# Expandable Chat

> The ExpandableChat expandable-chat.tsx component gives an easily installable component for quickly creating a chat support ui feature.  There's an example repository here that gives you a ready-to-use chatbot with Vercel AI's SDK.  https://github.com/jakobhoeg/shadcn-chat/tree/master/examples/shadcn-chat-example-vercel-ai

- Author: [Jakob Hoeg Mørk](https://21st.dev/@jakobhoeg)
- License: mit
- Tags: Chat, AI Chat
- npm dependencies: lucide-react
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@jakobhoeg/components/expandable-chat

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/jakobhoeg/expandable-chat?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