# Empty Report Brief block

> Two-column empty state in a ReUI Frame with icon, dual actions, and a preview panel

Split empty state for a no-data briefing or report view. Left column pairs an icon, title, and description with primary and outline Buttons; right column is a preview surface. Uses ReUI Frame, shadcn Empty and Button. For blank dashboards.

- Type: Pro block
- Category: [Empty State](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/empty-state.md)
- Page: https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/empty-state/empty-state-5
- Docs (Base UI): https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/components/base/empty.md
- Docs (Radix UI): https://ui.shadcn.com/docs/components/radix/empty.md
- MCP: `get_block("empty-state-5")`
- Built with: Button, Empty, Frame
- Installs with a ReUI Pro or Ultimate license; setup: https://web.dev.reui.io/docs/license-setup

## Best for

A Frame split layout for an unwritten review brief, with Draft Brief and Browse Signals next to an empty preview panel

## Agent notes

- Draft Brief and Browse Signals are `Button`s with no handler; wire them to your brief composer and signal search
- The second column inside `FramePanel` is a blank bordered div at least 450px wide; put your brief preview in it

## When not to use

- The same split layout inside a bordered Card, written for reports: use [Reports Workspace](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/empty-state/empty-state-4.md) (`get_block("empty-state-4")`)
- A small library section whose Card offers create and import buttons: use [Blueprint Library](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/empty-state/empty-state-10.md) (`get_block("empty-state-10")`)

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add @reui/empty-state-5
```

## About Empty State blocks

### When to use

- A first run screen for records, projects, reports or a library that holds nothing yet
- A search with zero matches or an export page that has nothing to download yet
- A setup prompt to invite the team, enable a feature or connect file storage

### When not to use

- A compact no data message placed inside a table, list or panel you already have: use [Empty](https://web.dev.reui.io/components/empty.md) (`get_component("empty")`)
- Only the layered isometric illustration, with no title, copy or actions: use [Icon Stack](https://web.dev.reui.io/components/icon-stack.md) (`get_component("icon-stack")`)
- A populated tile that shows stats, a profile, links or an integration: use the [Card blocks](https://web.dev.reui.io/blocks/application/card.md)

### Agent notes

- `EmptyState` takes no props in every block, so its copy, media and actions are fixed in the block files; add props to reuse it
- Every page.tsx centers `EmptyState` in a `min-h-svh` wrapper with padding; drop that wrapper inside your own layout
- No action is wired: buttons have no `onClick` or only fire a sonner `toast`, and every `href` is a hash anchor

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.