Docyrus App UI Design

Build polished, accessible UI components for Docyrus React applications using a curated set of 159 pre-built components from shadcn, diceui, animate-ui, docyrus-ui, and reui libraries.

Component Library Preferences

Primary component libraries (in order of preference):

1. shadcn — 43 core components (buttons, forms, dialogs, tables, charts)
2. diceui — 41 advanced components (data grids, kanban, file upload, color picker)
3. animate-ui — 21 animated components (sidebar, dialogs, cards, menus)
4. docyrus — 51 Docyrus-specific components (awesome dialog, awesome stats, data grid, pivot grid, form fields, value renderers, editable record detail, gantt, scheduling, chat, AI agents, pricing, sharing, email composer, log activity form, schema repeater, stepper)
5. reui — 2 utility components (file upload, sortable)

Total available: 158 components

Critical Design Rules

1. Always check preferred components first — Before implementing any new component, search the preferred components reference to find an existing match.
2. Use AwesomeCard for dashboards — Unless the user specifically requests a different card design, use @docyrus/ui-awesome-card for dashboard stat cards and metrics.
3. Use animate-ui Sidebar for layouts — Unless the user requests a different layout, use @animate-ui/sidebar for app navigation.
4. Prefer Recharts for charting — Use Recharts as the first choice for all data visualization needs. shadcn Chart components are built on Recharts.
5. Icon library preference order:
   • First choice: hugeicons
   • Second choice: fontawesome light
   • Third choice: lucide-icons
6. Use AwesomeDialog for item create forms — Use the AwesomeDialog system for all item creation and editing forms. Choose the container type based on form complexity:
   • Small/simple forms → container="sheet" with side="right"
   • Long/complex forms → container="modal" or container="drawer"
7. Item detail page strategy — Choose the right container based on item complexity:
   • Large items (e.g. projects, workspaces) → Create a dedicated new page with full layout
   • Small items (e.g. tasks, comments, contacts) → Use AwesomeDialog with container="sheet" and side="right" as a right drawer
8. Always use TanStack Form + Docyrus form system — All forms must use TanStack Form with the Docyrus DynamicFormField system and @docyrus/ui-form-fields. Never use plain HTML forms or React Hook Form directly.
9. Use EditableRecordDetail for inline editing — When showing item detail views, use EditableRecordDetail with EditableRecordDetailField to allow users to edit fields inline without opening a full form. Always enable trackChanges to highlight changed fields and show a floating ActionBar with Save/Cancel. Add an "Edit All" button in the detail page header to switch to a full form editing experience.
10. Always enable trackChanges for editable components — When using EditableRecordDetail or DataGrid with cell editing, always pass trackChanges prop. This highlights modified cells/fields, shows pending change counts, and provides Save/Cancel actions via a floating ActionBar.

Quick Start Patterns

Item Create Form with AwesomeDialog (Small Form → Sheet)

import {
  AwesomeDialog, AwesomeDialogHeader, AwesomeDialogBody, AwesomeDialogFooter
} from '@docyrus/ui/components/awesome-dialog'

<AwesomeDialog open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen} container="sheet" side="right" size="default">
  <AwesomeDialogHeader title="Create Task" icon="far-plus" />
  <AwesomeDialogBody>
    <form.Field name="title">{(field) => <TextFormField field={field} label="Title" />}</form.Field>
    <form.Field name="status">{(field) => <SelectFormField field={field} label="Status" />}</form.Field>
  </AwesomeDialogBody>
  <AwesomeDialogFooter>
    <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setOpen(false)}>Cancel</Button>
    <Button onClick={handleSubmit}>Create</Button>
  </AwesomeDialogFooter>
</AwesomeDialog>

Item Create Form with AwesomeDialog (Long Form → Modal)

<AwesomeDialog open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen} container="modal" size="lg" fullscreenable>
  <AwesomeDialogHeader title="Create Project" icon="far-folder-plus" />
  <AwesomeDialogBody>
    {/* Long form with many fields — body scrolls, header/footer stay fixed */}
  </AwesomeDialogBody>
  <AwesomeDialogFooter>
    <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setOpen(false)}>Cancel</Button>
    <Button onClick={handleSubmit}>Create Project</Button>
  </AwesomeDialogFooter>
</AwesomeDialog>

Item Detail in AwesomeDialog (Small Item → Right Drawer)

