AI CSS Animations

Agent Waiting for Approval

A permission card asking to run git push origin feat/rate-limit, with Deny and Allow once buttons. An amber dot breathes, a waiting timer counts the seconds and a soft ring pulses off Allow.

Also known as: ai permission prompt, approve command ui, human in the loop ui.

Waiting for approval

Claude wants to run a command

git push origin feat/rate-limit

HTML

<div class="aia-agent-approval-card" role="status" aria-label="Waiting for your approval">
  <div class="aia-agent-approval-card-head">
    <span class="aia-agent-approval-card-dot" aria-hidden="true"></span>
    <span>Waiting for approval</span>
    <span class="aia-agent-approval-card-timer" aria-hidden="true"></span>
  </div>
  <p class="aia-agent-approval-card-ask">Claude wants to run a command</p>
  <code class="aia-agent-approval-card-cmd"><span aria-hidden="true">$</span> git push origin feat/rate-limit</code>
  <div class="aia-agent-approval-card-actions">
    <button type="button" class="aia-agent-approval-card-deny">Deny</button>
    <button type="button" class="aia-agent-approval-card-allow">Allow once</button>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

@property --aia-agent-approval-card-s {
  syntax: "<integer>";
  inherits: false;
  initial-value: 0;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card {
  --c: var(--aia-color, #7c5cff);
  font-size: var(--aia-size, 16px);
  font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.4;
  position: relative;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 0.9em 1em;
  border-radius: 0.9em;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 3%, transparent);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 11%, transparent), 0 0.1em 0.2em color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 4%, transparent), 0 0.9em 2em -1.1em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.3);
  --amber: color-mix(in srgb, #d97706 84%, currentColor);
  width: 20em;
  animation: aia-agent-approval-card-edge 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5em;
  color: var(--amber);
  font-size: 0.8em;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-dot {
  position: relative;
  width: 0.55em;
  height: 0.55em;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--amber);
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-dot::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--amber);
  animation: aia-agent-approval-card-ping 2.6s cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1) infinite;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-timer {
  margin-left: auto;
  color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 45%, transparent);
  font: 500 1em ui-monospace, "SF Mono", "JetBrains Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  counter-reset: s var(--aia-agent-approval-card-s);
  animation: aia-agent-approval-card-tick 60s steps(60, end) infinite;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-timer::before { content: "0:" counter(s, decimal-leading-zero); }
.aia-agent-approval-card-ask {
  margin: 0.55em 0 0.45em;
  font-size: 0.95em;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-cmd {
  display: block;
  padding: 0.55em 0.7em;
  border-radius: 0.5em;
  background: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 6%, transparent);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 8%, transparent);
  font: 0.8em ui-monospace, "SF Mono", "JetBrains Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-cmd span { color: color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 40%, transparent); }
.aia-agent-approval-card-actions {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: 0.5em;
  margin-top: 0.8em;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-actions button {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.5em 0.95em;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 0.55em;
  font: 600 0.82em system-ui, sans-serif;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-actions button:focus-visible {
  outline: 2px solid var(--c);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-deny {
  background: transparent;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 16%, transparent);
  color: inherit;
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-allow {
  background: var(--c);
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0.3em 0.8em -0.3em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 70%, transparent);
}
.aia-agent-approval-card-allow::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  border-radius: inherit;
  animation: aia-agent-approval-card-pulse 2.6s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.3, 1) infinite;
}
@keyframes aia-agent-approval-card-edge {
  0%, 100% { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 11%, transparent), 0 0.1em 0.2em color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 4%, transparent), 0 0.9em 2em -1.1em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.3); }
  50% { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, #d97706 40%, transparent), 0 0.1em 0.2em color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 4%, transparent), 0 0.9em 2em -1.1em rgb(0 0 0 / 0.3); }
}
@keyframes aia-agent-approval-card-ping {
  0% { opacity: 0.6; transform: scale(1); }
  60%, 100% { opacity: 0; transform: scale(2.8); }
}
@keyframes aia-agent-approval-card-pulse {
  0% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 50%, transparent); }
  70%, 100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.55em color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 0%, transparent); }
}
@keyframes aia-agent-approval-card-tick {
  from { --aia-agent-approval-card-s: 0; }
  to { --aia-agent-approval-card-s: 60; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .aia-agent-approval-card,
  .aia-agent-approval-card-dot::after,
  .aia-agent-approval-card-allow::after {
    animation: none;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .aia-agent-approval-card, .aia-agent-approval-card *, .aia-agent-approval-card::before, .aia-agent-approval-card::after, .aia-agent-approval-card *::before, .aia-agent-approval-card *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
}

Customizing this snippet

  • Color: set --aia-color on the element or a parent. Currently previewing #3b82f6.
  • Base size: set --aia-size. Every other dimension is in em, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing 16px.
  • Speed: change the duration on the transition or animation shorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm.
  • Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.

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