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Feature

Chat SDK now supports Vercel Connect

The Chat SDK now integrates with Vercel Connect for secure credential management, eliminating the need to manually store or rotate tokens. New adapter helpers for Slack, GitHub, and Linear use OIDC token validation and short-lived tokens for both inbound and outbound bot calls.

You can now use to manage credentials for your bots, with no tokens or signing secrets to store or rotate yourself.Vercel ConnectChat SDK

The new subpath provides adapter helpers for Slack, GitHub, and Linear. Each helper takes a connector UID and returns a config you spread into the matching adapter factory.@vercel/connect/chat

Outbound bot calls use a function-form token field backed by , so each API request gets a fresh, short-lived token that Vercel Connect rotates for you.getToken

Inbound use a that validates the OIDC token Connect attaches to forwarded events, eliminating the need for a .triggerswebhookVerifiersigningSecret

Read the to set up your first connector with Chat SDK or follow the to build your own Slackbot with Vercel Connect.documentationknowledge base guide

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