# makeAssistantVisible
URL: /docs/copilots/make-assistant-visible

Make React components visible and interactive to assistants via higher-order component wrapping.

`makeAssistantVisible` is a higher-order component (HOC) that makes React components "visible" by the assistant, allowing it to understand and interact with the component's HTML structure.

## Usage \[#usage]

```tsx
import { makeAssistantVisible } from "@assistant-ui/react";

const Button = ({ onClick, children }) => (
  <button onClick={onClick}>{children}</button>
);

// Basic usage - makes component HTML readable
const ReadableButton = makeAssistantVisible(Button);

// With clickable configuration
const ClickableButton = makeAssistantVisible(Button, {
  clickable: true, // Enables the click tool
});

// With editable configuration
const EditableInput = makeAssistantVisible(Input, {
  editable: true, // Enables the edit tool
});
```

## API Reference \[#api-reference]

### Parameters \[#parameters]

* `Component`: The base React component to enhance
* `config`: Optional configuration object
  * `clickable`: When true, enables the assistant to programmatically click the component
  * `editable`: When true, enables the assistant to programmatically set the value of an input or textarea within the component

### Behavior \[#behavior]

The HOC will:

1. Make the component's HTML structure available to the assistant via the system context
2. Optionally provide a `click` tool if `clickable` is true
3. Optionally provide an `edit` tool if `editable` is true, which sets the value of an `<input>` or `<textarea>` inside the component
4. Handle nested readable components (only the outermost component's HTML is provided)
5. Forward refs and maintain component props

## Example \[#example]

```tsx
// Create a readable form input that the assistant can also edit
const Input = ({ label, ...props }) => (
  <div>
    <label>{label}</label>
    <input {...props} />
  </div>
);

const EditableInput = makeAssistantVisible(Input, { editable: true });

// Use in your component
function Form() {
  return (
    <EditableInput label="Email" type="email" placeholder="Enter your email" />
  );
}
```

## Technical Details \[#technical-details]

When a component is made readable:

* It's wrapped in a `ReadableContext.Provider` to handle nesting
* The component's `outerHTML` is provided as system context
* If `clickable` is true, a unique `data-click-id` is added and a `click` tool is provided
* The click tool uses `querySelector` and simulates a click event
* If `editable` is true, a unique `data-edit-id` is added and an `edit` tool is provided
* The edit tool uses `querySelector` to find an `<input>` or `<textarea>` and sets its value, dispatching `input` and `change` events
* All props and refs are properly forwarded to maintain component functionality