Is the AI SDK a hosted service?

No. It is an open-source library under Apache-2.0 that runs inside your own app. It has no price and no SLA of its own. You pay for the models you call and for wherever the app is hosted.

Does our app have to run on Vercel?

No. It is a library for React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte and Node.js, so it runs where your app runs, on Node.js 22 or later. On Vercel it pairs with AI Gateway, Sandbox and Workflows.

Can it keep our data in the UAE?

The library has no region of its own. Where data goes depends on where you host the app and which model endpoint you call. Vercel has no compute region in the UAE or Saudi Arabia; Mumbai is the closest. We confirm the data path per project before you sign.

Can a person approve what the agent does?

Yes. Version 7 added tool approvals, so a call such as creating a case or sending a message can wait for someone to confirm it. We agree with you which calls need that before we build.

Text, structured answers and tool calls are the stable core. In version 7, realtime voice and video generation are marked experimental, so we do not put a customer line on them yet.

A maintenance coordinator in a Dubai property office reads a tenant repair request on her phone as a technician waits.

Vercel · Agent stack

Every model change means a rewrite. Write the feature once and swap the model in one line.

Your team wired one chatbot to one provider. Then the price changes, a better model ships, or the provider has a bad week, and the code has to come apart. The AI SDK is one TypeScript library for text, structured answers, tool calls and agents. The model is a single string. Change it and the rest of your code stays as it is.

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The problem

Where an AI feature gets stuck today.

01Locked to one providerThe code calls one vendor’s API directly. Trying another model means rewriting those calls, so nobody tries.

02Answers come back as loose textThe bot writes a tidy paragraph, and someone still copies the unit number and the issue into Salesforce by hand.

03The agent acts with nobody checkingA tool call that sends a message or changes a record runs the moment the model asks for it.

04A blank chat boxThe customer waits on an empty screen until the whole answer is ready, then it lands in one block.

What AI SDK is

AI SDK, in plain words.

Facts from Vercel’s own pages, checked on 16 October 2026. The sources are at the end of this page.

What it is: An open-source TypeScript library for AI apps and agents, under the Apache-2.0 licence. Version 7 shipped on 25 June 2026.
Where it runs: React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte, Node.js and more. Version 7 needs Node.js 22 or later and ESM imports; CommonJS require() is not supported.
Three parts: Core for text, structured objects, tool calls and agents. UI for chat hooks. Harnesses for running coding agents such as Claude Code and Codex.
Changing models: Vercel’s page says you switch providers with one line of code, with streaming and built-in fallbacks. It works with AI Gateway.
New in version 7: Tool approvals, durable WorkflowAgent runs, sandbox support and OpenTelemetry. Realtime voice and video generation are marked experimental.
What it costs: The library is free and open source. You pay for the models you call, through the provider or AI Gateway.

How it works

From a customer’s question to a checked answer.

Five steps. You can swap the model at step two without touching the rest, and no record changes until a person says yes.

Five steps: a customer asks, your code names a model, the model calls your tools, a person approves, the answer streams back. — The same steps are written out below.

Step by step

What happens at each step.

Ask
A customer asks a question
On the website chat, or in a WhatsApp message your app receives.
Model
Your code names a model
One string with the provider and model name. It resolves through the provider or through AI Gateway.
Tools
The model calls your tools
It looks up the unit, the order or the ticket, and returns a structured object your code checks field by field.
Approve
A person approves the write
Tool approvals hold an action, such as creating a Salesforce case, until someone confirms it.
Stream
The answer streams back
UI hooks show the reply as it is written, in React, Vue or Svelte.

How it fits together

Where the AI SDK sits between your customers and your records.

Customers write on your website or on WhatsApp. Your app uses the AI SDK to call a model, through AI Gateway or the provider. Tools read and write Salesforce or your database, and long jobs hand off to Workflows.

Website and WhatsApp messages reach your app, which calls a model, uses tools on Salesforce and hands long jobs to Workflows. — Where it sits next to the systems you run today.

Use cases · worked examples

One worked example in each industry.

How AI SDK fits into the work of the industries we serve, one step at a time.

