Nuxt UI V4

Nuxt UI v4 - Production Component Library

Version: Nuxt UI v4.6+ | Nuxt v4.0.0 | 125+ Components Last Verified: 2026-03-30

A comprehensive production-ready component library with 125+ accessible components, Tailwind CSS v4, Reka UI accessibility, and first-class AI integration. Works with Nuxt and plain Vue apps (Vite, Inertia, SSR).

MCP Integration: This plugin includes the official Nuxt UI MCP server for live component data.

When to Use / NOT Use

Use when: Building Nuxt v4 dashboards, AI chat interfaces, landing pages, forms, admin panels, pricing pages, blogs, documentation sites, or any UI with Nuxt UI components

DON'T use: React projects, Nuxt 3 or earlier, Tailwind CSS v3. Vue-only projects ARE supported via Vite plugin.

Quick Start

bunx nuxi init my-app && cd my-app
bun add @nuxt/ui tailwindcss

// nuxt.config.ts
export default defineNuxtConfig({
  modules: ['@nuxt/ui'],
  css: ['~/assets/css/main.css']
})

/* assets/css/main.css */
@import "tailwindcss";
@import "@nuxt/ui";

<!-- app.vue -->
<template><UApp><NuxtPage /></UApp></template>

Or use a template:

npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui             # Starter
npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/dashboard    # Dashboard
npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/chat         # AI Chat
npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/landing      # Landing page
npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/saas         # SaaS
npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/docs         # Documentation
npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/portfolio    # Portfolio
npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/changelog    # Changelog
npm create nuxt@latest -- -t ui/editor       # Rich text editor

Commands available: /nuxt-ui-v4:setup, /nuxt-ui:migrate, /nuxt-ui:theme, /nuxt-ui:component

Secure Installation

UI packages modify CSS and component trees — verify before allowing into your project. Follow supply chain security best practices:

• Block post-install scripts — npm config set ignore-scripts true (or Bun: disabled by default)
• Cooldown period — Wait 7 days for new package versions to be vetted by the community
• Audit before installing — Run socket package score npm <pkg> or use socket npm install <pkg> to check packages

Load the dependency-upgrade skill for full security configuration including Socket CLI integration, cooldown setup, lockfile validation, and CI enforcement.

Component Categories (125+ Total)

Dashboard (10 components) - NEW

Complete admin interface system:

• DashboardGroup - Fixed layout wrapper with sidebar state management
• DashboardSidebar - Resizable, collapsible sidebar
• DashboardPanel - Main content panel with header/body/footer slots
• DashboardNavbar - Top navigation bar
• DashboardToolbar - Secondary toolbar under navbar
• DashboardSearch - CommandPalette for dashboard search
• DashboardSearchButton - Button to trigger search
• DashboardSidebarCollapse - Collapse button for desktop
• DashboardSidebarToggle - Toggle button for mobile
• DashboardResizeHandle - Resize handle for sidebar/panels

<template>
  <UDashboardGroup>
    <UDashboardSidebar>
      <UNavigationMenu :items="menuItems" />
    </UDashboardSidebar>
    <UDashboardPanel>
      <template #header><UDashboardNavbar /></template>
      <template #body><NuxtPage /></template>
    </UDashboardPanel>
  </UDashboardGroup>
</template>

Details: Load references/dashboard-components.md for complete dashboard patterns

Chat / AI (8 components)

Purpose-built for AI chatbots with AI SDK v5:

• ChatMessage - Single message with icon, avatar, actions
• ChatMessages - Message list with auto-scroll, status indicator
• ChatPalette - Chat interface inside an overlay
• ChatPrompt - Enhanced Textarea for AI prompts
• ChatPromptSubmit - Submit button with status handling
• ChatReasoning - Collapsible AI reasoning/thinking process (NEW v4.6)
• ChatTool - Collapsible AI tool invocation status (NEW v4.6)
• ChatShimmer - Text shimmer animation for streaming states (NEW v4.6)

<script setup lang="ts">
import { isReasoningUIPart, isTextUIPart, isToolUIPart, getToolName } from 'ai'
import { Chat } from '@ai-sdk/vue'
import { isReasoningStreaming, isToolStreaming } from '@nuxt/ui/utils/ai'

const input = ref('')
const chat = new Chat({
  onError(error) { console.error(error) }
})

function onSubmit() {
  chat.sendMessage({ text: input.value })
  input.value = ''
}
</script>

