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Summary

The AI SDK is an open-source toolkit for building AI applications with JavaScript and TypeScript, providing a unified provider API that enables powerful UI integrations into leading web frameworks. The latest release introduces several key features, including Reasoning models, which dedicate computational resources to work through problems methodically, producing more accurate and reliable results. Additionally, the SDK now supports Model Context Protocol (MCP) clients, which connect applications to a growing ecosystem of tools and integrations, allowing developers to access hundreds of pre-built tools that add powerful functionality to their application. The AI SDK also introduces new features such as image generation with language models, message parts, URL sources, OpenAI Responses API, Svelte 5 support, and middleware updates. These features enable the creation of multi-modal chatbots, improved error handling, and enhanced provider options. With these new capabilities, developers can build more powerful and reliable AI applications, including agentic spreadsheets like Otto and full-stack frameworks like Payload. The SDK is maintained by a core team at Vercel and has received contributions from many community members, with special recognition given to individuals who have made significant contributions to the project.