# Life Type Hero

> The headline is a Game of Life seed. Pixel letters hold for a beat, then shatter into gliders and oscillators under Conway's rules before snapping back into the words. Hover to seed new cells, click to rewind instantly. Newborn cells glow in the accent colour; ink follows the theme.

- Slug: `life-type-hero`
- Category: [Heroes](https://www.assembli.design/category/heroes.md)
- Type: block
- Tags: game-of-life, cellular-automata, canvas, pixel, typography, generative
- npm dependencies: motion, lucide-react
- shadcn/ui dependencies: button
- Added: 2026-10-15
- Live preview: https://www.assembli.design/preview/life-type-hero
- Page: https://www.assembli.design/components/life-type-hero

## Install

One-time setup (needs a subscription):

1. Add the registry to the project's `components.json`: `{"@assembli":{"url":"https://www.assembli.design/r/{name}.json","headers":{"Authorization":"Bearer ${ASSEMBLI_API_KEY}"}}}` (merge into `"registries"`).
2. Put an API key from https://www.assembli.design/account in `.env.local` as `ASSEMBLI_API_KEY=asm_…`.

Then install with the shadcn CLI (writes `components/life-type-hero/life-type-hero.tsx` and installs dependencies):

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @assembli/life-type-hero
```

Registry item JSON: https://www.assembli.design/r/life-type-hero.json (send `Authorization: Bearer <api key>`)

## Code

> Component source needs an Assembli subscription ($12/month) and an API key sent as `Authorization: Bearer <key>`. To get one without copying anything, POST https://www.assembli.design/api/agent/login (or call the MCP tool connect_account), show the user the link it returns, and poll https://www.assembli.design/api/agent/token for the key. Or subscribe at https://www.assembli.design/pricing and create a key at https://www.assembli.design/account.