json-render

json-render

The Generative UI framework.

Generate dynamic, personalized UIs from prompts without sacrificing reliability. Predefined components and actions for safe, predictable output.

# for React
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/react
# for React with pre-built shadcn/ui components
npm install @json-render/shadcn
# or for React Native
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/react-native
# or for video
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/remotion
# or for PDF documents
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/react-pdf
# or for HTML email
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/react-email @react-email/components @react-email/render
# or for Vue
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/vue
# or for Svelte
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/svelte
# or for SolidJS
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/solid
# or for terminal UIs
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/ink ink react
# or for full Next.js apps (routes, layouts, SSR, metadata)
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/react @json-render/next
# or for 3D scenes (and gaussian splatting via the GaussianSplat component)
npm install @json-render/core @json-render/react-three-fiber @react-three/fiber @react-three/drei three

Why json-render?

json-render is a Generative UI framework: AI generates interfaces from natural language prompts, constrained to components you define. You set the guardrails, AI generates within them:

• Guardrailed - AI can only use components in your catalog
• Predictable - JSON output matches your schema, every time
• Fast - Stream and render progressively as the model responds
• Cross-Platform - React, Vue, Svelte, Solid (web), React Native (mobile) from the same catalog
• Batteries Included - 36 pre-built shadcn/ui components ready to use

Quick Start

1. Define Your Catalog

import { defineCatalog } from "@json-render/core";
import { schema } from "@json-render/react/schema";
import { z } from "zod";

const catalog = defineCatalog(schema, {
  components: {
    Card: {
      props: z.object({ title: z.string() }),
      description: "A card container",
    },
    Metric: {
      props: z.object({
        label: z.string(),
        value: z.string(),
        format: z.enum(["currency", "percent", "number"]).nullable(),
      }),
      description: "Display a metric value",
    },
    Button: {
      props: z.object({
        label: z.string(),
        action: z.string(),
      }),
      description: "Clickable button",
    },
  },
  actions: {
    export_report: { description: "Export dashboard to PDF" },
    refresh_data: { description: "Refresh all metrics" },
  },
});

2. Define Your Components

import { defineRegistry, Renderer } from "@json-render/react";

const { registry } = defineRegistry(catalog, {
  components: {
    Card: ({ props, children }) => (
      <div className="card">
        <h3>{props.title}</h3>
        {children}
      </div>
    ),
    Metric: ({ props }) => (
      <div className="metric">
        <span>{props.label}</span>
        <span>{format(props.value, props.format)}</span>
      </div>
    ),
    Button: ({ props, emit }) => (
      <button onClick={() => emit("press")}>{props.label}</button>
    ),
  },
});

3. Render AI-Generated Specs

function Dashboard({ spec }) {
  return <Renderer spec={spec} registry={registry} />;
}

That's it. AI generates JSON, you render it safely.

Packages

Renderers

React (UI)

import { defineRegistry, Renderer } from "@json-render/react";
import { schema } from "@json-render/react/schema";

// Flat spec format (root key + elements map)
const spec = {
  root: "card-1",
  elements: {
    "card-1": {
      type: "Card",
      props: { title: "Hello" },
      children: ["button-1"],
    },
    "button-1": {
      type: "Button",
      props: { label: "Click me" },
      children: [],
    },
  },
};

// defineRegistry creates a type-safe component registry
const { registry } = defineRegistry(catalog, { components });
<Renderer spec={spec} registry={registry} />;

Vue (UI)

import { h } from "vue";
import { defineRegistry, Renderer } from "@json-render/vue";
import { schema } from "@json-render/vue/schema";

const { registry } = defineRegistry(catalog, {
  components: {
    Card: ({ props, children }) =>
      h("div", { class: "card" }, [h("h3", null, props.title), children]),
    Button: ({ props, emit }) =>
      h("button", { onClick: () => emit("press") }, props.label),
  },
});

// In your Vue component template:
// <Renderer :spec="spec" :registry="registry" />

Svelte (UI)

import { defineRegistry, Renderer } from "@json-render/svelte";
import { schema } from "@json-render/svelte/schema";

const { registry } = defineRegistry(catalog, {
  components: {
    Card: ({ props, children }) => /* Svelte 5 snippet */,
    Button: ({ props, emit }) => /* Svelte 5 snippet */,
  },
});

// In your Svelte component:
// <Renderer spec={spec} registry={registry} />

Solid (UI)

import { defineRegistry, JSONUIProvider, Renderer } from "@json-render/solid";
import { schema } from "@json-render/solid/schema";

const { registry } = defineRegistry(catalog, {
  components: {
    Card: (renderProps) => <div>{renderProps.children}</div>,
    Button: (renderProps) => (
      <button onClick={() => renderProps.emit("press")}>
        {renderProps.props.label}
      </button>
    ),
  },
});

<JSONUIProvider registry={registry}>
  <Renderer spec={spec} registry={registry} />
</JSONUIProvider>;

shadcn/ui (Web)

import { defineCatalog } from "@json-render/core";
import { schema } from "@json-render/react/schema";
import { defineRegistry, Renderer } from "@json-render/react";
import { shadcnComponentDefinitions } from "@json-render/shadcn/catalog";
import { shadcnComponents } from "@json-render/shadcn";

// Pick components from the 36 standard definitions
const catalog = defineCatalog(schema, {
  components: {
    Card: shadcnComponentDefinitions.Card,
    Stack: shadcnComponentDefinitions.Stack,
    Heading: shadcnComponentDefinitions.Heading,
    Button: shadcnComponentDefinitions.Button,
  },
  actions: {},
});

// Use matching implementations
const { registry } = defineRegistry(catalog, {
  components: {
    Card: shadcnComponents.Card,
    Stack: shadcnComponents.Stack,
    Heading: shadcnComponents.Heading,
    Button: shadcnComponents.Button,
  },
});

<Renderer spec={spec} registry={registry} />;

React Native (Mobile)

import { defineCatalog } from "@json-render/core";
import { schema } from "@json-render/react-native/schema";
import {
  standardComponentDefinitions,
  standardActionDefinitions,
} from "@json-render/react-native/catalog";
import { defineRegistry, Renderer } from "@json-render/react-native";

// 25+ standard components included
const catalog = defineCatalog(schema, {
  components: { ...standardComponentDefinitions },
  actions: standardActionDefinitions,
});

const { registry } = defineRegistry(catalog, { components: {} });
<Renderer spec={spec} registry={registry} />;

Remotion (Video)