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Branden | Astro UI Specialist

@webreaper.dev

Astro builder • Creator of Starwind UI (shadcn/ui for Astro) - animated, accessible components you own • https://starwind.dev • Starwind Pro: 190+ premium blocks

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Latest posts by Branden | Astro UI Specialist @webreaper.dev

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Absolutely love implementing features / fixes for my users in under 24 hours

07.03.2026 04:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Do you use shadcn components in your Astro projects?

If so, why?

Genuinely curious

06.03.2026 05:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ever created a sweet new component, only to test it in Safari and everything breaks?

Same.

That's why I created a ton of free components for your Astro projects.

Complete with animations, accessibility, and easily customizable.

npx starwind@latest init

05.03.2026 05:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Absolutely loved this effect by jh3yy, so I added it as a free block in Starwind Pro

Now you can enjoy it as a native Astro effect and section

04.03.2026 23:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Its crazy to me that people will continuously re-invent complex UI components

Waste tons of tokens figuring out why it doesnt work in Safari, or making it accessible

When you can just use pre-made open source components that have already figured this out

04.03.2026 05:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Dynamic viewport awareness in action: popovers automatically reposition to remain visible as the window size changes

03.03.2026 02:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, Windsurf...

Developers, what's your go-to AI coding tool right now??

01.03.2026 17:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

99% of the time, variable fonts are the correct answer.

The other 1%? Rethink your font choices.

01.03.2026 01:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

If this sounds like you, give Starwind UI a try: npx starwind@latest init

28.02.2026 04:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I make shadcn/ui-like components for Astro.

If you build websites with Astro, this helps because now you have native animated and accessible components.

I built this after seeing so many people feel the need to bring React into their Astro projects, boating their JS bundle and slowing their sites.

28.02.2026 04:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I hate to tell you this, but if you're using React components in your Astro projects, you're doing it wrong.

Instead, you should be using open source Astro native components.

Why?

Far less JS, patterns you already know from shadcn/ui, and it works perfectly with Astro features.

Starwind UI 🌟

27.02.2026 05:44 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You don't need a $200/mo "agent swarm" setup to build a profitable business.

I love that people are pushing the boundaries of AI loops, but it isn't a requirement for success.

Standard AI coding tools are more than enough to help you ship and make thousands a month.

20.02.2026 23:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Absolutely nothing better than waking up to product purchase notifications with this out the window

19.02.2026 12:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Too many people talk about AI but ship nothing. What are you shipping me with AI?

Me - I've been hard at work perfecting tons of new blocks for Starwind Pro. Plus adding new docs, a theme designer, and better theme previews

18.02.2026 06:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ha! Perfect

15.02.2026 20:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Also, Severance reference?

15.02.2026 19:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I'm a simple man. I see a pub and I upvote

15.02.2026 19:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oo first I'm hearing of this, sounds cool. Thanks for sharing

15.02.2026 19:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Ah yes, IT!

15.02.2026 19:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Before we had automated runescape farmers

Now we have automated reputation farmers

I'm sure some of it will be great, but I'm also sure it will be abused with subtle vulnerabilities implanted into various common libraries

15.02.2026 19:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah at this part its hard to imagine going back to the stone age of *manually* typing all your code

15.02.2026 19:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This... is your brain on drugs

15.02.2026 19:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That's a great idea

Only a problem when you're library becomes super popular

Maybe one day I'll have that problem! Starwind UI has been very manageable so far

15.02.2026 19:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Starwind UI A set of powerful, accessible components for your Astro projects. Styled with Tailwind CSS v4. Open Source.

Start using with with Starwind UI and see real results: starwind.dev

15.02.2026 18:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Most MCP servers are hot garbage

They just pollute your context with unnecessary info, and provide very little value on their own

I created the Starwind MCP to be better. Actually useful to search available blocks, generate install commands, get up-to-date docs, and more. 👇

15.02.2026 18:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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500 stars on Starwind UI overnight. I’m honestly speechless.

I built this because I wanted the "shadcn/ui experience" specifically optimized for @astro.build . Seeing the community rally behind it is incredible.

Huge thank you to everyone. We’re just getting started.

"npx starwind@latest init"

12.02.2026 19:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Astro docs are some of the best! If you're looking for a UI library to use with Astro like shadcn/ui, give Starwind UI a go 😀

11.02.2026 21:37 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nicely done! Cool to see what different companies are using for their skills

11.02.2026 21:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’s time for a re-introduction.

With the rise of AI spam and anonymous bots, I’ve decided to be less anon. I want to build in the open as a real person.

My name is Branden.

I’m still the same massive Astro nerd you’ve been following. I'm just putting a face to the code.

Keep building.

11.02.2026 19:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Agree. I've switched to building Starwind UI / Pro for both humans and agents. The CLI and MCP allow for retrieval of up-to-date docs, install commands, and search of available blocks.

The search feature in particular is really powerful for agents, where you can build whole pages in seconds.

09.02.2026 19:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0