<template>
  <UChatMessages :messages="chat.messages" :status="chat.status">
    <template #content="{ message }">
      <template v-for="(part, index) in message.parts" :key="`${message.id}-${part.type}-${index}`">
        <UChatReasoning v-if="isReasoningUIPart(part)" :text="part.text" :streaming="isReasoningStreaming(message, index, chat)" />
        <UChatTool v-else-if="isToolUIPart(part)" :text="getToolName(part)" :streaming="isToolStreaming(part)" />
        <template v-else-if="isTextUIPart(part)">
          <MDC v-if="message.role === 'assistant'" :value="part.text" :cache-key="`${message.id}-${index}`" />
          <p v-else-if="message.role === 'user'" class="whitespace-pre-wrap">{{ part.text }}</p>
        </template>
      </template>
    </template>
  </UChatMessages>
  <UChatPrompt v-model="input" @submit="onSubmit">
    <UChatPromptSubmit :status="chat.status" @stop="chat.stop()" @reload="chat.regenerate()" />
  </UChatPrompt>
</template>

Details: Load references/chat-components.md for full AI SDK integration, streaming, reasoning, tool calling

Editor (6 components) - NEW

Rich text editing with TipTap:

• Editor - TipTap-based editor with markdown/HTML/JSON support
• EditorToolbar - Fixed, bubble, or floating toolbar
• EditorDragHandle - Drag handle for reordering blocks
• EditorMentionMenu - @ mention suggestions
• EditorEmojiMenu - : emoji picker
• EditorSuggestionMenu - / command menu

<template>
  <UEditor v-model="content" :extensions="extensions">
    <template #toolbar>
      <UEditorToolbar />
    </template>
  </UEditor>
</template>

Details: Load references/editor-components.md for TipTap setup, extensions, toolbar customization

Page Layout (16 components) - NEW

Landing pages and content layouts:

• Page - Grid layout with left/right columns
• PageHeader - Responsive page header
• PageHero - Hero section with title, description, CTAs
• PageSection - Content section container
• PageGrid - Responsive grid system
• PageColumns - Multi-column layout
• PageFeature - Feature showcase component
• PageCTA - Call-to-action section
• PageCard - Pre-styled card with title, description, link
• PageList - Vertical list layout
• PageLogos - Logo showcase
• PageAnchors - Anchor link list
• PageAside - Sticky sidebar
• PageBody - Main content area
• PageLinks - Link list

<template>
  <UPage>
    <UPageHero title="Welcome" description="Get started today" :links="heroLinks" />
    <UPageSection>
      <UPageGrid>
        <UPageFeature v-for="f in features" v-bind="f" />
      </UPageGrid>
    </UPageSection>
    <UPageCTA title="Ready?" :links="ctaLinks" />
  </UPage>
</template>

Details: Load references/page-layout-components.md for landing page patterns

Content (7 components) - NEW

Documentation and blog content:

• BlogPost - Article display component
• BlogPosts - Blog grid layout
• ChangelogVersion - Version entry display
• ChangelogVersions - Changelog timeline
• ContentNavigation - Accordion-style nav for docs
• ContentSearch - Documentation search CommandPalette
• ContentSearchButton - Button to open search
• ContentSurround - Prev/next navigation
• ContentToc - Sticky table of contents

<template>
  <UBlogPosts>
    <UBlogPost v-for="post in posts" v-bind="post" />
  </UBlogPosts>
</template>

Details: Load references/content-components.md for blog and documentation patterns

Pricing (3 components) - NEW

SaaS pricing pages:

• PricingPlan - Individual plan card
• PricingPlans - Responsive plan grid
• PricingTable - Feature comparison table

<template>
  <UPricingPlans>
    <UPricingPlan
      v-for="plan in plans"
      :title="plan.title"
      :price="plan.price"
      :features="plan.features"
    />
  </UPricingPlans>
</template>

Details: Load references/pricing-components.md for pricing page patterns

Forms (22 components)

