# Data Pulse Sidebar

> A collapsible product navigation sidebar with an expandable icon rail, tooltips, active-link tracking, integration logos, and a profile dropdown menu — fully token-driven and design-system agnostic.

- Category: Sidebar
- Frameworks: Vanilla, React + CSS, React + Tailwind
- Design system: Atlas
- Dark mode: yes
- Access: premium (Atheros AI Pass)
- Tags: navigation, collapsible
- Page: https://builder.atheros.ai/components/sidebar-datapulse
- Preview: https://d17nmjscumqk5d.cloudfront.net/builder/templates/tpl_builder_sidebar_datapulse/preview-a1a9ef1ecd42.webp

## Features

- Collapsible rail that toggles between icon-only and expanded states
- Hover tooltips on nav items when collapsed
- Active-link tracking that follows the last-clicked item
- Injected brand and integration logos from `data-src` attributes
- Profile dropdown menu with an accessible `role="menu"` pattern
- Search focus auto-expands the collapsed rail
- Escape and outside-click dismissal for the profile menu

## Accessibility

- **ARIA labels** — Interactive controls have `aria-label` or accessible names
- **Profile menu** — `aria-haspopup="menu"`, `aria-expanded`, `role="menu"`
- **Keyboard nav** — `Escape` closes the profile menu and returns focus
- **Focus management** — Focus returns to the trigger after dismissal
- **Outside click** — Clicking outside dismisses the open menu

## Keyboard shortcuts

- `Escape` — Close the profile dropdown and refocus the trigger

## Common questions

**Which frameworks is Data Pulse Sidebar available in?**

Data Pulse Sidebar ships as Vanilla, React + CSS and React + Tailwind — HTML, CSS, JS and React source you can copy, download or clone into Atheros AI Builder.

**Is Data Pulse Sidebar free?**

Data Pulse Sidebar is a premium component. Anyone can preview it; the source, downloads and AI customisation are included with Atheros AI Pass.

**Does Data Pulse Sidebar support dark mode?**

Yes. Data Pulse Sidebar ships light and dark themes, both drawn from the Atlas design system's tokens. Switch the preview to dark mode to compare them.

## Get the code

Preview Data Pulse Sidebar live, then sign in to copy or download the source, apply another design system, or ask the AI assistant to change it: https://builder.atheros.ai/components/sidebar-datapulse

Every component on https://builder.atheros.ai is also reachable from Claude Code, Cursor and Codex through the Atheros MCP server (paid plans). Component index: https://builder.atheros.ai/llms-components.txt