Staged‑Components is a tiny library that lets React developers write function components in two “stages” so that hooks can be conditionally used without violating React’s rules of hooks. By wrapping a component with `staged`, the first stage can perform early returns or other logic, and the second stage (returned as a function) contains the hook calls, making it safe for cases like conditional rendering or forward‑ref components. It’s aimed at React developers who want a clean, type‑friendly way to break the “hooks must be called at the top level” constraint.