{
  "name": "animated-tooltip",
  "type": "registry:ui",
  "dependencies": ["@radix-ui/react-tooltip", "framer-motion"],
  "files": [
    {
      "path": "ui/animated-tooltip.tsx",
      "content": "export function AnimatedTooltip() { ... }",
      "type": "registry:ui"
    }
  ],
  "tailwind": {
    "config": {
      "theme": {
        "extend": {}
      }
    }
  }
}

npx shadcn@latest add https://custom-registry.com/registry/component.json

import * as React from 'react';
import { cva, type VariantProps } from 'class-variance-authority';
import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';

const buttonVariants = cva(
  'inline-flex items-center justify-center whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm font-medium transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-1 focus-visible:ring-ring disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50',
  {
    variants: {
      variant: {
        default: 'bg-primary text-primary-foreground shadow hover:bg-primary/90',
        destructive: 'bg-destructive text-destructive-foreground shadow-sm hover:bg-destructive/90',
        outline: 'border border-input bg-background shadow-sm hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground',
        secondary: 'bg-secondary text-secondary-foreground shadow-sm hover:bg-secondary/80',
        ghost: 'hover:bg-accent hover:text-accent-foreground',
        link: 'text-primary underline-offset-4 hover:underline',
      },
      size: {
        default: 'h-9 px-4 py-2',
        sm: 'h-8 rounded-md px-3 text-xs',
        lg: 'h-10 rounded-md px-8',
        icon: 'h-9 w-9',
      },
    },
    defaultVariants: {
      variant: 'default',
      size: 'default',
    },
  }
);

1/4 🧱 Why @shadcn won the frontend:
He didn't just build UI components. He solved the NPM dependency nightmare by making components copy-pasteable assets you own directly in your repository.

2/4 The Registry Revolution:
With shadcn's open registry schema, components are no longer black-box node_modules. They are declarative JSON blueprints that both humans and autonomous AI agents can install and modify on the fly.

3/4 UI = f(props) isn't just a React mantra; it's a call for mathematical rigor in design tokens.
By decoupling unstyled accessible Radix primitives from atomic Tailwind utility classes via CVA, shadcn created the standard design system architecture of modern web engineering.

4/4 Follow @shadcn for the frontier of component architecture, registry specifications, and developer experience.