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Every agent run in one inbox: tabs for needs input, running and done, each run with its task, repo and last step, and Respond inline for the runs waiting on a decision.
Built with React and Tailwind. Copy the prompt and paste it into Claude Code, Cursor or Lovable: your agent adds Run Inbox to your project and fits it to your theme.
Code
How Run Inbox 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 { cn } from "@/lib/utils"
import { BackgroundRunData, BackgroundRunGlyph, BackgroundRunStatus, Button, Icon, IconNode, RunInbox, StepLine, UnreadDot, createIcon, isActive, keyOf, secondaryLine, useRunTime } from "@/components/ui/run-inbox"
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)
// Content that changes inside a fixed width box (a headline that cycles words) never resizes
// the box itself, so changes below it measure again on the next frame.
let frame = 0
const mutations = new MutationObserver(() => {
cancelAnimationFrame(frame)
frame = requestAnimationFrame(measure)
})
mutations.observe(el, { subtree: true, childList: true, characterData: true })
window.addEventListener("resize", measure)
return () => {
observer.disconnect()
mutations.disconnect()
cancelAnimationFrame(frame)
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>
)
}
// The demo's times count back from the moment it renders. Read through `performance`, which
// Next.js allows while it prerenders a page; `Date.now()` during render fails the build there.
const demoNow = () => performance.timeOrigin + performance.now()
function fixtures(now: number): BackgroundRunData[] {
return [
{
id: "r1",
title: "Fix flaky checkout test",
context: "tallyline/web · fix/checkout-flake",
status: "needs-input",
request: "Approve pnpm db:migrate --env preview",
steps: { done: 3, total: 7 },
startedAt: now - 192_000,
unread: true,
},
{
id: "r2",
title: "Upgrade to Next.js 16.4",
context: "tallyline/web · chore/next-16-4",
status: "needs-input",
request: "Delete src/middleware.ts?",
steps: { done: 5, total: 9 },
startedAt: now - 611_000,
unread: true,
},
{
id: "r3",
title: "Research vector databases",
context: "Deep research",
status: "running",
step: "Reading pgvector benchmarks on a 10M row table",
startedAt: now - 134_000,
},
{
id: "r4",
title: "Add CSV export to the runs table",
context: "tallyline/web · feat/csv-export",
status: "done",
summary: "4 files changed, 18 tests pass. PR #482 is ready.",
durationMs: 402_000,
unread: true,
},
{
id: "r5",
title: "Migrate auth to the new session store",
context: "tallyline/api · chore/sessions",
status: "failed",
error: "Redis refused the connection. Check REDIS_URL, then retry.",
durationMs: 71_000,
},
{
id: "r6",
title: "Write the Q3 usage report",
context: "Analytics",
status: "queued",
queuePosition: 1,
},
{
id: "r7",
title: "Translate onboarding emails to German",
context: "tallyline/emails · main",
status: "done",
summary: "6 templates translated and checked for length.",
durationMs: 248_000,
},
]
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* BackgroundRun (card)
* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
interface BackgroundRunProps
extends Omit<React.ComponentProps<"article">, "title" | "id">,
Omit<BackgroundRunData, "id"> {
id?: string
onOpen?: () => void
onCancel?: () => void
onRetry?: () => void
/** Primary action for `needs-input`. Defaults to `onOpen` labelled Respond. */
onRespond?: () => void
/** Replace the default actions. */
actions?: React.ReactNode
}
function progressOf(run: Pick<BackgroundRunData, "progress" | "steps">) {
if (run.progress !== undefined) return Math.max(0, Math.min(1, run.progress))
if (run.steps && run.steps.total > 0) return Math.min(1, run.steps.done / run.steps.total)
return undefined
}
/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Helpers
* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
const STATUS_LABEL: Record<BackgroundRunStatus, string> = {
queued: "Queued",
running: "Running",
"needs-input": "Needs input",
done: "Done",
failed: "Failed",
cancelled: "Cancelled",
}
const iconNode: IconNode = [
["path", {"d":"M5.49 17.46A8.5 8.5 0 1 0 6.54 5.49"}],
["path", {"d":"m8.21 8.65-2.94-.26a2 2 0 0 1-1.82-2.16l.26-2.94"}],
]
const RotateCcwIcon: Icon = /* @__PURE__ */ createIcon("rotate-ccw", iconNode)
interface RunProgressProps extends React.ComponentProps<"div"> {
/** 0 to 1. Undefined means indeterminate. */
value?: number
/** Accessible name. Default "Progress". */
label?: string
}
/**
* 2 px progress line. Determinate fills with a scaleX transform (280 ms, so jumps between steps
* read as progress, not teleports). Indeterminate slides a third-width segment with the Web
* Animations API; under reduced motion the segment sits still.
