# action.command

Does something and stays on the page: edit, add, remove, retry, share, open, back, refresh, duplicate, move, download, archive, sign out. The label says the verb; pass verb="duplicate", "archive"... to name it for analytics. Pass tone="danger" when it is destructive or hard to undo, like leaving a workspace.

Component: [`<Action>`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/components/action.md) · Renders: `<button>` · Profile: [UI](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md) · Comes from: starter

## Example

```tsx
<Layout intent="layout.actions">
  <Action intent="action.command" verb="rename" onClick={rename}>Rename</Action>
  <Action intent="action.command" verb="duplicate" onClick={duplicate}>Duplicate</Action>
  <Action intent="action.command" verb="remove" tone="danger" onClick={remove}>Remove</Action>
</Layout>
```

Code that says `edit`, `add`, `remove`, `retry`, `share`, `open`, `back`, `refresh`, `duplicate`, `move`, `download`, `archive`, `export`, `signout` points here. `prongs check` warns when an element with this intent has a handler or label that points somewhere else.

## Choosing between neighbours

Find the row that describes your element, and use the intent on the right.

| If it is for… | Use |
|---|---|
| Does something and stays on the page: edit, add, remove, retry, share, open, back, refresh, duplicate, move, download, archive, sign out. The label says the verb; pass verb="duplicate", "archive"... to name it for analytics. Pass tone="danger" when it is destructive or hard to undo, like leaving a workspace. | `action.command` (this page) |
| Copying a value to the clipboard | [`action.copy`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/copy.md) |
| Permanently destroying data | [`action.delete`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/delete.md) |
| Finishing a form or step | [`action.submit`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/submit.md) |
| Taking an item out of a list without destroying it (rather than [`action.delete`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/delete.md)) | `action.command` (this page) |
| A one-off command with no lasting state (rather than [`action.toggle`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/toggle.md)) | `action.command` (this page) |
| Sending something to other people (rather than [`action.copy`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/copy.md)) | `action.command` (this page) |
| Going back to a step of a flow (rather than [`action.navigate`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/navigate.md)) | `action.command` (this page) |
| A link to read a piece of content (rather than [`action.inspect`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/inspect.md)) | `action.command` (this page) |
| A command that does not reorder the table (rather than [`action.sort`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/action/sort.md)) | `action.command` (this page) |

## Connections

Declared in the registry, both directions. Where an intent is used in your own code is something check and the gallery see; this site has no app code.

- Built from: [`control.quiet`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-quiet)

## For registry authors

**Starter intents.** These are the intents `prongs add` puts in your registry, shown in this site’s theme. Yours are your own `registry.ts`: rename, restyle and add to them, and see them with `prongs add gallery`.

What this intent is built from and its entry in `components/prongs/registry.ts`. You only need this to change how it looks or to add an intent like it.

How action.command resolves, and its definition

Each layer adds to the one before it; a later class wins over an earlier one that sets the same thing.

- [`control.base`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-base) — Shape and behaviour shared by every button

  ```
  inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2
  whitespace-nowrap rounded-md px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium
  transition-colors focus-visible:outline-none
  focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring
  focus-visible:ring-offset-2 ring-offset-surface
  disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50
  aria-disabled:pointer-events-none aria-disabled:opacity-50
  data-[tone=danger]:[--row-fg:var(--destructive)]
  ```

- [`control.quiet`](https://www.prongs.dev/docs/intents/ui.md#control-quiet) — Small text command; shows a pressed state

  ```
  h-auto px-0 py-0 font-semibold text-surface-muted
  hover:text-foreground hover:underline underline-offset-4
  aria-pressed:text-foreground data-[tone=danger]:text-destructive
  ```

- `action.command` (this page) — Does something and stays on the page: edit, add, remove, retry, share, open, back, refresh, duplicate, move, download, archive, sign out. The label says the verb; pass verb="duplicate", "archive"... to name it for analytics. Pass tone="danger" when it is destructive or hard to undo, like leaving a workspace.

Final classes

```
inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center gap-2
whitespace-nowrap rounded-md text-sm transition-colors
focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2
focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2
ring-offset-surface disabled:pointer-events-none
disabled:opacity-50 aria-disabled:pointer-events-none
aria-disabled:opacity-50
data-[tone=danger]:[--row-fg:var(--destructive)] h-auto px-0
py-0 font-semibold text-surface-muted hover:text-foreground
hover:underline underline-offset-4 aria-pressed:text-foreground
data-[tone=danger]:text-destructive
```

Definition

```ts
'action.command': {
  kind: 'semantic',
  description: 'Does something and stays on the page: edit, add, remove, retry, share, open, back, refresh, duplicate, move, download, archive, sign out. The label says the verb; pass verb="duplicate", "archive"... to name it for analytics. Pass tone="danger" when it is destructive or hard to undo, like leaving a workspace.',
  refs: ['control.quiet'],
  keywords: [
    'edit',
    'add',
    'remove',
    'retry',
    'share',
    'open',
    'back',
    'refresh',
    'duplicate',
    'move',
    'download',
    'archive',
    'export',
    'signout',
  ],
  notFor: [
    { context: 'copying a value to the clipboard', instead: 'action.copy' },
    { context: 'permanently destroying data', instead: 'action.delete' },
    { context: 'finishing a form or step', instead: 'action.submit' },
  ],
},
```