Djinn UI (v0.1.9)

The First True shadcn/ui Equivalent for the Django Monolith.

Stop wasting weeks building UI components from scratch or fighting rigid frontend frameworks. Djinn UI is a CLI-driven component registry that delivers beautifully styled, accessible, and responsive Tailwind CSS components directly into your Django templates.

No vendor lock-in. No heavy JS frameworks. No locked pip libraries. Just clean, native Django code that you own completely.

🚀 The Paradigm Shift

Modern frontend ecosystems (React, Next.js) have premium, plug-and-play component delivery systems like shadcn/ui. Meanwhile, Django developers have been left choosing between heavy runtime packages with custom template syntax, or locked third-party packages that are impossible to customize without brutal CSS overrides.

Djinn UI brings the copy-paste ownership model to the Python world. It isn't a runtime dependency. It is a scaffolding engine.

How it compares:

🎨 The Web Builder & Canvas

Djinn isn't just a CLI—it is a visual component ecosystem. Djinn UI ships with a fully interactive local Drag & Drop Canvas Builder and Component Explorer.

• Interactive Canvas: Drag and drop Djinn components visually to build full layouts, then instantly copy the generated, production-ready Django template code.
• Custom Namespaces (@internal/): Create and host your own private design systems for your team or agency. Use djinn add @internal/dashboard-card to pull components securely.
• Preset Sharing: Instantly share complex, pre-configured component layouts with your team using short-links (/c/xyz123).

🤖 Built for the Agentic Era

Djinn UI is the only Django component registry designed from the ground up for AI-assisted workflows (vibecoding).

It ships with a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. When you connect it to AI agents like Cursor or Claude, your assistant can natively read, understand, and scaffold your custom UI setup.

Example Prompt for Cursor: "Use my Djinn components to build a beautiful SaaS billing dashboard page with a 3-tier pricing breakdown."

📦 Installation & Usage

Get up and running in less than 60 seconds.

1. Install the CLI via PyPI

pip install djinn-ui

2. Initialize Djinn in your Django Project

djinn init

This configures your components directory and ensures compatibility with your Tailwind CSS setup.

3. Add a Component

Want a clean, fully-styled dashboard layout or a functional modal? Just call the Djinn:

(Insert a fast-paced GIF here showing djinn add dashboard alongside the rendered browser output!)

djinn add dashboard

The raw, clean HTML (and any optional Alpine.js interactions) is instantly dropped right into your project's local templates directory.

4. Render Natively

Use standard, vanilla Django {% include %} tags out of the box:

{% include 'components/ui/dashboard.html' %}

🧩 Tech Stack Philosophy

Djinn UI is built for developers who believe in the power and simplicity of the clean monolith. It pairs perfectly with:

• Django (Native templating, no complex SPA decoupled overhead)
• Tailwind CSS (Utility-first styling, easily configured via tailwind-merge utility tag {% cn %})
• HTMX & Alpine.js (For crisp, lightweight, SPA-like reactivity without leaving your Python ecosystem)

🗺️ Roadmap & Ecosystem

• Core CLI Architecture & Core Scaffolding Engine
• Built-in MCP Server for AI/LLM context injection
• Foundational UI blocks (Buttons, Inputs, Modals, Cards)
• Visual Drag & Drop Component Canvas
• Custom Namespace Routing for Private Design Systems
• Premium "Djinn Pro" block expansion (SaaS landing pages, complex charts, data tables)
• Multi-variant theme generator

📄 License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.