I found a mysterious <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/blob/main/apps/www/app/%28app%29/sink/layout.tsx">sink folder</a> in the shadcn-ui/ui.
<img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*Ie3rg5Mkqx0CDIfVUjYVZg.png" alt />
All these folders in the above image are pages that can be navigated to via the header on <a target="_blank" href="https://ui.shadcn.com/sink">https://ui.shadcn.com/</a> website. However, I could not find the header link that points to /sink in the header
<img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*oGEmiTKP11cIGajjTD-HLg.png" alt />
<blockquote>
<a target="_blank" href="https://tthroo.com/">Build shadcn-ui/ui from scratch.</a>
</blockquote>
I tested to see if anything loads when I visit <a target="_blank" href="https://ui.shadcn.com/sink">/sink</a> and to my surprise, there are some example components loaded.
<img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*j3aw2xlovF1Yb2bx51ukZw.png" alt />
Let’s find out it’s purpose.
I searched for any existing issues on shadcn-ui/ui Github and found 2 issues and 1 pull request reported:
<ol>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/pull/1446">https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/pull/1446</a>
</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/3533">https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/3533</a>
</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/441">https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/441</a>
</li>
</ol>
I could not get much context from 1, 2 listed above but <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/441">#441</a> provides some meaningful context.
The purpose of /sink route might be to provide a showcase page with preview for improved usability. You can read more in the <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/441">issue reported</a> 
<h3 id="heading-conclusion">Conclusion:</h3>
/sink in shadcn-ui/ui is not so mysterious once I found out the existing pull requests around it. It might be a WIP and its purpose is to add a comprehensive component showcase page with preview for improved usability.

I found a mysterious [sink folder](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/blob/main/apps/www/app/%28app%29/sink/layout.tsx) in the shadcn-ui/ui.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*Ie3rg5Mkqx0CDIfVUjYVZg.png align="left")

All these folders in the above image are pages that can be navigated to via the header on [https://ui.shadcn.com/](https://ui.shadcn.com/sink) website. However, I could not find the header link that points to /sink in the header

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*oGEmiTKP11cIGajjTD-HLg.png align="left")

> [Build shadcn-ui/ui from scratch.](https://tthroo.com/)

I tested to see if anything loads when I visit [/sink](https://ui.shadcn.com/sink) and to my surprise, there are some example components loaded.

![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*j3aw2xlovF1Yb2bx51ukZw.png align="left")

Let’s find out it’s purpose.

I searched for any existing issues on shadcn-ui/ui Github and found 2 issues and 1 pull request reported:

1. [https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/pull/1446](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/pull/1446)
    
2. [https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/3533](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/3533)
    
3. [https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/441](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/441)
    

I could not get much context from 1, 2 listed above but [#441](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/441) provides some meaningful context.

The purpose of /sink route might be to provide a showcase page with preview for improved usability. You can read more in the [issue reported](https://github.com/shadcn-ui/ui/issues/441) 

### Conclusion:

/sink in shadcn-ui/ui is not so mysterious once I found out the existing pull requests around it. It might be a WIP and its purpose is to add a comprehensive component showcase page with preview for improved usability.

Mysterious /sink route in ui.shadcn.com

Conclusion: