Ably has introduced a set of lightweight React UI components designed to streamline the development of chat interfaces, reducing the time developers spend on UI elements like message bubbles and room lists. These components, which are deeply integrated with Ably Chat, provide a full chat layout, including features like presence, reactions, and history, allowing developers to focus on real-time functionality. The components are flexible, unopinionated, and include atomic components that can be mixed and styled according to preference. They offer a quick start for those using Ably, with options for customization and composability, making them suitable for various applications such as customer support tools, team chat apps, and in-app messaging. The design is responsive and performant, leveraging Ably's real-time edge network, and includes support for TypeScript and Tailwind, as well as ESLint and Prettier configurations, providing developers with a robust starting point for building real-time chat applications.