A tenant’s WhatsApp repair request is completed by the assistant, approved by the coordinator and saved in Salesforce. — Examples of the work, not client stories. Times in each example show the order of events, not a measured result.

A shopper’s order question is answered on the website chat; an address change waits for an agent to approve it. — Examples of the work, not client stories. Times in each example show the order of events, not a measured result.

Is it for you

When AI SDK fits, and when it doesn’t.

Good fit

Not for you yet

Your team writes TypeScript or JavaScript: Your app is Python only
You want to try more than one model without a rewrite: You run Node.js 18 or 20 and cannot upgrade
The agent needs tools that read and write your systems: You want a hosted product with an SLA: this is a library
Some actions must wait for a person to approve them: Realtime voice is the first thing you need: it is still experimental

What Mindcat does

We build it, then we run it.

The assessment is free: a short read of the org and a written note. If you go ahead, the first build week is a fixed AED/SAR 14,900 (about USD 4,050), credited in full when you sign the build within 60 days. After go-live, we keep it patched, watched and changing every month.

01Pick the first jobOne task the agent does from start to finish, and what it may change without asking.

02Write the tools and the schemaEach tool reads or writes one thing in Salesforce or your database, with fields the code checks.

03Set the approval rulesWhich tool calls wait for a person, and who that person is.

04Test two models on your dataWe run the same real requests through two models and show you the answers side by side.

05What it costsThe assessment is free. The first build week is a fixed AED/SAR 14,900. Monthly prices for looking after it are on one page.

What it works with.

FAQ

What teams ask about AI SDK.

Is the AI SDK a hosted service?: No. It is an open-source library under Apache-2.0 that runs inside your own app. It has no price and no SLA of its own. You pay for the models you call and for wherever the app is hosted.
Does our app have to run on Vercel?: No. It is a library for React, Next.js, Vue, Svelte and Node.js, so it runs where your app runs, on Node.js 22 or later. On Vercel it pairs with AI Gateway, Sandbox and Workflows.
Can it keep our data in the UAE?: The library has no region of its own. Where data goes depends on where you host the app and which model endpoint you call. Vercel has no compute region in the UAE or Saudi Arabia; Mumbai is the closest. We confirm the data path per project before you sign.
Can a person approve what the agent does?: Yes. Version 7 added tool approvals, so a call such as creating a case or sending a message can wait for someone to confirm it. We agree with you which calls need that before we build.
Is voice ready?: Text, structured answers and tool calls are the stable core. In version 7, realtime voice and video generation are marked experimental, so we do not put a customer line on them yet.

Sources

Where these facts come from.

Checked against Vercel’s own pages on 16 October 2026. Vercel changes fast, so we check again before any plan we write for you.

Vercel is a product of Vercel Inc. Mindcat builds and runs work on it for clients; we are not affiliated with or endorsed by Vercel.

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Every model change means a rewrite. Write the feature once and swap the model in one line.

Where an AI feature gets stuck today.

AI SDK, in plain words.

From a customer’s question to a checked answer.

What happens at each step.

Where the AI SDK sits between your customers and your records.

One worked example in each industry.

Maintenance coordinator at a Dubai property management company

Customer care lead at a Bengaluru online fashion store

Service desk manager at an Austin managed IT provider

When AI SDK fits, and when it doesn’t.

We build it, then we run it.

What teams ask about AI SDK.

Where these facts come from.

Tell us what you want built, and where it runs today.

Every model change means a rewrite. Write the feature once and swap the model in one line.

Where an AI feature gets stuck today.

AI SDK, in plain words.

From a customer’s question to a checked answer.

What happens at each step.

Where the AI SDK sits between your customers and your records.

One worked example in each industry.

Maintenance coordinator at a Dubai property management company

Customer care lead at a Bengaluru online fashion store

Service desk manager at an Austin managed IT provider

When AI SDK fits, and when it doesn’t.

We build it, then we run it.

What it works with.

AI Gateway

Workflows and Workflow SDK

Chat SDK

Streamdown

Everything we build on Vercel

What teams ask about AI SDK.

Where these facts come from.

Tell us what you want built, and where it runs today.