Input, InputDate, InputTime, InputNumber, InputTags, InputMenu, Select, SelectMenu, Textarea, Checkbox, CheckboxGroup, RadioGroup, Switch, Slider, Calendar, ColorPicker, PinInput, Form, FormField, FileUpload, FieldGroup, AuthForm

<UForm :state="state" :schema="schema" @submit="onSubmit">
  <UFormField name="email" label="Email">
    <UInput v-model="state.email" type="email" />
  </UFormField>
  <UButton type="submit">Submit</UButton>
</UForm>

Details: Load references/form-components-reference.md for validation, nested forms, file uploads

Navigation (8 components)

Tabs, Breadcrumb, Link, Pagination, CommandPalette, NavigationMenu, Stepper, Tree

<UTabs v-model="tab" :items="items" />
<UCommandPalette :groups="groups" placeholder="Search..." />
<UStepper v-model="step" :items="steps" />

Details: Load references/navigation-components-reference.md for patterns

Overlays (8 components)

Modal, Drawer, Slideover, Dialog, Popover, DropdownMenu, ContextMenu, Tooltip

<UModal v-model="isOpen"><UCard>Content</UCard></UModal>
<UDrawer v-model="isOpen" side="right">...</UDrawer>

Details: Load references/overlay-decision-guide.md for when to use each

Feedback (7 components)

Alert, Toast, Progress, Skeleton, Empty, Error, Banner

<UAlert color="warning" title="Warning message" />
<UEmpty icon="i-heroicons-inbox" title="No items" />
<UBanner title="Important announcement" />

Details: Load references/feedback-components-reference.md

Layout (6 components)

Card, Container, Main, Header, Footer, FooterColumns, Separator

Data (2 components)

Table (with virtualization), ScrollArea

General (15 components)

Button, FieldGroup, Avatar, AvatarGroup, Badge, Accordion, Carousel, Chip, Collapsible, Icon, Kbd, Marquee, Timeline, User, App

Color Mode (6 components)

ColorModeAvatar, ColorModeButton, ColorModeImage, ColorModeSelect, ColorModeSwitch, LocaleSelect

Composables

Core: useToast, useOverlay, useFormField, useScrollShadow Utilities: defineShortcuts, defineLocale, extendLocale, extractShortcuts

const { add } = useToast()
add({ title: 'Success', color: 'success' })

defineShortcuts({ 'meta_k': () => openSearch() })

AI Utilities: isReasoningStreaming, isToolStreaming, getTextFromMessage (from @nuxt/ui/utils/ai)

Common Errors (Top 5)

1. Missing UApp Wrapper → Wrap app with <UApp> 2. CSS Import Order → @import "tailwindcss" FIRST, then @import "@nuxt/ui" 3. Missing tailwindcss package → bun add @nuxt/ui tailwindcss (both required) 4. Module Not Found → Add '@nuxt/ui' to modules in nuxt.config.ts 5. useChat not found → AI SDK v5 uses new Chat() class, not useChat() composable

Full list: Load references/COMMON_ERRORS_DETAILED.md for 25+ error solutions

When to Load References

Dashboard/Admin: dashboard-components.md AI Chat: chat-components.md, ai-sdk-v5-integration.md Chat Sub-components: chat-reasoning.md, chat-tool.md, chat-shimmer.md Rich Text: editor-components.md Landing Pages: page-layout-components.md Pricing/SaaS: pricing-components.md Blog/Docs: content-components.md Auth/Login: auth-form.md Forms: form-components-reference.md, form-validation-patterns.md Theming: semantic-color-system.md, component-theming-guide.md Troubleshooting: COMMON_ERRORS_DETAILED.md

Available Commands

• /nuxt-ui-v4:setup - Initialize Nuxt UI in project
• /nuxt-ui:migrate - Migrate from v2/v3 to v4
• /nuxt-ui:theme - Generate theme configuration
• /nuxt-ui:component - Scaffold component with Nuxt UI patterns

Available Agents

• nuxt-ui-component-selector - Recommends best components for use cases
• nuxt-ui-migration-assistant - Guides v2/v3 → v4 migration
• nuxt-ui-troubleshooter - Diagnoses and fixes common issues

MCP Integration

This plugin includes the official Nuxt UI MCP server (https://ui.nuxt.com/mcp) providing:

• Component listing and metadata
• Documentation access
• Migration guides
• Template discovery