# Shortcut Launcher block

> Shortcut cards grid with colored icon tiles, dotted canvas backdrop, and a labeled action link

Responsive grid of navigation shortcut cards, each with a colored rounded icon tile, a masked dot-pattern canvas background, title, description, and a chevron action link. ReUI Frame, FramePanel with shadcn Item. Quick links, hub, launcher, jump-to.

- Type: Pro block
- Category: [Card](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/card.md)
- Page: https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/card/card-17
- MCP: `get_block("card-17")`
- Built with: Frame, Item
- Installs with a ReUI Pro or Ultimate license; setup: https://web.dev.reui.io/docs/license-setup

## Best for

Shortcut tiles with solid color icon tiles over a canvas dot field and a chevron link such as View Orders

## Agent notes

- Replace `CARDS` in data.tsx; each entry sets the `title`, `description`, `link` label, `icon` and an `iconBg` color class
- Every chevron link is an anchor to a hash and `ICard` has no URL field, so add one and pass it as the `href`
- `CardDotField` paints a canvas in an effect and repaints on resize or an html class change; tune it with `GAP`, `DOT` and `PEAK`

## When not to use

- Feature highlights 4 across where the title itself is the link, with no action label: use [Feature Highlights](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/card/card-2.md) (`get_block("card-2")`)
- Shortcuts with only an icon and a title, where the whole tile is one link: use [Quick Link Tiles](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/card/card-12.md) (`get_block("card-12")`)

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @reui/card-17
```

## About Card blocks

### When to use

- Rows and grids of KPI tiles, each a value and a label with an optional trend badge or icon
- Grids of small linked cards for features, setup steps, guides, integrations or partner logos
- One record or offer per card: a profile, applicant, delivery, meeting, job, asset price or promo

### When not to use

- A metric panel with a progress bar, a segmented gauge or supporting rows under the total: use the [Stats blocks](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/stats.md)
- A KPI whose trend over time is plotted, with a period switcher or tooltips: use the [Area Chart blocks](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/chart/area-chart.md)
- A whole overview page: a header, a row of KPI tiles, then a work list or trend panel: use the [Dashboard blocks](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/dashboard.md)

### Agent notes

- Every block centers itself in a padded `min-h-svh` wrapper in page.tsx or its root component; remove it when the card goes inside your own page

Every ReUI item has a twin like this one; the index is https://web.dev.reui.io/llms.txt. Agents with the ReUI MCP (https://web.dev.reui.io/docs/mcp) get the same guidance from the getters named above.