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Chat SDK now includes AI SDK tools

Chat SDK now ships a built-in toolset through the new subpath. One call wires Chat SDK's read and write actions into your agent.AI SDKchat/aicreateChatTools(chat) and its supporting types have moved to . The previous re-exports are flagged .toAiMessageschat/aichat@deprecated Read the to get started, or try one of our .documentationtemplates Read more write tools are gated by a option.Approval by default: requireApproval , , and scope the toolset.Presets: readermessengermoderator onl

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Chat SDK adds message subjects and direct SDK access

You can now read the parent issue or pull request when your bot is mentioned in a Linear or GitHub comment. resolves to that parent with title, status, URL, and the full typed payload.message.subject is cached per message, so repeated access only hits the API once. It resolves to on Slack and other chat platforms, where there's no parent resource.message.subjectnull The GitHub, Linear, and Slack adapters now expose their underlying platform SDKs. Use them to extend your bot by calling provide

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Chat SDK now supports callback URLs on buttons and modals

You can now pause a run on a Chat SDK card and resume it when someone clicks a button. The same flow works for form submissions. Buttons and modals accept a new prop, and the event payload is sent to that endpoint.WorkflowcallbackUrl To build a card like this, create a and pass its URL to each button's prop inside your component:workflow webhookcallbackUrl<Card> For the component, the form data is in the payload. works for buttons on most platforms with an , and for modals on Slack and Te

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Vercel AI Gateway plugin for WordPress

The gives any WordPress site access to hundreds of models from 40+ providers through a single API key. Providers include Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, xAI, DeepSeek, MiniMax, Moonshot AI, and more.Vercel AI Gateway plugin The plugin is implemented as a connector for the new , which requires WordPress 7.0, released today.WordPress AI Client To call AI Gateway directly from your own code: See the for more details, including examples for text, structured JSON output, image generation, and video.plug

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Barman 3.18.0 Released

Subject: Barman 3.18.0 Released We are pleased to announce the release of Barman 3.18.0. Barman (Backup and Recovery Manager) is an open-source administration tool for remote backups and disaster recovery of PostgreSQL servers in business-critical environments. It relies on PostgreSQL's point-in-time recovery technology, allowing DBAs to manage a complete catalog of backups and the recovery phase of multiple remote servers from one location. This release marks a significant step toward a unified

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