Engineering Insights

Odyssey 1.5.1 released

We are excited to announce a new release of the Odyssey — advanced multi-threaded connection pooler for PostgreSQL and Apache Cloudberry. A lot of new small features have been implemented, alongside extended protocol support refactoring - many violations fixed, and overall performance of pipelining improved. New features: simple shared pools support pool_pin_on_listen option for transaction pooling improvements of balancing cpu_affinity support build with aws-lc support SSLKEYLOGFILE support sup

Vercel Blob now supports consistent reads on private storage

now supports consistent reads on private storage. Pass to or for a read that reflects the latest write.Vercel BlobuseCache: falseget()presignUrl() A blob written to a fresh pathname has no existing cached entry, so reads reflect the latest write immediately. When you overwrite a blob at an existing pathname, readers might see the cached version for up to 60 seconds. When a read must reflect the latest write, like an agent's memory file, a session transcript, or a scheduled JSON report, pass

Vercel Plugin now available in VS Code and GitHub Copilot CLI

The is now available in VS Code and the GitHub Copilot CLI.Vercel Plugin GitHub Copilot now has Vercel platform knowledge on demand, with skills for Next.js, AI SDK, Vercel Functions, and more. The Vercel plugin also helps Copilot stay up to date with the latest Vercel APIs and recommended patterns. To install it for Copilot Chat, search for in the Extensions panel in VS Code.@agentPlugins vercel To install it for the GitHub Copilot CLI, run .npx plugins add vercel/vercel-plugin Learn more in

Node.js 20 is being deprecated on October 1, 2026

Following the Node.js 20 end of life on April 30, 2026, we are deprecating Node.js 20 for Builds and Functions on October 1, 2026. How can I see which of my projects are affected? You can see which of your projects are affected by this deprecation with: Will my existing deployments be affected? No, existing deployments with Serverless Functions Invocations to already-deployed functions will continue to work normally. Only new deployments will be affected.will not be affected. When will I no lon

Endform joins the Vercel Marketplace

is now available on the . It runs your Playwright tests in parallel, so your suite finishes in the time of your slowest test.EndformVercel Marketplace Key capabilities: Install Endform on the or with the Vercel CLI: .Vercel Marketplacevc i endform Read more Run every test on its own isolated machine, so they don't interfere Bring your existing Playwright tests with no config changes Get a pass/fail on every production and preview deployment, linked to full traces in the Endform dashboardche

AgentMail joins the Vercel Marketplace

You can now provision and manage directly from the Vercel Marketplace. AgentMail Your AI agents can send, receive, and respond to email from a real inbox. AgentMail handles the mail servers and deliverability. Key capabilities: Install AgentMail on the or with the Vercel CLI: .Vercel Marketplacevc i agentmail Read more Provision inboxes and custom domains through the API Handle threads, attachments, and deliverability out of the box Trigger agentic workflows using webhooks and WebSockets

Access and share AI Gateway leaderboard data

We are making the data behind the open under the . You can now download or query the data through the API endpoint and render any chart as a shareable image.AI Gateway leaderboardsCC BY 4.0 licenseleaderboard-export The AI Gateway leaderboards show how AI is used in production, ranking traffic for models, labs, apps, and providers. Data is aggregated daily across trillions of tokens, so you can see what gets adopted and how that changes over time. For deeper analysis, see the .July AI Gateway

This Week in Spring - July 14th, 2026