How we work

<h1>Introduction</h1>shadcn/ui is a set of beautifully-designed, accessible components and a code distribution platform. Works with your favorite frameworks and AI models. Open Source. Open Code.This is not a component library. It is how you build your component library.You know how most traditional component libraries work: you install a package from NPM, import the components, and use them in your app.This approach works well until you need to customize a component to fit your design system or require one that isn’t included in the library. Often, you end up wrapping library components, writing workarounds to override styles, or mixing components from different libraries with incompatible APIs.This is what shadcn/ui aims to solve. It is built around the following principles:<ul><li>Open Code: The top layer of your component code is open for modification.</li><li>Composition: Every component uses a common, composable interface, making them predictable.</li><li>Distribution: A flat-file schema and command-line tool make it easy to distribute components.</li><li>Beautiful Defaults: Carefully chosen default styles, so you get great design out-of-the-box.</li><li>AI-Ready: Open code for LLMs to read, understand, and improve.</li></ul>