Vercel Weekly (2026-03-16)

[amyegan]

March 7, 2026 - March 13, 2026

Vercel Weekly - March 16, 2026

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Top Highlights

• Chat SDK has expanded dramatically with WhatsApp adapter support, a new PostgreSQL state backend option, and a community adapter directory for discovering integrations across Slack, Discord, GitHub, Teams, and Telegram.
• Vercel’s CDN can now front any application including Discourse and WordPress, adding firewall protection, DDoS mitigation, and observability without requiring full platform migration. You’re seeing it in action as you view this site.
• Notion Workers now run untrusted code at scale using Vercel Sandbox, enabling developers to build custom agents that sync CRM data, trigger automations based on error rates, and transform Slack threads into formatted content.
• Vercel Flags now supports programmatic management through the CLI and webhook events, allowing teams to create and monitor feature flags directly from the terminal with deeper operational visibility.

Community Projects

• Svelte Drawer // Gesture-driven drawer component for Svelte 5
• Markdn - A markdown editor
• Edge Function unexpectedly timing out after ~5 seconds
• My product - Next.js, Vercel, Firebase, Supabase
• Built a digital graveyard for failed startups and side projects — RIP My Idea

Don’t forget to visit the Showcase to see what else everyone is building

Weekly Leaderboard

Congrats to last week’s leaderboard champions

1. @hellencharless54-692
2. @jayarbrul01-8727
3. @liuyangzhao489-5361

Resources

• How we run Vercel’s CDN in front of Discourse
• How Notion Workers run untrusted code at scale with Vercel Sandbox

Events

• Last week
  • Community Session: Building Faster with AI-Native Development
  • Community Session: Svelte on Vercel
• This week
  • v0 SXSW workshop
  • Community Session: Vercel CDN walkthrough
  • Community Session: Sandbox AMA
  • Zero to Agent: Vercel x Deepmind Hackathon London
  • Zero to Agent: Vercel x Deepmind Hackathon NYC
  • Zero to Agent: Vercel x Deepmind Hackathon SF
• Next week
  • Community Session: Ship and validate faster with PostHog + v0
  • Next.js at Scale

More Updates

• Chat SDK now has an adapter directory
• Vercel Sandbox now supports 1 vCPU + 2 GB RAM configurations
• Chat SDK adds PostgreSQL state adapter
• Improved data collection for Web Analytics and Speed Insights with resilient intake
• Chat SDK adds WhatsApp adapter support
• Subscribe to webhook events for Vercel Flags
• Vercel Flags are now optimized for agents
• just-bash now has optional support for JavaScript and TypeScript execution
• Deprecating the DHE cipher suite for TLS connections
• AI Elements 1.9 is now available
• next-forge 6 is now available

[abhivarde]

nice to see svelte projects in the highlights looking forward to more from the community in showcase

[nfdcopilot-5305 (ADALIGO)]

Wow, this is next-level stuff!

Vercel isn’t just hosting anymore—it’s turning into a full developer powerhouse. AI, chat across multiple platforms (including WhatsApp!), sandboxed code execution, enterprise-grade CDN, feature flags… all in one platform.

This is exactly the kind of tools that can supercharge productivity. I’m excited to start experimenting with the Sandbox for safe automation, integrate chat features across apps, and use Flags for faster feature rollouts.

Honestly, this opens up so many possibilities for building smarter, faster, and more connected web apps. Can’t wait to dive in and see what the community builds next!