Installation & details
Github Stars Animation by Smooth UI. A dark editorial open-source release panel where community momentum arrives as a choreographed avatar stack and animated repository star total. The composition gives the original component a focused product context while preserving its implementation an
React · Tailwind CSS · MIT license · Original registry
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Installation and usage
The published examples target React 19 and Tailwind CSS 4. See the recorded installation tests and their limits; verify compatibility in your own project.
01 — Set up your project
First component? Initialize shadcn once.
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest init02 — Install the component
pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add https://podie.dev/r/smooth--github-stars-animation.json03 — Add it to your interface
Import the component from the path created by the installer.
'use client';
import EffectGithubStarsAnimation from '@/components/podie/smooth--github-stars-animation/demo';
export default function Example() {
return (
<div style={{ width: '100%', height: '100vh' }}>
<EffectGithubStarsAnimation />
</div>
);
}
Example styling
These styles belong to the demo wrapper. Add them to your stylesheet to reproduce this example.
.expanded-demo { position:relative; display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; width:360px; max-width:100%; min-height:180px; padding:15px; isolation:isolate }
.demo-stack { display:flex; flex-direction:column; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:22px }
.demo-action { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:8px; border:1px solid var(--border, #e5e5e5); border-radius:8px; background:var(--muted, #f5f5f5); color:var(--foreground, #171717); padding:10px 16px; font-size:13px; cursor:pointer }
.demo-action:hover { background:var(--accent, #eee) }
.demo-tile { padding:16px 22px; background:var(--muted, #f5f5f5); border:1px solid var(--border, #e5e5e5); border-radius:12px; color:var(--foreground, #171717); font-size:15px }
.demo-art { display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; min-height:140px; padding:30px; width:280px; max-width:100%; background:var(--muted, #f5f5f5); border:1px solid var(--border, #e5e5e5); border-radius:16px; text-align:center; font-size:25px; letter-spacing:-.7px; color:var(--foreground, #171717) }
.demo-art.h-full { height:100%; min-height:0 }
.demo-gradient { position:relative; background:linear-gradient(145deg,#b6c7d1,#d5bcd6 50%,#e2d5bb); border-radius:16px; padding:20px; color:#222 }
.demo-gradient .demo-tile { background:#ffffff48 }
.demo-scene { position:relative; width:360px; height:260px; max-width:100%; overflow:hidden; border-radius:12px }
.demo-scene-label { position:absolute; left:0; right:0; top:50%; transform:translateY(-50%); text-align:center; font-size:25px; line-height:1.3; font-weight:500; letter-spacing:-.7px; z-index:1; pointer-events:none }
.demo-dot { display:block; width:60px; height:60px; border-radius:50%; background:var(--foreground, #171717) }
.expanded-demo:has(.codrops-preview) { width:100%; max-width:none; height:100%; padding:0 }
.codrops-preview { width:100%; height:100%; border:0; border-radius:inherit }Dependencies and distribution
motion, lucide-react The CLI installs declared dependencies. React is a project prerequisite; scenes may include bundled libraries with their own notices.
By Smooth UI · MIT license. Original component source and license included.
Choosing and integrating this component
PODIE source review ·
Where it fits
Showing a repository star count with contributor avatars. The component accepts supplied data, a custom endpoint, or a direct public GitHub request.
Integration boundary
Editable React source. Set owner and repo explicitly, or pass both starCount and stargazers to avoid the default repository fetch.
Checks before shipping
Public API limits and failed requests need a reliable fallback. Keep any private API credential on the server; the demo data is not your repository activity.
Recorded verification
The recorded review on 2026-10-11 passed clean npm and pnpm installation checks and the tested desktop and mobile demo flows for this registry hash. Reviewer: PODIE daily visual editor / openai/gpt-5.6-luna. These are historical results, not a new certification of every device or application state. Read the method and limitations.
No component-specific mobile performance or assistive-technology pass is claimed here. Test the final page, including its content, theme and application logic.
Reviewed source identity
Registry SHA-256: b2c66e833c382c14970d886bc0882b5223c556036d481f77cf02b744d0e54bd1
Entry file: components/podie/smooth--github-stars-animation/components/smoothui/github-stars-animation/index.tsx. 4 files in the registry payload.