# Cult UI

> 154 open source animated components for shadcn/ui projects

- Category: UI components (`components`)
- Tags: `free`, `open-source`, `react`, `mcp`
- Official: https://www.cult-ui.com/
- Docs: https://www.cult-ui.com/docs
- Wunderlust: https://wunderlust.xyz/r/cult-ui
- Image: https://wunderlust.xyz/media/cult-ui-poster.jpg
- Video preview: https://wunderlust.xyz/media/cult-ui.webm
- Added: 2026-11-05

## What it is

Cult UI is a free, open source library of 154 animated components for shadcn/ui projects, installed with a single command.

## What it’s for

For getting ready-made components and animations in interfaces that already use shadcn/ui, with docs, themes and an MCP.

## Benefits

- One-command install via shadcn
- MCP server, documentation and changelog
- MIT license

## Caveats

- MIT-licensed and free, according to the page.
- The maintainers sell AI SDK Agents, a paid product, separately.

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