tools-ui

Installation
Summary

React/Next.js components for displaying tool calls across their full lifecycle: pending, running, approval, success, and error states.

  • Includes three core components: ToolCall for displaying pending/running tool invocations, ToolResult for showing completed outputs, and ToolApproval for human-in-the-loop approval flows with approve/deny callbacks
  • Automatic icon assignment based on tool name patterns (search, read, write, delete, send, etc.) with fallback to wrench icon
  • Five distinct tool states (pending, running, approval, success, error) with customizable styling via className prop
  • Integrates seamlessly with the Agent component for automatic tool lifecycle management and optional approval gates on sensitive operations
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Tool UI Components

Tool lifecycle components from ui.inference.sh.

Tool UI Components

Quick Start

npx shadcn@latest add https://ui.inference.sh/r/tools.json

Tool States

State Description
pending Tool call requested, waiting to execute
running Tool is currently executing
approval Requires human approval before execution
success Tool completed successfully
error Tool execution failed

Components

Tool Call Display

import { ToolCall } from "@/registry/blocks/tools/tool-call"

<ToolCall
  name="search_web"
  args={{ query: "latest AI news" }}
  status="running"
/>

Tool Result

import { ToolResult } from "@/registry/blocks/tools/tool-result"

<ToolResult
  name="search_web"
  result={{ results: [...] }}
  status="success"
/>

Tool Approval

import { ToolApproval } from "@/registry/blocks/tools/tool-approval"

<ToolApproval
  name="send_email"
  args={{ to: "user@example.com", subject: "Hello" }}
  onApprove={() => executeTool()}
  onDeny={() => cancelTool()}
/>

Full Example

import { ToolCall, ToolResult, ToolApproval } from "@/registry/blocks/tools"

function ToolDisplay({ tool }) {
  if (tool.status === 'approval') {
    return (
      <ToolApproval
        name={tool.name}
        args={tool.args}
        onApprove={tool.approve}
        onDeny={tool.deny}
      />
    )
  }

  if (tool.result) {
    return (
      <ToolResult
        name={tool.name}
        result={tool.result}
        status={tool.status}
      />
    )
  }

  return (
    <ToolCall
      name={tool.name}
      args={tool.args}
      status={tool.status}
    />
  )
}

Styling Tool Cards

<ToolCall
  name="read_file"
  args={{ path: "/src/index.ts" }}
  status="running"
  className="border-blue-500"
/>

Tool Icons

Tools automatically get icons based on their name:

Pattern Icon
search*, find* Search
read*, get* File
write*, create* Pencil
delete*, remove* Trash
send*, email* Mail
Default Wrench

With Agent Component

The Agent component handles tool lifecycle automatically:

import { Agent } from "@/registry/blocks/agent/agent"

<Agent
  proxyUrl="/api/inference/proxy"
  config={{
    core_app: { ref: 'openrouter/claude-sonnet-45@0fkg6xwb' },
    tools: [
      {
        name: 'search_web',
        description: 'Search the web',
        parameters: { query: { type: 'string' } },
        requiresApproval: true, // Enable approval flow
      },
    ],
  }}
/>

Related Skills

# Full agent component (recommended)
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@agent-ui

# Chat UI blocks
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@chat-ui

# Widgets for tool results
npx skills add inference-sh/skills@widgets-ui

Documentation

Component docs: ui.inference.sh/blocks/tools

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