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Suggestion

A suggestion component that displays a horizontal row of clickable suggestions for user interaction.

The Suggestion component displays a horizontal row of clickable suggestions for user interaction.

Installation

npx ai-elements@latest add suggestion

Usage with AI SDK

Build a simple input with suggestions users can click to send a message to the LLM.

Add the following component to your frontend:

app/page.tsx
'use client';

import {
  Input,
  PromptInputTextarea,
  PromptInputSubmit,
} from '@/components/ai-elements/prompt-input';
import { Suggestion, Suggestions } from '@/components/ai-elements/suggestion';
import { useState } from 'react';
import { useChat } from '@ai-sdk/react';

const suggestions = [
  'Can you explain how to play tennis?',
  'What is the weather in Tokyo?',
  'How do I make a really good fish taco?',
];

const SuggestionDemo = () => {
  const [input, setInput] = useState('');
  const { sendMessage, status } = useChat();

  const handleSubmit = (e: React.FormEvent) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    if (input.trim()) {
      sendMessage({ text: input });
      setInput('');
    }
  };

  const handleSuggestionClick = (suggestion: string) => {
    sendMessage({ text: suggestion });
  };

  return (
    <div className="max-w-4xl mx-auto p-6 relative size-full rounded-lg border h-[600px]">
      <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
        <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
          <Suggestions>
            {suggestions.map((suggestion) => (
              <Suggestion
                key={suggestion}
                onClick={handleSuggestionClick}
                suggestion={suggestion}
              />
            ))}
          </Suggestions>
          <Input
            onSubmit={handleSubmit}
            className="mt-4 w-full max-w-2xl mx-auto relative"
          >
            <PromptInputTextarea
              value={input}
              placeholder="Say something..."
              onChange={(e) => setInput(e.currentTarget.value)}
              className="pr-12"
            />
            <PromptInputSubmit
              status={status === 'streaming' ? 'streaming' : 'ready'}
              disabled={!input.trim()}
              className="absolute bottom-1 right-1"
            />
          </Input>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
};

export default SuggestionDemo;

Features

  • Horizontal row of clickable suggestion buttons
  • Customizable styling with variant and size options
  • Flexible layout that wraps suggestions on smaller screens
  • onClick callback that emits the selected suggestion string
  • Support for both individual suggestions and suggestion lists
  • Clean, modern styling with hover effects
  • Responsive design with mobile-friendly touch targets
  • TypeScript support with proper type definitions

Examples

Usage with AI Input

Props

<Suggestions />

Prop

Type

<Suggestion />

Prop

Type