Better UI is a meticulously crafted, type-safe framework designed to facilitate the creation of user interfaces that are inherently compatible with Artificial Intelligence. Its core purpose is to prov
Better UI is a meticulously crafted, type-safe framework designed to facilitate the creation of user interfaces that are inherently compatible with Artificial Intelligence. Its core purpose is to provide a clean and intuitive API for developers to build powerful tools that AI assistants can seamlessly execute, thereby bridging the gap between AI capabilities and interactive user experiences.
The primary problem Better UI solves is the often-complex integration of AI-executable tools with visual user interfaces. Traditional AI tool libraries focus solely on the backend logic, leaving developers to construct separate, often redundant, UI layers for displaying results. Better UI addresses this by ensuring that tools not only define their functionality but also come equipped with their own mechanism for rendering results directly within a React component. This unique "view integration" distinguishes Better UI, making it an AI-first framework that thinks about the full user journey from AI execution to visual feedback.
At its heart, Better UI emphasizes type-safety through the use of Zod schemas, allowing developers to clearly define the expected input and output structures for each tool. This ensures robust data handling and reduces runtime errors. Being AI-first, the framework is engineered from the ground up to support consumption by AI models, providing a straightforward way to expose tool definitions to AI SDKs.
A key architectural advantage is the clear separation of server and client logic. Developers can define distinct implementations for tool execution: server-side logic has access to sensitive resources like databases and environment variables, while client-side logic can handle custom browser interactions, caching, or optimistic updates. Crucially, server handlers never run in the browser; if no client handler is specified, the framework automatically fetches execution results from a secure API endpoint, maintaining security and integrity.
The framework's view integration is its most significant differentiator. Each tool can define a React component that dictates how its results are rendered. This means a tool, once defined, encapsulates both its computational logic and its presentation, streamlining development and ensuring consistency across different contexts. Whether a tool is invoked by an AI or a human user, its results are displayed in a predefined, coherent manner.
Finally, Better UI offers a fluent API for tool definition, providing an alternative to object-based configuration. This allows developers to chain methods for setting a tool's description, schemas, handlers, and view, leading to more readable and expressive code. The combination of these features empowers developers to build sophisticated, intelligent applications with a unified, efficient workflow.