diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fef54e78bd..e50f681ec6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ downloads/
 eggs/
 .eggs/
 lib/
+!python/packages/devui/frontend/src/lib/
 lib64/
 parts/
 sdist/
diff --git a/python/packages/devui/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts b/python/packages/devui/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d084ccade0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/packages/devui/frontend/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { type ClassValue, clsx } from "clsx"
+import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge"
+
+export function cn(...inputs: ClassValue[]) {
+  return twMerge(clsx(inputs))
+}