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workbzw/ai-office-react

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104TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5Setup · easy

TLDR

A Vite and React frontend showing an animated virtual office whose characters are controlled by sending HTTP actions from an outside system.

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  root((AI Office React))
    What it does
      Animated office scene
      Character menu on click
      Visual style reference
    Tech stack
      TypeScript
      React
      Vite
    Use cases
      Drive avatars from external system
      Prototype office visualization
      Desk visit messaging
    Audience
      Frontend developers
      Prototypers
    Setup
      npm install
      npm run dev
      HTTP action gateway

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Show an animated office scene where characters visit each other's desks with messages.

USE CASE 2

Drive character actions from an external system by posting to a local HTTP gateway.

USE CASE 3

Use the project as a visual and layout reference for building a similar interface.

USE CASE 4

Prototype a virtual office dashboard that reacts to outside events in real time.

What is it built with?

TypeScriptReactVite

How does it compare?

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Complexity2/53/53/5
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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Most interface buttons are non-functional placeholders, only the character menu and HTTP-driven actions work.

No license information is given in the README, so reuse terms are unclear, and the author notes some artwork assets may carry their own copyright.

In plain English

AI Office React is a standalone frontend that shows an animated office scene full of small character figures, built with Vite and React. The author describes it as a visual reference: clicking on a character brings up a menu, but other buttons in the interface do not do anything yet, since the project is meant as a style and layout sample rather than a finished application. The README also notes that the artwork assets may have their own copyright, so anyone reusing them should check that first. To run it, you install dependencies and start the dev server with npm. Doing so launches two things at once: the Vite frontend itself, and a small HTTP action gateway that listens on port 8765 by default. External systems can send actions to this gateway by making an HTTP POST request to its address, and the frontend picks up new actions by polling that endpoint and then plays them out on screen. You can point the frontend at a different action address using an environment variable, run the action gateway on its own, or change which port it listens on. The project defines a few message types you can send to the gateway. A desk visit message makes one character walk over to another character's desk and deliver a short message. A desk visit tour message does the same thing but across a sequence of desks in one go. A set state message changes what a given employee character is shown doing, along with a short text label describing their current task. Overall this is a small, focused visualization tool for driving an animated virtual office from an external system over HTTP, rather than a general purpose application in its own right. The README is written primarily in Chinese and includes a WeChat QR code for the author to be contacted about collaboration.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me run ai-office-react locally with npm install and npm run dev, and explain what the action gateway does.
Prompt 2
Show me how to send a desk_visit action to the HTTP gateway so one character visits another's desk.
Prompt 3
Help me write a desk_visit_tour message that sends one visitor through several desks in sequence.
Prompt 4
Explain how to change the action gateway's port using OFFICE_ACTION_GATEWAY_PORT.

Frequently asked questions

What is ai-office-react?

A Vite and React frontend showing an animated virtual office whose characters are controlled by sending HTTP actions from an outside system.

What language is ai-office-react written in?

Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, React, Vite.

What license does ai-office-react use?

No license information is given in the README, so reuse terms are unclear, and the author notes some artwork assets may carry their own copyright.

How hard is ai-office-react to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is ai-office-react for?

Mainly developer.

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