# Chat Message

> A chat bubble that renders a single AI SDK message, formatting markdown text, reasoning steps, and tool call results differently for user vs assistant roles.

- Author: [asanshay](https://21st.dev/@asanshay)
- Library: @asanshay
- License: no-license
- Tags: Chat, AI Chat, Markdown, Message, Chatbot
- npm dependencies: ai, class-variance-authority
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@asanshay/components/chat-message

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/asanshay/chat-message?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/chat.md