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syncfusion-maui-chat

Implements Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Chat (SfChat) control in .NET MAUI applications. Use when working with chat interfaces, messaging UI, conversational interfaces, chat bubbles, or message threads. Covers message types (text, image, calendar, card), data binding, events, suggestions, typing indicators, time breaks, and swiping actions.

Overview

Publishersyncfusion
Repositorymaui-ui-components-skills
Skill namesyncfusion-maui-chat
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Forks
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Bundled files
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Skill sourceRepositoryHomepage
  • Markdown instructions

    A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.

  • Works with any LLM

    AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.

  • 11 bundled files

    Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.

  • Open source

    Published by syncfusion on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Syncfusion Maui Chat AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

1

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

  1. Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
  2. Choose "Install from GitHub".
  3. Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
    https://github.com/syncfusion/maui-ui-components-skills/tree/master/skills/syncfusion-maui-chat
  4. Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.
Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.
2

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/syncfusion/maui-ui-components-skills.git /tmp/maui-ui-components-skills
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/maui-ui-components-skills/skills/syncfusion-maui-chat .claude/skills/syncfusion-maui-chat
Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Syncfusion Maui Chat in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Syncfusion Maui Chat on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Syncfusion Maui Chat is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

  • Loaded only when it is needed

    The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.

  • Switch models mid-chat

    Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Chat (SfChat)

The Syncfusion .NET MAUI Chat control (SfChat) delivers a contemporary conversational UI for building chatbot interfaces, customer support screens, and multi-user messaging experiences. It supports rich message types, real-time typing indicators, suggestions, load-more history, swiping, and deep styling customization.

When to Use This Skill

  • Building a chat UI, chatbot interface, or messaging screen in .NET MAUI
  • Displaying conversations between two or more users
  • Sending/receiving text, images, cards, hyperlinks, or date/time picker messages
  • Implementing typing indicators, message suggestions, or load-more history
  • Customizing message appearance, shapes, delivery states, or themes
  • Adding swipe actions, time-break grouping, or attachment buttons
  • Localizing the chat UI or enabling accessibility features

Component Overview

SfChat is a powerful, customizable conversational control that:

  • Shows incoming and outgoing messages in a chat layout
  • Supports text, avatars, timestamps, and custom message designs
  • Binds easily to data using ItemsSource and MVVM
  • Allows UI customization with templates and styles
  • Automatically aligns and groups user and other messages
  • Includes a built-in text input with send functionality
  • Supports interactions like sending and tapping messages
  • Can display rich content like images or custom layouts
  • Provides smooth scrolling and auto-scroll to new messages
  • Offers full control over appearance (colors, fonts, bubbles)

Documentation and Navigation Guide

Getting Started

📄 Read: references/getting-started.md

  • NuGet installation (Syncfusion.Maui.Chat)
  • Handler registration in MauiProgram.cs
  • Basic SfChat initialization in XAML and C#
  • ViewModel setup with Messages and CurrentUser
  • Binding messages to the chat control
  • Running the application

Messages

📄 Read: references/messages.md

  • TextMessage, DatePickerMessage, TimePickerMessage, CalendarMessage
  • HyperlinkMessage, ImageMessage, CardMessage
  • Delivery states (ShowDeliveryState, DeliveryState enum, custom icons)
  • Pin message (AllowPinning, PinnedMessages, events, template)
  • Message template and ChatMessageTemplateSelector
  • Customizable incoming/outgoing views
  • Message spacing, shape, timestamp format, avatar/author visibility
  • Sending messages, keyboard, multiline input, hide input view

Data Binding

📄 Read: references/data-binding.md

  • Binding ObservableCollection<object> to Messages
  • CurrentUser differentiation of sender/receiver
  • Custom data models with IMessage / ITextMessage
  • ItemsSourceConverter for external model binding
  • Dynamically updating messages at runtime

Suggestions

📄 Read: references/suggestions.md

  • Chat-level suggestions (SfChat.Suggestions)
  • Message-level suggestions (TextMessage.Suggestions)
  • SuggestionItemSelected event and command
  • Customizing suggestion item templates

Typing Indicator

📄 Read: references/typing-indicator.md

  • Enabling the typing indicator (ShowTypingIndicator)
  • Setting author and message on TypingIndicator
  • Customizing appearance
  • Showing/hiding dynamically

Load More

📄 Read: references/load-more.md

  • Enabling load more (LoadMoreBehavior)
  • LoadMore event and LoadMoreCommand
  • Loading older messages on scroll
  • IsLazyLoading property
  • Disabling after all messages are loaded

Events & Commands

📄 Read: references/events.md

  • SendMessage / SendMessageCommand
  • ImageTapped / ImageTappedCommand
  • CardTapped / CardCommand
  • SuggestionItemSelected
  • MessagePinned / MessageUnpinned
  • LoadMore / LoadMoreCommand
  • Handling and cancelling event args

Styles & Appearance

📄 Read: references/styles.md

  • Incoming and outgoing message styling
  • Message input view styling
  • Time-break and typing indicator styling
  • Suggestion view styling
  • MessageShape options
  • Theme support (Material 3, Fluent)

Accessibility & Localization

📄 Read: references/accessibility-localization.md

  • WCAG 2.0 compliance
  • Keyboard navigation and screen reader support
  • AutomationId for UI testing
  • Localization with .resx resource files
  • Supported localizable strings
  • RTL layout support

Scrolling

📄 Read: references/scrolling.md

  • Programmatic scroll to a specific message (ScrollToMessage)
  • Auto-scroll to bottom on new message (CanAutoScrollToBottom)
  • Scroll to bottom floating button (ShowScrollToBottomButton)
  • Customizing the scroll to bottom button (ScrollToBottomButtonTemplate)
  • Scrolled event and ChatScrolledEventArgs (IsBottomReached, IsTopReached, ScrollOffset)

Advanced Features

📄 Read: references/advanced-features.md

  • Message swiping (left/right, SwipeStarted, SwipeEnded, swipe templates)
  • Time-break grouping (custom time-break template)
  • Attachment button (adding, customizing, AttachmentButtonView)
  • Liquid glass effect (enabling, platform support, customization)
  • MessageSpacing configuration
  • Hiding the message input view (ShowMessageInputView)

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Syncfusion Maui Chat AI skill do?

Implements Syncfusion® .NET MAUI Chat (SfChat) control in .NET MAUI applications. Use when working with chat interfaces, messaging UI, conversational interfaces, chat bubbles, or message threads. Covers message types (text, image, calendar, card), data binding, events, suggestions, typing indicators, time breaks, and swiping actions.

Why use Syncfusion Maui Chat on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Syncfusion Maui Chat is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Syncfusion Maui Chat in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/syncfusion/maui-ui-components-skills/tree/master/skills/syncfusion-maui-chat. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Syncfusion Maui Chat?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Syncfusion Maui Chat?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Syncfusion Maui Chat with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Syncfusion Maui Chat AI skill free?

It is published on GitHub by syncfusion. Check the repository for licensing terms. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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