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Originkit Plugin - Vellum Assistant

Originkit Plugin

Browse and import animated UI components from Originkit, a free library of 50 animated components for modern websites.

Browse the full Originkit library (50 components) by name, category, or search term. No API key required.
Fetch any component's source code in your preferred stack (React, Next.js, Vite, Framer) and styling (CSS, Tailwind, CSS Modules). Requires a free API key.
Setup guide that walks users through getting an Originkit API key and stores it securely.

50 animated components across 6 categories:

Category	Examples
Interactive Elements	Black Hole, Fluid Trail, SVG Particles, Kinetic Grid
Image Gallery	Spiral Images, Coverflow Carousel, Swipe Stack, Infinity Canvas
Text	Smoky Text, Text Morph, Scramble Text, Weight Hover
Animation	Pixel Reveal, Star Burst, Particle Tunnel, Glitter Wrap
Background Animation	Snow Fall, Blinking Squares, Character Waves
Button	Emoji Burst, Link Preview

Install the plugin: assistant plugins install originkit
Browse components: ask your assistant to "browse Originkit components" or "search Originkit for particle effects"
When you fetch a component for the first time, you will be prompted for your Originkit API key
Get a free key at originkit.dev under Settings > API Integration

For persistence across sessions, add the key to the plugin's config.json:

{ "apiKey": "cmp_live_..." }

Free, from originkit.dev > Settings > API Integration
For persistence across sessions, add it to the plugin's config.json: { "apiKey": "cmp_live_..." }
For the current session only, use originkit_setup with action "set" or just fetch a component and you'll be prompted
The plugin never writes secrets to disk
Daily limit: 10 component fetches per key, resets at midnight UTC
Use originkit_setup with action to clear the session key

"reset"

Tool	Purpose	API key
`originkit_browse`	List and search the component library	Not required
`originkit_get`	Fetch a component's source code	Required
`originkit_setup`	Check, set, or reset the API key	N/A