Cursors
Rope To The Node
A real rope stretches from the cursor to the nearest node: it sags under its own weight, springs on a jerk, pulls taut and snaps if you stretch it too far.
React + Tailwind, shadcn-compatible: press “Copy for AI” and your Cursor or Claude Code agent installs it with the shadcn CLI.
What you can change
- nodes — the ports: label and position in fractions of the frame
- reach — the distance beyond which the rope snaps
- sag — the slack: 0 gives a string, 1 a rope
A link for your AI agent: preview, code and instructions.
Preview
Use it with AI
- 1. Copy the link.
- 2. Write to your agent in your own words and drop the link into the sentence.
- 3. The agent opens the link and installs the component from the registry.
put this on the home page as the hero:
https://vibeui.club/c/cursor-004?lang=en&theme=dark
Not sure where to paste it? Step-by-step guide
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What the link says, spelled out. Use it when your agent cannot open links — paste this text instead.
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How to use
<Cursor004 reach={300} sag={0.7} nodes={[{ label: "Source", at: [0.2, 0.3] }]} />A sample call. The agent installs the component itself from the registry via the “Copy for AI” link.
Settings
- Reach
reach· default: 260- Slack
sag· default: 0.55- Thickness
thickness· default: 2- Rope colour
accent· default: theme colour- Pointer reaction
interactive· default: on
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FAQ
- How do I add Rope To The Node with Cursor or Claude Code?
- Press “Copy for AI” on this page and paste it into your agent's chat. The instruction contains the shadcn CLI install command, the dependencies and what to keep, so the agent installs this exact component instead of recreating a lookalike.
- What does Rope To The Node depend on?
- No npm packages beyond React and Tailwind CSS.
- What can I change in Rope To The Node?
- Adapt: nodes — the ports: label and position in fractions of the frame; reach — the distance beyond which the rope snaps; sag — the slack: 0 gives a string, 1 a rope. Keep as installed: the local --vibeui-cursor-004-* palette — do not swap it for your theme tokens; the Verlet chain instead of a spring on transform: the lag of the tail and the sag come only from the physics; several constraint passes per frame: with one the rope stays rubbery.
- Is Rope To The Node free?
- The preview is open to everyone; the source is available with a PRO subscription.
For developers
npx shadcn@latest add https://vibeui.club/r/pro/cursor-004.jsonThis command needs a signed link: sign in and open “Component source” below — it issues a working link valid for 30 minutes. All install options
Technical notes
The rope is a chain of sixteen knots solved with Verlet integration: each knot remembers its previous position, the velocity follows from the difference, and the distance between neighbours is held. The constraints are relaxed six times per frame: with a single pass the chain stays rubbery and sags more than it should. The first knot is always in the hand and the last is pinned to the port while the rope holds; when the nearest node leaves the reach the link snaps and the tail flies off — vanishing without a recoil would read as a rendering glitch. The rope is drawn as one curve through the midpoints of the segments: a polyline of sixteen points would give itself away with corners. The native cursor is hidden and the end of the rope takes its place. Frames are computed only while the hand is inside the field; prefers-reduced-motion leaves the rope still. The theme comes from the surroundings through light-dark().
Tags
- cursor
- rope
- verlet
- physics
- canvas
- pointer
- node-editor
- connection
Component source
The same file your agent installs. Here in case you would rather copy it by hand.
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