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animata-interactive-grid

cursor-effectdark-futuristicmotion on file

A client-side React and TypeScript background that lays out button cells from its container size, then lights paths on pointer hover or keyboard focus. It ships as a shadcn registry component, uses Tailwind utility classes, and imports the project-local cn helper through the standard alias. It has no extra package dependency.

Specimen
Motion capture of the mounted demo, recorded by the harness. No audio track.
Harness screenshot of animata-interactive-grid at 375 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 375 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of animata-interactive-grid at 768 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 768 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.
Harness screenshot of animata-interactive-grid at 1440 pixels wide
Harness screenshot at 1440 pixels wide. No horizontal overflow recorded.

Measured

Every value below was written by the harness on the run that produced the frames above. None of it is derived from the prose.

Harness measurements recorded for animata-interactive-grid
BuildOK
MountOK
Console errors0
Uncaught page errors0
Horizontal overflowclean at 375, 768, 1440
Axe critical0
Axe serious0
Axe moderate0
Axe minor0
Gzip marginal27.5 KB (92.9 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline)
Bare modeFAIL
Provider requiredNO
Demo usedwritten from the component source API

What the harness recorded

BARE BUILD

✗ Build failed in 29.18s
error during build:
[vite:load-fallback] Could not load <sandbox>/src/lib/utils (imported by src/cut/components/animata/background/interactive-grid.tsx): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<sandbox>/src/lib/utils'

Verdict

A solid fit for interactive hero surfaces, with clean harness behavior and useful keyboard parity. It needs a shadcn-style setup because the bare project cannot resolve its local utility import. Treat the focusable cells as intentional interaction, not invisible decoration.

Use it if

  • You want a decorative grid behind hero copy or a compact feature panel.
  • Your interface should respond to both pointer hover and keyboard focus.
  • Your React project already follows shadcn conventions for aliases, utilities, and Tailwind styling.

Skip it if

  • You need a framework-neutral background or a component that can render without client-side React.
  • You want a passive backdrop with no focusable decorative controls.
  • You cannot provide the component with a bounded container height.
  • You want a drop-in component for a project without Tailwind or shadcn-style utilities.

Install

Installation record for animata-interactive-grid
Declared dependenciesnone declared
Missing on installnone
Bare installfails once the shadcn-style helpers are removed, so it needs that setup
Providerno provider required in the harness

In a non-shadcn project, add Tailwind CSS, configure the project alias, and provide a cn class-merging helper at the imported utility path. Ensure the file is compiled as a client-side React component and place it inside a container with an explicit height.

Source and credit

This page is a review, not a copy. The component source lives with its author and this site does not republish it. Read the license before you use anything.

Author repository

github.com/codse/animata
License
MIT
Record published
2026-08-14

Alternatives

Other published entries for the cursor-effect pattern, ordered by what they measured: mounts first, then clean axe scans, then bare-mode passes, then the smaller bundle.