Fiftyone Voodo Design

VOODO Design System for FiftyOne

VOODO (@voxel51/voodo) is the official React component library for FiftyOne applications. Source: https://github.com/voxel51/design-system

Key Directive

ALWAYS fetch the LLM reference BEFORE writing any UI code:

WebFetch(
    url="https://voodo.dev.fiftyone.ai/voodo-llm-reference.md",
    prompt="Read the complete VOODO component API, design tokens, and composition patterns"
)

This gives you:

• All design token enums with exact member values (Size, Spacing, Variant, Orientation, etc.)
• Every component's props, types, defaults, and usage examples
• Composition patterns for common layouts (forms, cards, lists, selects)
• Anti-patterns to avoid (e.g. raw Tailwind vs. component props)

Workflow

1. Fetch the reference

WebFetch(
    url="https://voodo.dev.fiftyone.ai/voodo-llm-reference.md",
    prompt="What VOODO components and tokens are available for building [describe UI]?"
)

2. Use components and design tokens from the reference

Always import from @voxel51/voodo. Always use enum values — never pass raw strings.

import { Button, Input, Stack, Text, FormField } from "@voxel51/voodo";
import { Orientation, Size, Spacing, Variant, TextColor } from "@voxel51/voodo";

3. Follow composition patterns

The reference includes patterns for:

• Forms: Wrap controls in <FormField>, group with <FormFieldGroup>
• Layout: Use <Stack> with orientation, spacing, align, justify props — not Tailwind flex classes
• Cards: Use <Card> / <RichCard> for contained content
• Lists: Use Descriptor<T>[] pattern with <RichList> or <RichButtonGroup>
• Feedback: Use <Toast>, <Tooltip>, <EmptyState>

Installation

{
  "dependencies": {
    "@voxel51/voodo": "latest"
  }
}

Import the theme CSS in your app entry point:

import "@voxel51/voodo/theme.css";

FiftyOne Patterns

• Dark theme: FiftyOne App uses dark mode by default
• Semantic variants: Use Variant.Success, Variant.Danger, Variant.Secondary for actions
• Design tokens: Always use enum values (Spacing.Md, Size.Sm) — never arbitrary CSS values
• Layout: Use <Stack> with align and justify props instead of Tailwind items-* / justify-* classes

Integration with FiftyOne SDK

import { useRecoilValue } from "recoil";
import * as fos from "@fiftyone/state";  // Standard FiftyOne alias
import { Button, Text, Stack, FormField, Input } from "@voxel51/voodo";
import { Orientation, Spacing, Size, Variant, TextColor } from "@voxel51/voodo";

const MyPanel: React.FC = () => {
  const dataset = useRecoilValue(fos.dataset);
  return (
    <Stack orientation={Orientation.Column} spacing={Spacing.Md}>
      <Text color={TextColor.Secondary}>{dataset?.name}</Text>
      <FormField
        label="Filter"
        control={<Input size={Size.Sm} placeholder="Search..." />}
      />
      <Button variant={Variant.Primary} size={Size.Sm}>
        Process
      </Button>
    </Stack>
  );
};

Resources

Related: Use fiftyone-develop-plugin skill for full plugin setup.

Troubleshooting