AI BriefingVercel Blog news
The latest AI and developer news from Vercel Blog, with short summaries.
Visit website →SERHANT.'s Playbook for Rapid AI Iteration
SERHANT. leveraged the Vercel AI SDK to flexibly swap between various LLMs and rapidly scale its AI service.
new.website joins v0
The new.website team is joining v0 to make forms, SEO, and content more native.
Specific error codes now visible in runtime logs
Vercel runtime logs now show specific error codes alongside HTTP status.
Activity Log Added to Vercel CLI
`vercel activity` has been added to the Vercel CLI, allowing you to check team activity right away.
Sandbox SDK adds file permission control
Vercel Sandbox SDK 1.9.0 now directly supports setting file permissions in writeFiles.
Vercel now available in Stripe Projects
Through Stripe Projects, users can now provision and deploy Vercel infrastructure directly via a CLI-based workflow.
Two Startups That Scaled Globally Without a DevOps Team
Leonardo.AI and Relevance AI are operating services at global scale by leveraging infrastructure platforms without a DevOps team.
Building a knowledge agent without embeddings
Vercel proposed a cheaper, easier-to-debug knowledge agent that uses the filesystem and bash instead of a vector DB.
Chat SDK brings agents to where users already are
Chat SDK deploys agents across multiple chat platforms like Slack, Teams, and Discord from a single codebase.
v0 Adds Diff View Feature for Reviewing Code Changes
v0 has introduced a dedicated diff view feature that lets users review code changes in detail on a per-file basis.
MiniMax M2.7 launches on Vercel AI Gateway
MiniMax M2.7 has been added to Vercel AI Gateway in two versions, standard and high-speed.
360 billion tokens, 3 million customers, 6 engineers
Durable delivers AI agent-based business automation services to 3 million customers with just 6 engineers.
End-to-End Encryption in Vercel Workflow
Vercel Workflow now end-to-end encrypts all user data with no code changes required.
Using GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano in AI Gateway
OpenAI's **GPT-5.4 Mini** and **Nano** models have been added to **Vercel AI Gateway**, supporting agentic workflows.
Terms of Service Update
Vercel has updated its Terms of Service to support AI agentic features and improve the platform.
Introducing Vercel Plugins for Coding Agents
Vercel has released plugins for Claude Code and Cursor to strengthen coding agents' understanding of the platform.
Vercel Open Source Program: 2026 Winter Cohort
Vercel unveiled the 2026 Winter Cohort projects to support open source maintainers.
New GitHub App permissions for GitHub Actions and Workflows
The Vercel GitHub App has added Actions and Workflows permissions for CI diagnostics and workflow configuration.
Vercel begins supporting LiteLLM server
Vercel now allows deploying a LiteLLM server, enabling connections to various LLM providers including Vercel AI Gateway.
Streamdown 2.5 Released
**Streamdown**, a React markdown streaming library for AI applications, has released version 2.5, which includes KaTeX support and animation improvements.