A collection of beautifully designed, accessible, and customizable terminal UI components. Built on Ink. Works with shadcn/ui.

How do I publish components with termcn?

Add components under registry/new-york/, list them in registry.json, run pnpm registry:build, then deploy. Users install with npx shadcn@latest add pointing at your published JSON URL.

Is termcn open source?

Yes. The project is intended to be forked or cloned; source is available on GitHub under an open license.

Overview

Themes

Layout

Typography

Input

Selection

Data

Feedback

Navigation

Overlays

Forms

Utility

Charts

Templates

MCP

Learn how to use the shadcn MCP (Model Context Protocol) server with termcn.

MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. The shadcn CLI can register an MCP server so your editor can discover registry components—including items you install from termcn via the same CLI.

Configure MCP

Run:


pnpm dlx dlx shadcn@latest mcp init

Choose your MCP client when prompted, then enable the MCP server in that client to finish setup.

Usage

With MCP enabled, you can ask your IDE to work with Ink terminal UI patterns and termcn registry components. Example prompts:

Build a CLI status screen with Spinner, ProgressBar, and StatusMessage.
Add a CommandPalette and Menu for keyboard-driven navigation in a terminal app.
Create an AI-style flow with ChatThread, ChatMessage, ToolCall, and StreamingText.
Lay out a TUI dashboard using Box, Stack, Table, and DataGrid with a Sidebar.
Implement a multi-step flow with Wizard, Form, Confirm, and Modal.

Install components from this registry with npx shadcn@latest add and the JSON URL from each docs page, then reference them in your Ink ThemeProvider tree as usual.

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Configure MCP Usage