*/
function RunProgress({ value, label = "Progress", className, ...props }: RunProgressProps) {
const segment = React.useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null)
const indeterminate = value === undefined
React.useEffect(() => {
const el = segment.current
if (!indeterminate || !el || typeof el.animate !== "function") return
if (window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches) return
const rtl = getComputedStyle(el).direction === "rtl"
const from = rtl ? "100%" : "-100%"
const to = rtl ? "-300%" : "300%"
const animation = el.animate(
[{ transform: `translateX(${from})` }, { transform: `translateX(${to})` }],
{
duration: 1600,
iterations: Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY,
easing: "cubic-bezier(0.77, 0, 0.175, 1)",
},
)
return () => animation.cancel()
}, [indeterminate])
return (
<div
role="progressbar"
aria-label={label}
aria-valuemin={0}
aria-valuemax={100}
aria-valuenow={indeterminate ? undefined : Math.round(value * 100)}
data-slot="run-progress"
data-indeterminate={indeterminate ? "" : undefined}
className={cn("bg-(color:--chatcn-alpha-200) relative h-0.5 overflow-hidden", className)}
{...props}
>
{indeterminate ? (
<span
ref={segment}
className="bg-(color:--chatcn-accent) absolute inset-y-0 start-1/3 w-1/3 rounded-full motion-reduce:opacity-40"
/>
) : (
<span
className={cn(
"bg-(color:--chatcn-accent) absolute inset-0 origin-left rtl:origin-right",
"ease-(--chatcn-ease-out) transition-transform duration-280 motion-reduce:transition-none",
)}
style={{ transform: `scaleX(${value})` }}
/>
)}
</div>
)
}
/**
* Card for a detached agent task: what it is, where it runs, the latest step, a 2 px progress
* line on the bottom edge and Open or Cancel. Queued, running, needs input, done, failed and
* cancelled each get their own glyph, line and actions.
*/
function BackgroundRun({
id,
title,
status,
context,
step,
request,
summary,
error,
progress,
steps,
queuePosition,
startedAt,
durationMs,
unread,
onOpen,
onCancel,
onRetry,
onRespond,
actions,
className,
...props
}: BackgroundRunProps) {
const run: BackgroundRunData = {
id: id ?? "",
title,
status,
context,
step,
request,
summary,
error,
progress,
steps,
queuePosition,
startedAt,
durationMs,
}
const time = useRunTime(run)
const value = progressOf(run)
const line = secondaryLine(run)
const titleId = React.useId()
// One running signal per card: the spinner. The bar only shows progress it can measure, so an
// unknown amount never adds a second, sliding motion beside the spinner.
const showBar =
status === "queued" ||
((status === "running" || status === "needs-input") && value !== undefined)
return (
<article
aria-labelledby={titleId}
data-slot="background-run"
data-run-status={status}
className={cn(
"rounded-(--chatcn-radius-lg) bg-(color:--chatcn-card) shadow-(--chatcn-shadow-sm) relative flex flex-col overflow-hidden",
"text-[0.875rem]/[1.25rem] tracking-[-0.003em] text-(color:--chatcn-fg) forced-colors:outline-1 forced-colors:outline-solid",
className,
)}
{...props}
>
<div className="flex flex-col gap-3 p-4 pb-3">
<div className="flex min-w-0 items-start gap-2.5">
<span className="mt-0.5">
<BackgroundRunGlyph status={status} />
</span>
<div className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col gap-0.5">
<div className="flex min-w-0 items-baseline gap-2">
<h3 id={titleId} className="flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-2 font-medium">
{/* Truncate on a span: headings can inherit text-wrap: balance, which beats nowrap. */}
<span className="min-w-0 truncate">{title}</span>
{unread ? (
<>
<UnreadDot />
<span className="sr-only">, unread</span>
</>
) : null}
</h3>
{time ? (
<span className="text-[0.75rem]/[1rem] text-(color:--chatcn-fg-subtle) shrink-0 tabular-nums">
{time}
</span>
) : null}
</div>
<div className="text-[0.75rem]/[1rem] text-(color:--chatcn-fg-subtle) flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5">
<span
aria-live="polite"
className={cn(
"shrink-0 font-medium",
status === "failed"
? "text-(color:--chatcn-red)"
: status === "needs-input"
? "text-(color:--chatcn-fg)"
: "text-(color:--chatcn-fg-muted)",
)}
>
{STATUS_LABEL[status]}
</span>
{steps && status !== "queued" ? (
<>
<span aria-hidden="true">·</span>
<span className="shrink-0 tabular-nums">
{Math.min(steps.done, steps.total)} of {steps.total}
</span>
</>
) : null}
{context ? (
<>
<span aria-hidden="true">·</span>
<span className="min-w-0 truncate font-mono">{context}</span>
</>
) : null}
</div>
</div>
</div>
{line ? (
<div
data-slot="background-run-line"
className={cn(
"text-[0.8125rem]/[1.25rem] flex min-w-0 items-start gap-2 ps-6.5",
status === "needs-input" ? "text-(color:--chatcn-fg)" : "text-(color:--chatcn-fg-muted)",
)}
>
{status === "needs-input" ? (
// Sits in the gutter, so the text still lines up with the title.
