Chip

Tiny status/count/label tokens: live (pulsing dot), armed, ready, warn, danger, count, tag. Absorbs every bespoke pill.

npx candlelight-ds add chip

Use when

Marking state (live/armed/ready), counts, or tags on rows and headers.

Don't use when

The element triggers a primary action (Button) or fires a one-shot (Pad).

States

livearmedquietreadywarndangercounttagwith dotwith pulsing dot

Acceptance

• The live pulse dies under prefers-reduced-motion.
• live and armed are different hues — the eye separates staged from live without reading.

Raw twin: /components/chip.md·Registry item: /r/chip.json