Reasoning Accordion
A copy-paste ai / chat ui component in pure HTML & CSS. Zero dependencies, framework-agnostic, MIT-licensed.
AI / Chat UIHTMLCSSany framework
Thought for 4s
Checking the user's timezone before suggesting a meeting slot, then cross-referencing calendar availability.
Copy into your project
HTML
<!-- Reasoning Accordion — collapsible "thinking" trace -->
<details class="nuda-ac2-reason" open>
<summary class="nuda-ac2-reason__summary">
<svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M9 18 L15 18 M10 21 L14 21 M12 3 A 6 6 0 0 1 15.5 13.8 L14.5 15 L9.5 15 L8.5 13.8 A 6 6 0 0 1 12 3 Z" />
</svg>
<span class="nuda-ac2-reason__title">Thought for 4s</span>
<svg class="nuda-ac2-reason__chevron" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2"
stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M6 9 L12 15 L18 9" />
</svg>
</summary>
<div class="nuda-ac2-reason__body">
<p class="nuda-ac2-reason__p">Checking the user's timezone before suggesting a meeting slot, then cross-referencing calendar availability.</p>
</div>
</details>CSS
.nuda-ac2-reason {
width: 300px;
padding: 2px;
background: #141414;
border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1);
border-radius: 10px;
box-sizing: border-box;
font: 12px ui-sans-serif,system-ui,sans-serif;
}
.nuda-ac2-reason__summary {
cursor: pointer;
list-style: none;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 8px;
padding: 8px 10px;
color: #a1a1aa;
min-height: 22px;
}
.nuda-ac2-reason__summary::-webkit-details-marker {
display: none;
}
.nuda-ac2-reason__summary svg {
width: 14px;
height: 14px;
flex: none;
}
.nuda-ac2-reason__title {
color: #cfcfcf;
font-style: italic;
}
.nuda-ac2-reason__chevron {
margin-left: auto;
transition: transform .2s ease;
}
.nuda-ac2-reason[open] .nuda-ac2-reason__chevron {
transform: rotate(180deg);
}
.nuda-ac2-reason__body {
padding: 0 10px 10px 32px;
animation: _nuda-ac2reason .35s ease both;
}
.nuda-ac2-reason__p {
margin: 0;
color: #777;
line-height: 1.5;
font-size: 11px;
}
@keyframes _nuda-ac2reason {
from {
opacity: 0;
transform: translateY(-4px);
}
to {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateY(0);
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.nuda-ac2-reason__body {
animation: none !important;
}
.nuda-ac2-reason__chevron {
transition: none;
}
}
How to use Reasoning Accordion
Paste the HTML where you need it and the CSS into a global stylesheet (or a <style> tag). Every class is prefixed nuda- so it never collides with Tailwind or your own styles. Tweak the CSS custom properties to match your design system.
Works in React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel Blade, Django, Rails — or a single .html file. No npm install, no build step.