Morph command

When to use #

Use it for

A quiet entry to search and actions.

Skip it when

The palette is always open.

Installation #

terminal

pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @caliper/morph-command

Adds its 8 files to components/ui/, each with its own stylesheet, and installs their packages. Pro installs with your access token, set up once per project. See Pro access. The first part also adds Caliper UI’s tokens; import them once as in Installation.

Usage #

Import it from your copy of the source. The example behind the preview comes with the source.

example.tsx

import { MorphCommand } from "@/components/ui/morph-command"

The worked example comes with Pro

The 18-line example behind the preview opens here with a Pro or Team licence.

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API reference #

MorphCommand

component

PropTypeDefaultDescription

items *readonly CommandItem[]—

placeholderstring"Search or jump to…"

labelstring"Command palette"

shortcutbooleantrueOpen with Cmd or Ctrl + K.

hintReactNode"⌘K"

classNamestring—

It exposes dialog, combobox, listbox, group, option and status semantics, with aria-haspopup, aria-expanded, aria-hidden, aria-modal, aria-label and aria-controls kept in step with state. Changes that matter are announced through a live region.

KeyBehaviour

EscapeCloses or cancels, then returns focus to where it came from.

TabMoves focus through the part's focusable elements.

↓Moves to the next item or value.

↑Moves to the previous item or value.

EnterActivates the focused control.

HomeJumps to the first item or the minimum.

Motion #

Transitions use the shared duration and easing tokens. Under prefers-reduced-motion those tokens collapse to instant and travel distances go to zero, so state changes still happen without movement.