igniteui-angular-components

Ignite UI for Angular — UI Components

Prerequisites

• An Angular project on the major version matching the installed igniteui-angular package (igniteui-angular majors track Angular majors)
• @angular/cli installed
• igniteui-angular or @infragistics/igniteui-angular added to the project via ng add igniteui-angular (or the @infragistics variant) or npm install — see Package Variants below.
• A theme applied to the application (see igniteui-angular-theming).
• provideAnimations() in app.config.ts — required before using any overlay or animated component

Ignite UI CLI MCP Server (required)

The igniteui-cli MCP server is the version-accurate source for Ignite UI APIs. It provides list_components, get_doc, search_docs, search_api, and get_api_reference. Its full component docs cover a subset of components (the catalog grows over releases — call list_components once to see what exists; e.g. Combo, Simple Combo, Chat, Tooltip, and grid toolbar/export docs). Where a get_doc doc exists, prefer it over the reference files below. search_api/get_api_reference cover API members (inputs, outputs, methods) for all components — use them for every member-level lookup. For everything else, the reference files below are the primary guidance.

Verify the server before any other step by calling list_components with framework: "angular". If the tool is not available:

1. Configure it yourself — do not just suggest it. From the project root, run npx -y igniteui-cli ai-config (or ig ai-config when igniteui-cli is installed globally). It configures both the igniteui-cli and igniteui-theming MCP servers, preserves existing server entries, and copies the Agent Skills. If the client is not covered, add the entries manually from references/mcp-setup.md — the server command is npx -y igniteui-cli mcp (or ig mcp).
2. Ask the user to reload the editor or agent session, then stop. MCP tools cannot be loaded into a running session.
3. Continue without the server only if the user explicitly asks to. In that case, use the reference files and mark every selector, import path, and member name you could not verify through the MCP server as unverified.

Required Workflow

This file is a routing hub only. It contains no code examples and no API details. Component APIs change between releases, so never write component selectors, import paths, input/output names, or directive names from memory — read the relevant reference files first.

1. Identify every component or feature involved. Map the user's request to one or more rows in the Task → Reference File table below. A single request often spans multiple categories (e.g., a form inside a Dialog requires both form-controls.md and feedback.md).
2. Read every identified reference file in full, in a single parallel batch of file reads — even if you believe you already know the answer.
3. Then produce output, based only on what you read. If something is not covered by the reference files, look it up with get_doc/search_docs/search_api. Never guess — if the MCP server cannot answer it, state explicitly that the detail is unverified.

Task → Reference File

Task	Reference file to read
App setup, app.config.ts providers, provideAnimations(), entry-point imports, convenience directive arrays	references/setup.md
Input Group, Combo, Simple Combo, Select, Date Picker, Date Range Picker, Time Picker, Calendar, Checkbox, Radio, Switch, Slider, Autocomplete, reactive/template-driven forms	references/form-controls.md
Tabs, Bottom Navigation, Stepper, Accordion, Expansion Panel, Splitter, Navigation Drawer	references/layout.md
List, Tree, Card, Chips, Avatar, Badge, Icon, Carousel, Paginator, Progress Indicators, Chat	references/data-display.md
Dialog, Snackbar, Toast, Banner	references/feedback.md
Button, Icon Button, Button Group, Ripple, Tooltip, Drag and Drop	references/directives.md
Layout Manager (igxLayout, igxFlex directives), Dock Manager (igc-dockmanager web component), Tile Manager (igc-tile-manager web component)	references/layout-manager.md
Charts (Area, Bar, Column, Stock/Financial, Pie), chart configuration, chart features (animation, tooltips, markers, highlighting, zooming), data binding	references/charts.md

When in doubt, read more rather than fewer reference files. The cost of an unnecessary file read is negligible; the cost of hallucinated API usage is a broken application.

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Package Variants

Package	Install	Who uses it
igniteui-angular	npm install igniteui-angular	Open-source / community
@infragistics/igniteui-angular	Requires private @infragistics registry	Licensed / enterprise users

Both packages share identical entry-point paths. Check package.json and use that package name as the prefix for every import. Never import from the root barrel of either package. Both packages can be added to the project using @angular/cli with the following commands: ng add igniteui-angular or ng add @infragistics/igniteui-angular.

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Related Skills

• igniteui-angular-grids — Data Grids (Flat Grid, Tree Grid, Hierarchical Grid, Pivot Grid, Grid Lite)
• igniteui-angular-theming — Theming & Styling