thinking-orbs

Thinking-orbs solves one small, specific UI problem: the moment your AI agent is working and the user is staring at a dead screen wondering if anything is happening. It's a React component library of animated dotted "orbs" with six tuned states, working, searching, solving, and the like, plus two sizes and automatic dark and light theming.

The details are where it earns its keep. It respects prefers-reduced-motion, ships proper ARIA labels, and pauses the animation when it scrolls offscreen so you're not burning frames on something nobody can see. MIT licensed, drop it in, done. There's a live demo if you want to see the states before committing.

Solo builders and teams both get the same thing here: a polished micro-library, free forever. Use it when you're building an agent or chat UI and want the "thinking" moment to feel intentional instead of frozen.

The catch is scope. This is one loading animation, nothing more. It's popular and well made, but it's a single component with a handful of commits behind it. Treat it as a nice finishing touch, not a foundation.