<span
aria-hidden="true"
className="bg-(color:--chatcn-fg) my-[3px] -ms-2.5 w-0.5 shrink-0 self-stretch rounded-full"
/>
) : null}
<StepLine
stepKey={keyOf(line, status)}
wrap={status !== "running" && status !== "queued"}
className="flex-1"
>
{line}
</StepLine>
</div>
) : null}
<div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-1.5 ps-6.5 empty:hidden">
{actions ?? (
<>
{isActive(status) || status === "queued"
? onCancel && (
<Button size="sm" onClick={onCancel}>
Cancel
</Button>
)
: null}
{status === "failed" && onRetry ? (
<Button size="sm" onClick={onRetry}>
<RotateCcwIcon />
Retry
</Button>
) : null}
{status === "needs-input" && (onRespond ?? onOpen) ? (
<Button size="sm" variant="solid" onClick={onRespond ?? onOpen}>
Respond
</Button>
) : onOpen ? (
<Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={onOpen}>
Open
</Button>
) : null}
</>
)}
</div>
</div>
{showBar ? (
<RunProgress
value={status === "queued" ? 0 : value}
label={typeof title === "string" ? `${title} progress` : "Run progress"}
className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0"
/>
) : null}
</article>
)
}
function RunInboxDemo() {
const [now] = React.useState(() => demoNow())
const [runs, setRuns] = React.useState(() => fixtures(now))
const [selectedId, setSelectedId] = React.useState("r1")
const selected = runs.find((r) => r.id === selectedId)
const markRead = (id: string) =>
setRuns((prev) => prev.map((r) => (r.id === id ? { ...r, unread: false } : r)))
return (
<div className="grid w-full max-w-4xl items-start gap-4 md:grid-cols-[minmax(0,22rem)_minmax(0,1fr)]">
<RunInbox
runs={runs}
selectedId={selectedId}
onOpen={(run) => {
setSelectedId(run.id)
markRead(run.id)
}}
onMarkAllRead={() => setRuns((prev) => prev.map((r) => ({ ...r, unread: false })))}
/>
{selected ? (
<BackgroundRun
key={selected.id}
{...selected}
unread={false}
onOpen={() => {}}
onCancel={() => {}}
onRespond={() =>
setRuns((prev) =>
prev.map((r) =>
r.id === selected.id
? {
...r,
status: "running",
step: "Running the approved step",
request: undefined,
}
: r,
),
)
}
onRetry={() => {}}
className="md:mt-[5.25rem]"
/>
) : null}
</div>
)
}
/** The line under each 21st demo that points back to the kit. */
function MoreOn({ slug, children }: { slug: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
return (
<p data-fit-hide className="text-[0.75rem]/[1rem] text-(color:--chatcn-fg-faint) text-center text-balance">
{children}{" "}
<a
href={`https://chatcn.dev/docs/components/${slug}`}
target="_blank"
rel="noopener"
className="text-(color:--chatcn-fg-subtle) hover:text-(color:--chatcn-fg) underline underline-offset-2"
>
chatcn.dev
</a>
</p>
)
}
/** The kit's own example, framed for the 21st preview. */
export default function RunInboxPreview() {
return (
<FitFrame minWidth="38rem">
<div className="flex w-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-4 p-6">
<div className="flex w-full max-w-2xl justify-center">
<RunInboxDemo />
</div>
<MoreOn slug="run-inbox">Every agent run in one inbox, by status. On</MoreOn>
</div>
</FitFrame>
)
}
















