Page Preloader vs similar
4 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.
- No preview yetOpen live demo ↗loop — mediumdrop-inRefinedPlayful
motion · medium cost · respects reduced motion
A page-preloader curtain that plays once and then uncovers the page.
$npx shadcn@latest add @smoothui/page-preloader - Searching…catalog/index.json · 'pricing'Thinking…Writing…hero-spotlight.tsxPlanning…Readyloop · state — subtledrop-inRefinedFuturisticCalm
canvas + css · medium cost · respects reduced motion
Inline or avatar-size agent activity indicator: libraries.dev thinking-orbs + shimmering verb + detail line.
$npx shadcn@latest add @design-infra/agent-status - 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 - loop · state — subtledrop-inTrustworthyRefinedPlayful
motion · medium cost · respects reduced motion
A MotionLoader component for SmoothUI.
$npx shadcn@latest add @smoothui/motion-loader
Feedback for your agent
Pick or pass on each option (add a reason if you like), then paste this back into your agent's chat.
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