Agent Cursors

AI agents working in a document like multiplayer teammates, each with a named cursor.

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Category
AI Agent
Access
Pro
Source
145 lines · one file
States
5 drawn

The decision inside it

A list for screen readers, not coordinates

Cursor positions mean nothing read aloud, so assistive tech hears each agent's name and action once, and the moving cursors are hidden from it.

When to use it

Use Agent Cursors when agents edit a shared document, canvas or table and people should see where each one is working. Put it inside the positioned element the agents work in and pass pixel positions. For a log of what agents did, use Agent Timeline.

Installation

How you get it

Paste this into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or any coding agent. It installs the file and uses it as it is, instead of writing a new one.

Use Liro's Agent Cursors for this.
Install it: npx shadcn@latest add @liro/agent-cursors
(the @liro registry is set up in components.json, with LIRO_KEY in .env.local)
Import it from @/components/ui/agent-cursors.
Do not rewrite or restyle it. Pass my data through its props
and keep its built-in states.

For the full brief with every prop and the mistakes assistants usually make, use Copy prompt above. Pro components install through the @liro registry with your CLI token: see the Namespaced tab.

Usage

components/agent-presence.tsx
"use client";

import * as React from "react";
import { AgentCursors, type AgentCursor } from "@/components/ui/agent-cursors";

export function AgentPresence({ cursors, children }: { cursors: AgentCursor[]; children: React.ReactNode }) {
  const box = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
  return (
    <div ref={box} className="relative">
      {children}
      <AgentCursors containerRef={box} cursors={cursors} />
    </div>
  );
}

API reference

“Copy prompt” above puts a full brief on your clipboard, install command, dependencies, props, and the mistakes an assistant usually makes with this component.

Props

Read from the component’s own TypeScript interface when the site is built, so this table cannot drift from the file you install.

TypeNotes
cursorsAgentCursor[] Yes–
containerRefReact.RefObject<HTMLElement | null> NoThe element they work in, used to keep cursors inside it. Optional: the overlay fills its positioned parent.
showLabelsboolean NoName tags beside the tiles. Default true.
smoothingnumber No0 snaps, 1 drifts slowly. Default 0.5.
onCursorClick(id: string) => void NoMakes each label a button; called with the agent's id.

Dependencies

npm packages

clsxframer-motionlucide-reacttailwind-merge

Liro foundations, installed alongside it

liro-theme

States

All of them are drawn by the component. None is left for you to design.

  • Typing
  • Selecting
  • Idle
  • Clickable labels
  • Reduced motion

Accessibility

  • Keyboard reachable throughout, in visual order
  • Focus trapped in overlays, Escape closes them
  • Focus returns to whatever opened it
  • Live regions announce what changed, not that something did
  • Honours prefers-reduced-motion

Responsive behavior

  • Sizes to its container, not the viewport
  • Usable from 320px up
  • Pointer-based interaction, so trackpad and touch both work
  • No hover-only affordances