The article explores the integration and use of Storybook controls in React projects, highlighting their advantages over the now-obsolete Storybook knobs. Storybook controls facilitate interactive testing and demonstration of UI components by enabling developers to dynamically modify properties like color and size without altering the component's codebase. This is achieved through static code analysis tools, which infer data types and automatically generate appropriate UI controls. The article details the setup process, including the installation of necessary addons and configuration using sb init, and illustrates how to employ controls through examples with components like Headline and TodoItem. It also touches on the challenges of incorporating React Context API in stories and discusses the efficient use of args and argTypes to define and manage controls. Additionally, the article contrasts the new controls approach with the older knobs method, emphasizing the benefits of reduced code complexity and better scalability for larger projects.