#85: Bot Filter, AI SDK Masterclass React Compiler RC, oRPC v1, Life of a Request

React Compiler RC – React Compiler has reached Release Candidate status. You get experimental swc support, easier setup, and smarter memoization for your Next.js apps. It’s safe to use in production, so give it a go and let the team know what you think

Impossible Components – Another great article by Dan. This one breaks down the magic behind React Server Components using practical code examples

Trigger v4 – Background jobs & AI infrastructure – Trigger v4 is now in beta! With heaps of new features and performance improvements, including: 🔥 Warm starts 💻 Refreshed dashboard ✅ Human-in-the-loop ⚡ Prioritize runs ✋ Pause queues 🧠 MCP server

React Labs: View Transitions, Activity, and more – React Labs has released some cool experimental features: View Transitions for easy animations and Activity to manage visibility of components. Both are ready to test in react@experimental. There are also updates on performance tools, effect dependencies, a new IDE extension, fragment refs, and concurrent stores

Full-Stack React.js Chat with AI SDK – In the first part of this series Robin explained how to build an AI-based chat interface. The second part continues with replacing the raw Open AI API calls with Vercel's AI SDK.

Advanced React in the Wild – Compiles real-world case studies from 2022–2025. See how top teams used React and Next.js to solve tough performance and UX challenges

𝕏 The best way to build new Next.js apps – In this 1min video, Josh shows how to build end-to-end type-safe apps using JStack

oRPC v1 – oRPC v1 is finally here! It’s a solid alternative to tRPC and friends, with built-in OpenAPI support, Server Action compatibility, and easy integration with TanStack Query. The API is stable and ready for production

File upload – A growing collection of 13 file upload components built with React and Tailwind CSS.

deploy-replit – Next.js template to deploy with Replit as a Node.js server.

Inbox Zero – An open source AI email client built with Next.js. Also, great for those who want to see how complex apps are built with Next

Learn How to Integrate Clerk with Your Lovable – Lovable integrates Clerk for custom domains, streamlined auth flows, and waitlist-powered onboarding.

Life of a Request: Application-aware routing – Looks at how Vercel’s routing works behind the scenes. Covering how every deployment carries its own routing logic, how aliasing makes updates instant, and how Skew Protection keeps users in sync

► Vercel AI SDK Masterclass: From Fundamentals to Deep Research – A 1-hour hands-on session that starts with the core features of the Vercel AI SDK and ends with a working research agent that outputs an auto-generated markdown report

What Is llms.txt, and Should You Care About It? – Showing how it’s supposed to help LLMs understand your site. But with no major adoption so far, the article suggests it’s more of a “nice to know” than a “must do.”

More Vercel Updates:

• Node.js Vercel Functions now support request cancellation
• Bot Filter: One-click bot protection now in public beta
• 𝕏 Vercel is working on a Vercel certifications
• 𝕏 Vercel: Recent price reductions