<AwesomeDialog open={open} onOpenChange={setOpen} container="sheet" side="right" size="lg" fullscreenable>
  <AwesomeDialogHeader
    title="Task Detail"
    description="Review and edit task fields inline"
    headerButtons={<Button variant="outline" size="sm" onClick={switchToFullForm}>Edit All</Button>}
  />
  <AwesomeDialogBody>
    <EditableRecordDetail fields={fields} record={record} onSave={handleSave} trackChanges>
      <EditableRecordDetailField slug="title" />
      <EditableRecordDetailField slug="status" />
      <EditableRecordDetailField slug="assignee" />
      <EditableRecordDetailField slug="due_date" />
    </EditableRecordDetail>
  </AwesomeDialogBody>
</AwesomeDialog>

Inline Editing with EditableRecordDetail

import {
  EditableRecordDetail, EditableRecordDetailField
} from '@docyrus/ui/components/editable-record-detail'

<EditableRecordDetail
  fields={fields}
  record={record}
  onSave={handleSave}
  onCancel={handleCancel}
  trackChanges  // Always enable — highlights changed fields and shows floating ActionBar with Save/Cancel
>
  <div className="space-y-3">
    <EditableRecordDetailField slug="company_name" />
    <EditableRecordDetailField slug="status" />
    <EditableRecordDetailField slug="priority" />
    <EditableRecordDetailField slug="email" />
  </div>
</EditableRecordDetail>
{/* With trackChanges: changed fields get amber highlight, ActionBar shows "N fields changed" with Save/Cancel */}

Dashboard with AwesomeCard

import { AwesomeCard } from '@/components/ui/awesome-card'
import { HugeIcon } from '@/components/ui/icons'

<AwesomeCard
  title="Total Revenue"
  value="$124,500"
  icon={<HugeIcon name="dollar-circle" />}
  trend={{ value: 12.5, direction: 'up' }}
/>

App Layout with animate-ui Sidebar

import { Sidebar, SidebarContent, SidebarHeader } from '@/components/ui/sidebar'

<Sidebar>
  <SidebarHeader>
    <AppLogo />
  </SidebarHeader>
  <SidebarContent>
    <NavItems />
  </SidebarContent>
</Sidebar>

Data Table with diceui

import { DataTable } from '@/components/ui/data-table'

<DataTable
  columns={columns}
  data={projects}
  enableFiltering
  enableSorting
  enablePagination
/>

Charts with shadcn + Recharts

import { ChartContainer, ChartTooltip } from '@/components/ui/chart'
import { LineChart, Line, XAxis, YAxis } from 'recharts'

<ChartContainer>
  <LineChart data={chartData}>
    <XAxis dataKey="month" />
    <YAxis />
    <ChartTooltip />
    <Line type="monotone" dataKey="revenue" />
  </LineChart>
</ChartContainer>

Quick Record Create with CreateRecordDialog

import { CreateRecordDialog } from '@docyrus/ui/components/create-record-dialog'

<CreateRecordDialog
  headerIcon={<PlusIcon />}
  headerLabel="New Task"
  headerFields={[
    { key: 'project', label: 'Project', options: projectOptions }
  ]}
  subjectPlaceholder="Task name..."
  descriptionPlaceholder="Add description..."
  footerFields={[
    { key: 'assignee', label: 'Assignee', options: userOptions },
    { key: 'priority', label: 'Priority', options: priorityOptions }
  ]}
  enableCreateMore
  onSubmit={handleSubmit}
  isPending={isPending}
>
  <Button variant="outline" size="sm"><PlusIcon /> New Task</Button>
</CreateRecordDialog>

Team Chat with TeamChatChannel

import { TeamChatChannel } from '@docyrus/ui/components/team-chat-channel'

<TeamChatChannel
  posts={posts}
  currentUser={currentUser}
  users={users}
  channelName="General"
  onCreatePost={handleCreatePost}
  onDeletePost={handleDeletePost}
  onToggleReaction={handleToggleReaction}
  onUploadFile={handleUploadFile}
  onLoadReplies={handleLoadReplies}
  maxHeight={600}
/>

Resource Scheduler

import { ResourceSchedulerPanel } from '@docyrus/ui/components/resource-scheduler-panel'

<ResourceSchedulerPanel
  resources={resources}
  events={events}
  onEventClick={handleEventClick}
  onEventMove={handleEventMove}
  onSlotClick={handleSlotClick}
  showTodayIndicator
  height={500}
/>

Dashboard Stats with AwesomeStats

import { AwesomeStats } from '@docyrus/ui/components/awesome-stats'

const stats = [
  {
    id: 'revenue',
    title: 'Total Revenue',
    value: 124500,
    format: { style: 'currency', currency: 'USD', notation: 'compact' },
    icon: 'fal chart-line',
    color: 'blue',
    comparison: { previousValue: 110000 },
    miniChart: { type: 'sparkline', data: [80, 95, 110, 105, 120, 125] }
  },
  // ... more stats
]

// Grid layout (dashboard)
<AwesomeStats items={stats} layout="grid" columns={4} />

