Your Astro API Route Can Be an MCP Server
Most MCP tutorials assume a standalone process. Here's how to expose one as just another Astro API route using Streamable HTTP — same auth, same deploy pipeline, no second app to maintain.
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Talk to Your Datastar Chat: Voice Input with the Web Speech API
Extending the Datastar chat widget with the browser's native SpeechRecognition API — no new backend, no transcription service, just one more way to fill the same signal.
Read moreRun the Whole Stack Locally: Datastar + Astro + Ollama, No Cloud Bill
Take the Astro + Datastar + Vercel AI SDK stack from this series and run it entirely on your own machine with Ollama — no API key, no per-token cost, no data leaving your laptop. It's a one-import change.
Read moreStreaming Structured Output into a Datastar UI (a Card That Fills Itself In)
Stream typed, structured data from the Vercel AI SDK and watch a card build itself field by field in a Datastar UI — using streamText with output, the v6 replacement for streamObject. No React.
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How to use Claude Code to QA your website
My dialer QAs itself: Claude Code logs in, dials a list of Twilio test numbers — a voicemail, an IVR, a simulated gatekeeper — records what happened vs. what should have, and files GitHub issues for another agent to fix.
Read moreGiving Your Datastar Chat Real Tools with the Vercel AI SDK v6 Agent
Turn the streaming chat widget into an agent that calls tools — and stream the tool-call status live into the conversation. Astro, Datastar, and the AI SDK v6 ToolLoopAgent, no React.
Read moreBuild a Streaming AI Chat Widget with Astro, Datastar, and the Vercel AI SDK
A full multi-turn chat widget with live token streaming — where the server owns the conversation and the DOM is just the view. No React, no useChat, no client framework.
Read moreAdd an AI "Summarize This Page" Button to Any Astro Site with Datastar
A small, genuinely useful build: a button that streams an AI summary of the current page into a panel, using Astro, Datastar, and the Vercel AI SDK — no React, no client framework.
Read moreStreaming LLM Responses into a Datastar UI with the Vercel AI SDK
The Vercel AI SDK's useChat only ships React, Vue, and Svelte bindings. Here's the small, reusable pattern for streaming AI tokens into a plain Datastar UI instead — no framework required
Read moreBuilding AI Apps with Astro, Datastar & the Vercel AI SDK (a 6-Part Series)
The Vercel AI SDK's useChat only ships React, Vue, and Svelte bindings. This six-part series builds real AI apps — chat, agents, structured output, local models — with no client framework at all, using Astro, Datastar, and one small streaming pattern
Read moreHow to use VAPID web push notifications with Astro
You don't need OneSignal or Firebase to send push notifications. Web push with VAPID keys is built into every modern browser — here's the full setup in Astro: service worker, subscribe flow, SSR endpoints, and sending from the server.
Read moreBuilding a Streaming URL Summarizer with Astro, Datastar, and the Vercel AI SDK
How I wired up a tiny TLDR tool that takes a URL, extracts the article, and streams a Markdown summary back to the browser in real time — using Astro SSR, Datastar for reactivity, and the Vercel AI SDK for the model call.
Read moreWhy I’m migrating from HTMX + Alpine to Datastar
I've been a big fan of HTMX + Alpine for a long time, the combination just lets you create powerful reactive web apps, but recently I've made the decision to move from HTMX + Alpine to Datastar for various reasons and the result means a better experience for users.
Read more3 ingredient Keto Chaffle Recipe
My girlfriend and I made a resolution to get healthier this year, by being low carb, high protein, for some recipes we follow keto, for others, we don't. One recipe we've been enjoying are chaffles, these are keto waffles made of egg and cheese. I added a little almond flour for a savoury version. The texture is firm and just a little crispy. They're delicious whether you're counting carbs or not!
Read moreBun is joining Anthropic
TLDR: Bun has been acquired by Anthropic. Anthropic is betting on Bun as the infrastructure powering Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, and future AI coding products & tools.
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Self-Hosting n8n on Railway
n8n is a powerful workflow automation tool that helps connect different services and automate tasks, ideal for personal or small-scale use.
Read moreReplit AI agent deletes user's entire production database
A browser-based AI-powered software creation platform called Replit appears to have gone rogue and deleted a live company database with thousands of entries. What may be even worse is that the Replit AI agent apparently tried to cover up its misdemeanors, and even ‘lied’ about its failures. The Replit CEO has responded, and there appears to have already been a lot of firefighting behind the scenes to rein in this AI tool.
Read moreWindsurf's New Chapter
Cognition, a San Francisco–based AI company, has finalised an agreement to acquire Windsurf, including its IP, product, trademark, and remaining workforce.
Read moreOpenAI’s Windsurf deal is off — and Windsurf’s CEO is going to Google
OpenAI’s deal to buy Windsurf is off, and Google will instead hire Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan, cofounder Douglas Chen, and some of Windsurf’s R&D employees and bring them onto the Google DeepMind team, Google and Windsurf announced Friday.
Read moreThe Curious Case of Apple and Perplexity: Do They Need Each Other?
According to Mark Gurman, Apple executives are in the early stages of mulling an acquisition of Perplexity.
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