Thinking vs similar

3 options side by side. Our @design-infra pieces render live under the design system you choose; upstream pieces show their live demo where the host allows embedding, otherwise a screenshot with a link to the real thing. Pick or pass, then copy the feedback for your agent.

• AThinkingbeautifuilive (upstream)
  state · loop — subtledrop-inOrganicTrustworthyCalm

  css · low cost · respects reduced motion

  Expandable reasoning/search/coding traces — the best open-source 'agent is thinking' panel. Requires the Beautiful UI foundation.css, which redefines --accent (collides with shadcn).

  $npx shadcn@latest add @beautifui/thinking-state

  Gallery pageOpen live demo Docs

  Pick PassAdd to shortlist
• BAgent Loading States Thinking Shimmerbeuiimage
  No preview yetOpen live demo ↗
  loop · state — subtledrop-inOrganicRefinedTrustworthy

  css · low cost

  A quiet agent waiting label. Tie it to actual work and replace it with a useful result or error rather than an endless decorative loop.

  $npx shadcn@latest add @beui/thinking-shimmer

  Gallery pageOpen live demo

  Pick PassAdd to shortlist
• CAi Orb Facesmoothuiimage
  No preview yetOpen live demo ↗
  state · cursor · loop — subtledrop-inOrganicRefinedTrustworthy

  motion + svg · medium cost · respects reduced motion

  Cartoon character orb whose expression carries the AI state — cursor-following gaze, natural blinks, thinking saccades, happy arcs and spiral eyes.

  $npx shadcn@latest add @smoothui/ai-orb-face

  Gallery pageOpen live demo

  Pick PassAdd to shortlist

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