# Gradient Waves · Pro

Translucent wave bands in ember and foreground tones, each filled with a fading gradient, rolling slowly across the bottom of the box at different speeds.

This is a Charcoal UI Pro component. Its source and examples are available with a Pro seat: https://charcoalui.com/pricing

## With a Pro seat

1. Add the registry to components.json:

```json
{
  "registries": {
    "@charcoal": {
      "url": "https://charcoalui.com/r/{name}.json",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${CHARCOAL_LICENSE_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

2. Copy your licence key from https://charcoalui.com/dashboard and put it in .env.local as CHARCOAL_LICENSE_KEY, then:

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/gradient-waves
```

To read Pro source through this MCP server, reconnect it with the header "Authorization: Bearer <licence key>".

## API — Gradient Waves
| Prop | Type | Default | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `layers` | `number` | `4` | Bands stacked from the bottom edge. |
| `speed` | `number` | `1` |  |
| `height` | `number` | `0.55` | How far up the box the waves reach, 0–1. |
| `colors` | `string[]` | `["var(--ember)", "var(--foreground)"]` | Colours the layers cycle through; any CSS colour. |
| `className` | `string` | — |  |

See it live: https://charcoalui.com/docs/components/gradient-waves