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An editor for system prompts: sections in tags, variables in double braces highlighted, a token count against the limit, version history and save with a keyboard shortcut.
Built with React and Tailwind. Copy the prompt and paste it into Claude Code, Cursor or Lovable: your agent adds System Prompt Editor to your project and fits it to your theme.
Code
How System Prompt Editor 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 { PromptVersion, SystemPromptEditor } from "@/components/ui/system-prompt-editor"
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>
)
}
/** Shared demo content for the Playground examples: a shipping API's support agent. */
const supportPrompt = `<role>
You are the support agent for Parcelpoint, a shipping API used by online stores.
You are talking to {{customer_name}}, who is on the {{plan}} plan.
</role>
<rules>
- Answer in {{language}}. Keep replies under 120 words unless asked for more.
- Quote API fields in backticks, for example \`label.tracking_url\`.
- Never promise refunds. Offer to open a billing ticket instead.
- If a request needs account access, ask for the order ID and stop there.
</rules>
<context>
Today is {{today}}. Carrier delays: {{carrier_status}}.
</context>`
const supportVariables = ["customer_name", "plan", "language", "today", "carrier_status"]
const now = Date.now()
const HOUR = 60 * 60 * 1000
const supportVersions: PromptVersion[] = [
{
id: "v7",
label: "Billing tickets instead of refunds",
content: supportPrompt,
savedAt: now - 3 * HOUR,
author: "Priya Natarajan",
},
{
id: "v6",
label: "Add carrier status",
content: supportPrompt.replace(
"- Never promise refunds. Offer to open a billing ticket instead.\n",
"- Refunds over $50 need a manager. Say so plainly.\n",
),
savedAt: now - 26 * HOUR,
author: "Tomás Ibarra",
},
{
id: "v5",
label: "Shorter replies",
content: supportPrompt
.replace("120 words", "200 words")
.replace(" Carrier delays: {{carrier_status}}.", ""),
savedAt: now - 4 * 24 * HOUR,
author: "Priya Natarajan",
},
{
id: "v4",
content: `You are a helpful support agent for Parcelpoint. Be friendly and answer questions about shipping labels, tracking and returns. The customer is {{customer_name}}.`,
savedAt: now - 12 * 24 * HOUR,
author: "Lena Vogt",
},
]
const wait = (ms: number) => new Promise<void>((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms))
/** Edit, then press Cmd/Ctrl+S. History restores any saved version as an unsaved draft. */
function SystemPromptEditorDemo() {
const [saved, setSaved] = React.useState(supportPrompt)
return (
<SystemPromptEditor
className="w-full max-w-2xl"
value={saved}
variables={supportVariables}
versions={supportVersions}
tokenBudget={400}
onSave={async (next) => {
await wait(600)
setSaved(next)
}}
/>
)
}
/** The line under each 21st demo that points back to the kit. */
function MoreOn({ slug, children }: { slug: string; children: React.ReactNode }) {
return (
<p data-fit-hide className="text-[0.75rem]/[1rem] text-(color:--chatcn-fg-faint) text-center text-balance">
{children}{" "}
<a
href={`https://chatcn.dev/docs/components/${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 SystemPromptEditorPreview() {
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">
<SystemPromptEditorDemo />
</div>
<MoreOn slug="system-prompt-editor">System prompts with variables, token count and history. On</MoreOn>
</div>
</FitFrame>
)
}
















