Spotlight panel
A substantial pointer-aware panel where the light follows the user's attention.
Live preview
Adjust a setting to update the preview and usage code together.
Usage & source
"use client";
import type { CSSProperties } from "react";
import { SpotlightPanel } from "./components/stepkit/SpotlightPanel";
import "./components/stepkit/styles.css";
const themeStyle = {"--stepkit-bg":"#f7f7f8","--stepkit-surface":"#ffffff","--stepkit-surface-muted":"#f0f0f3","--stepkit-fg":"#17181c","--stepkit-muted":"#626572","--stepkit-border":"#e3e4e9","--stepkit-border-strong":"#c8cad3","--stepkit-code":"#f1f1f4","--stepkit-shadow":"0 20px 60px rgba(31, 26, 64, .10)","--stepkit-accent":"#6950df","--stepkit-accent-strong":"#5137c7","--stepkit-accent-soft":"#eeeafd","--stepkit-accent-on-soft":"#5137c7","--stepkit-accent-text":"#ffffff","--stepkit-error":"#b43145","--stepkit-placeholder":"#626572","--stepkit-radius":"16px","--stepkit-space":"16px","--stepkit-control-height":"44px","--stepkit-font-sans":"Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", sans-serif"} as CSSProperties;
export default function Example() {
return (
<div className="stepkit-theme" data-stepkit-preset="modern" style={themeStyle}>
<SpotlightPanel
eyebrow={"Live surface"}
title={"Focus follows curiosity."}
paused={false}
/>
</div>
);
}Dependencies
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/*
* Stepkit 0.2.0
* Copyright (c) 2026 Vladislav Stepanov
*
* Original Stepkit portions in this release are licensed under the MIT License. Adapted portions identify their upstream licence and copyright in the copied source and in `NOTICE-MAGICUI.md` where applicable.
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"use client";
import { useEffect, useState, type CSSProperties, type ReactNode } from "react";
import "./styles.css";
export interface SpotlightPanelProps { eyebrow?: string; title?: string; body?: string; children?: ReactNode; paused?: boolean; className?: string; }
export function SpotlightPanel({ eyebrow = "Live surface", title = "Focus follows curiosity.", body = "A large, quiet panel that gives pointer movement a place to breathe.", children, paused = false, className = "" }: SpotlightPanelProps) {
const [point, setPoint] = useState({ x: 50, y: 50 }); const [reduced, setReduced] = useState(false);
useEffect(() => { const query = window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)"); const update = () => setReduced(query.matches); update(); query.addEventListener?.("change", update); return () => query.removeEventListener?.("change", update); }, []);
const interactive = !paused && !reduced;
return <section className={`stepkit stepkit-spotlight-panel${className ? ` ${className}` : ""}`} data-paused={!interactive} style={{ "--stepkit-spotlight-x": `${point.x}%`, "--stepkit-spotlight-y": `${point.y}%` } as CSSProperties} onPointerMove={(event) => { if (!interactive) return; const rect = event.currentTarget.getBoundingClientRect(); setPoint({ x: (event.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width * 100, y: (event.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height * 100 }); }} onPointerLeave={() => setPoint({ x: 50, y: 50 })}><div className="stepkit-spotlight-panel__content"><span className="stepkit-spotlight-panel__eyebrow">{eyebrow}</span><h3>{title}</h3><p>{body}</p>{children}</div></section>;
}
export default SpotlightPanel;
components/SpotlightPanel.tsxcomponents/styles.cssInstall
Use the released registry entry or download the complete archive.
npx [email protected] add https://vstepanov.com/stepkit/r/spotlight-panel.jsonIntegration prompt
Install Stepkit Spotlight panel 0.2.0 from the registry and preserve the included MIT notice. npx [email protected] add https://vstepanov.com/stepkit/v0.2.0/r/spotlight-panel.json Install the tested runtime dependencies exactly: npm install [email protected] [email protected] Keep the component source, shared styles, NOTICE.md, and provenance files together. Apply the theme tokens on a wrapper rather than passing theme keys as component props. Usage: ```tsx "use client"; import type { CSSProperties } from "react"; import { SpotlightPanel } from "./components/stepkit/SpotlightPanel"; import "./components/stepkit/styles.css"; const themeStyle = {"--stepkit-bg":"#f7f7f8","--stepkit-surface":"#ffffff","--stepkit-surface-muted":"#f0f0f3","--stepkit-fg":"#17181c","--stepkit-muted":"#626572","--stepkit-border":"#e3e4e9","--stepkit-border-strong":"#c8cad3","--stepkit-code":"#f1f1f4","--stepkit-shadow":"0 20px 60px rgba(31, 26, 64, .10)","--stepkit-accent":"#6950df","--stepkit-accent-strong":"#5137c7","--stepkit-accent-soft":"#eeeafd","--stepkit-accent-on-soft":"#5137c7","--stepkit-accent-text":"#ffffff","--stepkit-error":"#b43145","--stepkit-placeholder":"#626572","--stepkit-radius":"16px","--stepkit-space":"16px","--stepkit-control-height":"44px","--stepkit-font-sans":"Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, \"Segoe UI\", sans-serif"} as CSSProperties; export default function Example() { return ( <div className="stepkit-theme" data-stepkit-preset="modern" style={themeStyle}> <SpotlightPanel eyebrow={"Live surface"} title={"Focus follows curiosity."} paused={false} /> </div> ); } ``` Selected bounded settings: {"eyebrow":"Live surface","title":"Focus follows curiosity.","paused":false}. Selected theme: {"mode":"light","accent":"violet","radius":"soft","density":"comfortable","preset":"modern"}.
Props
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
eyebrow | string | "Live surface" | Small category label. |
title | string | "Focus follows curiosity." | Panel heading. |
body | string | "A large, quiet panel that gives pointer movement a place to breathe." | Supporting copy. |
paused | boolean | false | Disables pointer tracking. |
Accessibility & limits
- The panel content stays available without the pointer effect.
- Reduced-motion preferences disable pointer tracking.
Limitations
- The spotlight is decorative and never hides content.
Provenance
Original source under the MIT licence.
Original Stepkit implementation.
Required notices: NOTICE.md, PROVENANCE-stepkit-spotlight-panel.md
- 2 source files in the release
- Version 0.2.0