Magnet Cluster

A grid of tiles that lean toward the pointer and settle back.

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Category
Creative
Access
Pro
Source
256 lines · one file
States
5 drawn

The decision inside it

The field is shared, the response is local

The cluster moves like iron filings under one magnet, not a row of separate hover effects. The pull falls off smoothly and is capped at a few pixels, so the grid stays readable and nothing slides away from a click. Reduced motion keeps it still.

When to use it

Use Magnet Cluster for a grid of integrations or features that responds to the pointer: nearby tiles light up and lean toward it.

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 Magnet Cluster for this.
Install it: npx shadcn@latest add @liro/magnet-cluster
(the @liro registry is set up in components.json, with LIRO_KEY in .env.local)
Import it from @/components/ui/magnet-cluster.
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/integrations.tsx
import { Calendar, Mail, MessageSquare } from "lucide-react";
import { MagnetCluster } from "@/components/ui/magnet-cluster";

const items = [
  { id: "mail", label: "Mail", icon: <Mail /> },
  { id: "calendar", label: "Calendar", icon: <Calendar /> },
  { id: "chat", label: "Chat", icon: <MessageSquare /> },
];

export function Integrations() {
  return <MagnetCluster items={items} columns={3} labels="always" />;
}

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
itemsMagnetItem[] Yes–
columnsnumber NoTiles per row. Default 6.
radiusnumber NoReach of the pull, in px. Default 180.
strengthnumber NoLargest lean, in px. Default 10.
labels"hover" | "always" NoShow each label on hover only, or always under its icon. Default `hover`.

Dependencies

npm packages

clsxframer-motiontailwind-merge

Liro foundations, installed alongside it

liro-theme

States

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

  • Rest
  • Pulled
  • Hovered
  • Focused
  • 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