# Ask Nexus Input

> An AI-style ask input with a rotating placeholder and a canvas particle disintegration animation that dissolves the query text on submit.

- Author: [Nexus UI](https://21st.dev/@nexus-ui)
- License: no-license
- Tags: Input, Search, Animation, AI, Particle
- npm dependencies: lucide-react, framer-motion
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@nexus-ui/components/ask-nexus-input

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/nexus-ui/ask-nexus-input?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/input.md