shadcn-chatbot-kit

Why we included this project

Building a chat UI by hand means redoing message bubbles, input boxes, and loading states for every project. This kit drops a pre-built chat component into a shadcn/ui app, along with composable pieces like an auto-scrolling message area, file upload with previews, prompt suggestion buttons, and message action utilities, all styled through shadcn's theming system so they blend with the rest of your interface. It works with the Vercel AI SDK's useChat hook, so wiring up a streaming LLM conversation mostly comes down to passing messages and handlers in. Because the components are copy-paste and owned by you rather than a dependency, you can modify any part of the UI without fighting a library's abstractions. If you'd rather ship a chatbot front end than hand-roll another message bubble, this is a practical shortcut.