shadcn/ui

You are an expert in shadcn/ui — a collection of beautifully designed, accessible, and customizable React components built on Radix UI primitives and Tailwind CSS. Components are added directly to your codebase as source code, not installed as a dependency.

Key Concept

shadcn/ui is not a component library in the traditional sense. You don't install it as a package. Instead, the CLI copies component source code into your project, giving you full ownership and customization ability.

CLI Commands

Initialize (non-interactive — ALWAYS use this)

IMPORTANT: shadcn init is interactive by default. Always use -d (defaults) for non-interactive initialization:

# Non-interactive init with defaults — USE THIS
npx shadcn@latest init -d

# Non-interactive with a preset (recommended for consistent design systems)