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The latest AI and developer news from Vercel Blog, with short summaries.
Visit website →OpenEvidence scales medical search for 650K doctors using Vercel Fluid compute
The platform supported over 20 million clinical consultations in January 2026 and absorbed a viral TikTok traffic spike without additional capacity provisioning.
Zapier uses Vercel v0 to cut partner demo creation from weeks to under two hours
Zapier's Powered by Zapier team uses Vercel v0 to cut partner demo creation from weeks to under two hours, while marketing staff deploy secure internal apps like Marketing OS for over 60 marketers.
Mercor cuts batch job times from 12 to 2-3 hours using Vercel AI Gateway
The company routed 18 million requests through Vercel AI Gateway in its first 10 days, enabling over 2,000 internal projects and provisioning expert access in seconds.
Vercel Launches Security Review in Public Beta for GitHub Repositories
Available in public beta for Pro and Enterprise teams, the feature uses Vercel Agent to detect logic flaws and offer fixes via dashboard or CLI.
Vercel Adds Support for vercel.toml Project Configuration
The new format supports all vercel.json properties but adds comment support and a flatter structure.
Vercel MCP supports Client ID Metadata Documents to remove manual client review
Clients can now connect by publishing a JSON metadata document on their own domain, replacing the previous manual allowlisting process.
Meituan LongCat 2.5 with 1M-token context now available on AI Gateway
The model supports text and image inputs and is designed for agents working across complex codebases and full-project builds.
Vercel blocks malicious npm packages before and during installation
The protection applies automatically to new builds on all plans with no configuration required, failing deployments if a blocked dependency is detected.
Vercel MCP adds interactive deployment cards for ChatGPT and MCP Apps clients
The card, Vercel MCP's first MCP App, shows build logs and source details with a Visit button, while non-supporting clients receive text-based status updates.
Vercel Redesigns Flags Explorer for Easier Override Sharing
The new interface recommends branch overrides to teammates via a dialog when visiting a deployment.
Vercel Sandbox with Drives Median Startup Time Drops to 0.7s
Median creation time for Vercel Sandboxes using Drives dropped from 1.7s to 0.7s with no configuration changes required.
Vercel Flags Project Connections Enable Cross-Project Evaluation Without SDK Keys
The feature uses deployment identity for authentication and requires @flags-sdk/vercel 1.6.0 or later.
Vercel Daemons Support Service Bindings for Private Internal Calls
The feature handles internal routing, authentication, and TLS while keeping target services private.
Vercel consolidates Data Cache into Runtime Cache for unified data caching
Existing Next.js fetch caching and unstable_cache code remains unchanged, while Pro and Enterprise projects receive 8x and 10x larger storage allocations respectively.
InclusionAI Ling 3.1 Flash 1019 available on AI Gateway free until November 3, 2026
The model features a 1M-token context window and is designed for coding, multi-step reasoning, and tool-using agents.
Vercel Daemons Add Support for HTTP Liveness Checks
The feature allows users to configure a lightweight health endpoint that triggers a container restart if the daemon fails the periodic check.
Vercel releases Geist Serif, a high-contrast display typeface with 894 glyphs and variable dot shapes
The new display serif shares metrics with Geist Sans and includes a variable axis for swapping dot shapes between round, square, triangle, and heart.
Node.js 26 LTS Generally Available on Vercel with HTTP/2 Default and V8 14.6
The release makes Node.js 26 the default for new projects and automatically upgrades existing projects with compatible engines.node settings.
Strix adds support for Vercel AI Gateway's 400+ models
The open-source AI penetration testing tool accesses Anthropic, OpenAI, and other providers through a single API with no markup.
Vercel Connect adds webhook triggers for Resend, X, Twilio, Notion, and Telegram
The feature automatically verifies requests and handles provider heartbeats while forwarding events to Vercel project endpoints.