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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 moreStream 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.
Read moreMy 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 moreTurn 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 moreA 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 moreA 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 moreThe 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 moreThe 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 moreYou 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 moreHow 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 moreI'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 moreMy 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 moreTLDR: 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.
Read moren8n is a powerful workflow automation tool that helps connect different services and automate tasks, ideal for personal or small-scale use.
Read moreA 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 moreCognition, a San Francisco–based AI company, has finalised an agreement to acquire Windsurf, including its IP, product, trademark, and remaining workforce.
Read moreOpenAI’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 moreAccording to Mark Gurman, Apple executives are in the early stages of mulling an acquisition of Perplexity.
Read moreThe goal of FAIR is not to fork WordPress. We’re still using the same core software. We’re not building a separate platform. We are adding a new distribution layer and putting our own governance on top of it. It’s a new path within WordPress, not outside it.
Read moreRemix v2 had become such a thin wrapper around React Router that an artificial separation developed between the two projects.
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