# Topic Shortcuts block

> Topic Link Card Grid with Colored Icon Tiles and Hover Title Links

Responsive grid of compact topic cards, each a colored icon tile, linked title, and one-line summary. Built on ReUI Frame with shadcn Item and ItemMedia. For help center topics, quick links, resource and feature shortcuts.

- Type: Pro block
- Category: [Card](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/card.md)
- Page: https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/card/card-41
- MCP: `get_block("card-41")`
- Built with: Frame, Item
- Installs with a ReUI Pro or Ultimate license; setup: https://web.dev.reui.io/docs/license-setup

## Best for

Topic shortcuts with a small solid color icon tile, a linked title and a short one line summary, 4 across

## Agent notes

- Replace the 4 `CARDS` in data.tsx; each `title` is also the React key in `CardGrid`, so keep titles unique
- Each `iconBg` is a solid Tailwind fill behind a glyph that `CardItem` forces to white, so a light fill hides the glyph
- `ICard` has no link field and every title anchor in `CardItem` points at #; add an `href` to `ICard` and pass it through

## When not to use

- Shortcut tiles with only an icon and a title, where the whole tile is the link: use [Quick Link Tiles](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/card/card-12.md) (`get_block("card-12")`)
- A preview popup that opens while the pointer rests on a link: use [Hover Card](https://web.dev.reui.io/components/hover-card.md) (`get_component("hover-card")`)

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @reui/card-41
```

## 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.