist", "Duplicate charge", "$12.00", "Pending"],
["4440", "Yuki Tanabe", "Wrong currency", "$45.75", "Refunded"],
["4433", "Aurelio Bianchi", "Duplicate charge", "$84.20", "Pending"],
]
/** The line under each 21st demo that points back to the kit. */
function MoreOn({ slug, children }: { slug: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
return (
<p data-fit-hide className="text-[0.75rem]/[1rem] text-(color:--chatcn-fg-faint) text-center text-balance">
{children}{" "}
<a
href={`https://chatcn.dev/docs/components/${slug}`}
target="_blank"
rel="noopener"
className="text-(color:--chatcn-fg-subtle) hover:text-(color:--chatcn-fg) underline underline-offset-2"
>
chatcn.dev
</a>
</p>
)
}
/**
* A shared refunds sheet: a teammate looks around, another leaves a note, an agent selects rows.
* Paced a little faster than the docs demo so the preview video catches every move.
*/
export default function LiveCursorsPreview() {
const [t, setT] = React.useState(0)
React.useEffect(() => {
if (window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches) {
setT(1.5)
return
}
const id = setInterval(() => setT((v) => v + 0.05), 45)
return () => clearInterval(id)
}, [])
const [nx, ny] = walk(noorPath, t * 0.6)
const [lx, ly] = walk(ledgerPath, t * 0.4)
const rowTop = 0.255
const rowH = 0.107
const ledgerRow = Math.max(0, Math.min(6, Math.floor((ly - rowTop) / rowH)))
const selecting = Math.floor(t * 0.9) % 2 === 1
const from = 2
const to = Math.max(from, ledgerRow)
const cursors: LiveCursor[] = [
{ ...people.noor, x: nx, y: ny, color: "var(--chatcn-chart-2)" },
{
...agents.ledger,
x: lx,
y: ly,
color: "var(--chatcn-chart-1)",
activity: selecting ? `selecting ${to - from + 1} duplicate rows` : "reading the sheet",
selection: selecting
? { x: 0.012, y: rowTop + from * rowH, width: 0.976, height: (to - from + 1) * rowH }
: undefined,
},
{
...people.tomasz,
// On row 4452, the one Ledger's selection is about to sweep up.
x: 0.535,
y: 0.635,
color: "var(--chatcn-chart-4)",
idle: Math.floor(t * 0.9) % 2 === 0,
message: Math.floor(t * 0.9) % 2 === 0 ? undefined : "4452 is not a duplicate, leave it",
},
]
return (
<FitFrame minWidth="39rem">
<div className="flex w-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6 p-6">
<div className="flex w-full max-w-2xl flex-col">
<div className="bg-(color:--chatcn-card) shadow-(--chatcn-shadow-sm) rounded-(--chatcn-radius-xl) relative">
<LiveCursors cursors={cursors}>
<table className="text-[0.8125rem]/[1.25rem] w-full border-collapse text-start">
<caption className="text-[0.875rem]/[1.25rem] tracking-[-0.003em] text-(color:--chatcn-fg) px-4 pt-3.5 pb-3 text-start font-medium">
October refunds
</caption>
<thead>
<tr className="text-(color:--chatcn-fg-subtle) border-(color:--chatcn-border) border-y">
{["Order", "Customer", "Reason", "Amount", "Status"].map((h) => (
<th
key={h}
className="text-[0.75rem]/[1rem] px-4 py-2 text-start font-medium last:text-end [&:nth-child(4)]:text-end"
>
{h}
</th>
))}
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
{refunds.map((r) => (
<tr key={r[0]} className="border-(color:--chatcn-border) border-b last:border-b-0">
<td className="text-(color:--chatcn-fg-muted) px-4 py-2.5 font-mono tabular-nums">
{r[0]}
</td>
<td className="text-(color:--chatcn-fg) px-4 py-2.5">{r[1]}</td>
<td className="text-(color:--chatcn-fg-muted) px-4 py-2.5">{r[2]}</td>
<td className="text-(color:--chatcn-fg) px-4 py-2.5 text-end tabular-nums">{r[3]}</td>
<td
className={
r[4] === "Pending"
? "text-(color:--chatcn-amber) px-4 py-2.5 text-end"
: "text-(color:--chatcn-fg-subtle) px-4 py-2.5 text-end"
}
>
{r[4]}
</td>
</tr>
))}
</tbody>
</table>
</LiveCursors>
</div>
</div>
<MoreOn slug="live-cursors">People and agents on the same canvas, on</MoreOn>
</div>
</FitFrame>
)
}







