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Yjs Docs: Awareness and presence
Documents awareness information such as presence and cursor locations, unique user names and colors, and sharing ephemeral collaboration metadata separate from document content.
Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live cursors | Choose live cursors when users need immediate spatial awareness of other collaborators' current pointer, caret, selection, viewport, or focus inside the same shared surface. | Sending cursor data updates ephemeral awareness state with coordinate, target, viewport, selection, identity, color, timestamp, and visibility preference, not the saved document content. | Yjs documents awareness data such as presence, cursor locations, user names, and colors as ephemeral collaboration metadata. |
Evidence Role
This source is treated as spec evidence. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.
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