# Liquid Slider

> WebGL photo slider that floods each new image out from wherever you click as a ring wave, with radial displacement and chromatic fringing at the wavefront. A water lens follows the cursor, caustics drift across the frame and a glowing depth gauge sinks with every slide. Falls back to crossfades without WebGL.

- Slug: `liquid-slider`
- Category: [Carousels](https://www.assembli.design/category/carousels.md)
- Type: component
- Tags: webgl, shader, ripple, slider, photos, ocean
- npm dependencies: lucide-react, motion
- shadcn/ui dependencies: none
- Added: 2026-10-21
- Live preview: https://www.assembli.design/preview/liquid-slider
- Page: https://www.assembli.design/components/liquid-slider

## 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/liquid-slider/liquid-slider.tsx` and installs dependencies):

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @assembli/liquid-slider
```

Registry item JSON: https://www.assembli.design/r/liquid-slider.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.