# [Stageshow](<https://benji.org/stageshow>)

[benji.org](<https://benji.org/stageshow>)

Free MIT-licensed agent skill for faux product UI stills, cursor animations, and bento grids, in React and plain CSS.

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## About Stageshow

Stageshow is Benji Taylor's free MIT-licensed agent skill, posted October 31, 2026. Install with npx skills add benjitaylor/skills --skill stageshow. It builds faux UI stills, cursor animations, and bento grids in React and plain CSS, with gold examples and a film script. [benji.org](<https://benji.org/stageshow>) says most models can already fake a UI, and that the skill is for the sloppy result.

Preview needs Node 20.19 or later. Example products are illustrations.

Pricing: Free. The skill is public under the MIT license, copyright 2026 Benji Taylor. The pages checked do not list a paid plan.

Pricing model: Free

## Features

- Stills, cursor animations, and bento grids in React and plain CSS

- Install with npx skills add benjitaylor/skills --skill stageshow

- Gold examples and a film script

- MIT license

- Agent skill for faux product UI

- Same product as the Stageshow tool listing

- SKILL.md with gold examples

- React kit you copy into a project

- Film script for rehearsal

## FAQs

Common questions about Stageshow

What is Stageshow?

A skill that helps an agent make faux product UI stills, cursor animations, and bento grids, in React and plain CSS. Benji Taylor posted it on October 31, 2026.

How much does Stageshow cost?

It is free. The skill license is MIT, copyright 2026 Benji Taylor. The pages checked do not list a paid plan.

How do I install Stageshow?

Run npx skills add benjitaylor/skills --skill stageshow. The skill file is at https://github.com/benjitaylor/skills/tree/main/stageshow. The write-up is at https://benji.org/stageshow.

What does the preview need?

Node 20.19 or later, from the skill README. The kit needs React 18 or later and no third-party animation runtime. Filming the playground uses playwright-core and a local Chrome. Those tools are not runtime dependencies of a demo you copy out.

Is Stageshow a mobile app?

No. It is an agent skill. The pages checked do not list a store download.

Where is the write-up?

https://benji.org/stageshow. The skill file is on GitHub under stageshow/SKILL.md.

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