Copy-paste components
A frontend distribution model (popularized by shadcn/ui) where component source is copied into and owned inside a project rather than pulled in as a versioned dependency, trading upgrade automation for full local control.
grounded in: trends theme 'AI-coding-tool aesthetics' + notable 'Brainless: a shadcn component library that mimics the UI of Claude Code, Codex, and Grok'
Connected concepts
Native-Speed Web Tooling, Buildless web development
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