// Tabs layout (single card with animated transitions)
<AwesomeStats items={stats} layout="tabs" />

// With AwesomeCard styling
<AwesomeStats items={stats} layout="grid" cardVariant="awesome" />

Pivot Grid for Analytics

import { usePivotGrid, PivotGridView, PivotGridToolbar } from '@docyrus/ui/components/pivot-grid'

const { pivotState, ...pivotProps } = usePivotGrid({
  data: salesData,
  dimensions: [
    { id: 'region', label: 'Region', getValue: (row) => row.region },
    { id: 'product', label: 'Product', getValue: (row) => row.product },
  ],
  measures: [
    { id: 'revenue', label: 'Revenue', aggregate: 'sum', getValue: (row) => row.revenue, formatValue: (v) => `$${v.toLocaleString()}` },
  ],
})

<PivotGridToolbar {...pivotProps} />
<PivotGridView {...pivotProps} />

Log Activity Form (CRM)

import { LogActivityForm } from '@docyrus/ui/components/log-activity-form'

<LogActivityForm
  defaultActivityType="call"
  mentionUsers={users}
  events={calendarEvents}
  statusOptions={statusOptions}
  onSubmit={handleSubmit}
  isSubmitting={isPending}
/>

AI Agent with DocyrusAgent

import { DocyrusAgent } from '@docyrus/ui/components/docyrus-agent'

<DocyrusAgent
  mode="chat"
  agent={{ name: 'Assistant', description: 'AI helper' }}
  messages={messages}
  chatStatus={status}
  onSendMessage={handleSendMessage}
  onStopGeneration={handleStop}
  allowAttachments
  suggestions={['Summarize this', 'Create a report']}
/>

Pricing Engine

import { PricingEnginePanel } from '@docyrus/ui/components/pricing-engine-panel'

<PricingEnginePanel
  title="Quote #1234"
  enableVat
  enableLineDiscount
  enableGlobalDiscount
  defaultVatRate={20}
  vatRates={[0, 10, 20]}
  productCatalog={products}
  onSave={handleSave}
  onTotalsChange={handleTotalsChange}
/>

Mega Select for Rich Picking

import { MegaSelect } from '@docyrus/ui/components/mega-select'

<MegaSelect
  items={templateItems}
  categories={categories}
  columns={3}
  size="large"
  searchable
  onChoose={(id, item) => handleChoose(item)}
/>

Component Selection Strategy

When the user requests a UI component:

1. Search the reference — Check references/preferred-components-catalog.md for existing components by name, category, or functionality
2. Match by use case — If multiple options exist, prefer:
   • shadcn for basic/common components
   • diceui for advanced/specialized components
   • animate-ui for components requiring animation/transitions
   • docyrus for Docyrus-specific data handling
3. Install the component — Use the registry install command from the catalog
4. Reference the docs — Point to the component's doc file for detailed usage

Installation Pattern

Components follow the shadcn registry pattern. Docyrus components use the @docyrus/cli:

# shadcn components
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add button

# diceui components
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @diceui/data-table

# animate-ui components
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @animate-ui/sidebar

# docyrus components (use @docyrus/cli)
pnpm dlx @docyrus/cli add @docyrus/ui-awesome-card

# reui components
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @reui/file-upload-default

Common Use Cases

References

Read these files for detailed component information:

• references/preferred-components-catalog.md — Complete catalog of all 160 components with descriptions, install commands, and doc paths (docyrus docs at https://alpha-ui.docy.app/docs/web/components/<name>/llms.txt)
• references/component-selection-guide.md — Decision trees and guidelines for choosing the right component for each use case
• references/icon-usage-guide.md — Icon library integration patterns and usage examples for hugeicons, fontawesome, and lucide

Docyrus UI Guide Documentation

Fetch these llms.txt endpoints for detailed guidance:

• Components Overview — Production-ready UI components built with React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS v4, and CVA variants
• Installation — How to install and set up Docyrus UI components in your project
• Theming — Customize the look and feel with CSS variables and the theme generator
• Distributions — Component distributions and core libraries that power Docyrus UI web components
• Examples & Recipes — Practical multi-component patterns and recipes for common UI scenarios
• Troubleshooting — Common issues and solutions when using Docyrus UI web components
• Releases — Latest releases and updates for Docyrus UI web components

Integration with docyrus-app-dev

This skill works alongside docyrus-app-dev for full-stack app development:

• docyrus-app-dev handles data fetching, collections, queries, auth
• docyrus-app-ui-design handles component selection, UI design, layout

When building a feature:

1. Use docyrus-app-dev to set up data queries and mutations
2. Use docyrus-app-ui-design to select and implement UI components
3. Combine them for complete, polished features