Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx skills add 21st-dev/codex-plugin --skill 21st-ui-buildgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/21st-dev/codex-pluginWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/skills/21st-dev/codex-plugin/21st-ui-build)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/21st-dev/codex-plugin/21st-ui-build"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/21st-dev/codex-plugin/21st-ui-build/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/skills/21st-dev/codex-plugin/21st-ui-build"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/skills/21st-dev/codex-plugin/21st-ui-build.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00111 | $0.00655 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00044 | $0.00262 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00022 | $0.00131 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00011 | $0.00065 |
Grade A, and why
21st-ui-build scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.
A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.
Nothing flagged
None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.
This is a copy
100% identical to 21st-ui-build — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 61 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Build project-aware UI
Preserve the product's identity while using 21st supply to accelerate implementation.
Workflow
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Read
.21st/design.jsonand.21st/DESIGN.md. If neither exists, run21st init --design-context. -
Inspect the target route, its closest components, project instructions, and existing tokens. Treat explicit project facts as stronger than generic taste.
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Search before generating:
21st search "<specific UI need>" --context auto -
Reuse installed project primitives first. Retrieve or install a 21st result only when it reduces duplication or materially improves the result.
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If no result fits, check MCP
get_usage.aiGenerationEnabledor run21st usageand read the21st AI generationline. CLI 1.17.1+ also supports21st usage --json. Only when AI is explicitly enabled, generate project-aware alternatives using available AI credits:21st generate "<goal and constraints>" --context auto --variants 3Otherwise, implement alternatives with your own coding agent, grounded in
21st searchand21st get(MCP:searchandget_component). Do not call or suggest hostedgenerateoriterate_generationwithout AI access. -
Implement the selected direction in the project's real framework. Do not paste sketch HTML when the project expects React components, tokens, or established APIs.
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Preserve responsive behavior, keyboard interaction, visible focus, semantics, reduced motion, loading states, empty states, and error states.
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Run the project's checks and
21st review <changed paths>. Apply only safe, deterministic fixes automatically.
Design rules
- Prefer project tokens over new arbitrary values.
- Prefer existing components over parallel lookalikes.
- Preserve established density, radii, typography, iconography, and layout rhythm unless the user explicitly requests a redesign.
- Use real product copy and states when available.
- Avoid decorative gradients, excessive cards, glass effects, huge headlines, and animation unless supported by the project or requested.
- Never claim a component, token, or capability exists without inspecting it.
What ships with it
1 file beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.
What this file has done since we first saw it
Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.
- 1mo ago Changed · +7 lines 151dbc3e9728
- 1mo ago First seen · 54 lines · 111 tokens per session scan A 746095b0c07e
21st-ui-build is a skill published in the GitHub repository 21st-dev/codex-plugin (10 stars, last pushed 10d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 111 tokens to every session and 655 once invoked, about $0.0004 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to 21st-ui-build, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.
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