# Animated AI Chat Input

> A polished, self-contained AI chat input built with React, TypeScript and Tailwind CSS. It features a rotating gradient border with a soft glow on focus, an auto-growing textarea, and animated placeholder prompts that cycle while the box is empty.

- Author: [themeocean](https://21st.dev/@themeocean)
- License: mit
- npm dependencies: lucide-react
- Live preview: https://21st.dev/@themeocean/components/animated-ai-chat-input

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add "https://21st.dev/r/themeocean/animated-ai-chat-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