# Path follower

https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/components/path-follower-loop

Category: Animation
![Still of the Path follower component, a Fieldbook UI component in Animation.](https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/thumbs/path-follower-loop.webp)
Preview video: https://ejpqcxcjbiyabxkx.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/previews/path-follower-loop-29632fbc75.mp4 (5 s, silent)

Path follower: A rounded tile that rides along a curling spiral track while the track itself draws in ahead of it, then reverses back to the start.

## Frameworks

react, vue, svelte, astro, html

## Preview controls

These controls are passed to the demo. Defaults and limits describe the preview; consult the implementation for its full prop API.

| Name | Type | Default | Options or constraints |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| accent | color | #FF6A1F | No additional limit in the metadata. |
| duration | number | 4 | From 1.5 to 10; step 0.5 |
| tileSize | number | 44 | From 20 to 72; step 2 |
| alignToTangent | boolean | true | No additional limit in the metadata. |
| strokeWidth | number | 12 | From 4 to 20; step 1 |

## Usage notes

Path follower uses the card preview frame with a dark theme setting.

### Which frameworks are available for Path follower?

Path follower is available for React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, HTML. The live preview uses React; the source observations below apply to index.tsx. Check the selected port before relying on the same interactions.

### What does Path follower depend on?

The React metadata lists these npm dependencies beyond React: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

### What accessibility details are visible in Path follower?

The React source for Path follower includes: attributes and handlers (aria-hidden, aria-label, aria-valuemax, aria-valuemin, aria-valuenow, onKeyDown, tabIndex); explicit roles (slider); key comparisons (ArrowDown, ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, ArrowUp, Space). These are source observations. Verify accessible names, focus order and keyboard behavior in the composed page.

### How does Path follower handle reduced motion?

Path follower reads the motion preference in its React source through useReducedMotion(). Preference-dependent expressions in index.tsx: reduced ? "cursor-default" : dragging ? "cursor-grabbing" : "cursor-grab". Check the full implementation, shared styles and selected port with reduced motion enabled; these observations do not establish that every animation stops.

## Install through MCP

Connect your client, call get_component to retrieve the implementation, then get_install_command for installation instructions. Choose a listed framework, integrate the returned source and verify it in your application.

```json
{
  "tool": "get_component",
  "arguments": {
    "slug": "path-follower-loop",
    "framework": "react"
  }
}
```

[For agents](https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/docs/agents)
[MCP](https://fieldbook.lizardi.mx/api/mcp)

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