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farhan ali retweeted
Introducing the evlog CLI.
Lighthouse for observability. It reads your source, understands your framework, finds every entry point, and maps what context you'll have when things break.
evlog map
Scans your app and gives you an observability score. Finds handlers logging nothing, routes with no audit trail. Tells you the exact three to fix first.
evlog init
Guided setup that reads your project before asking anything. Detects your framework, finds repeated errors across files, generates error catalogs seeded with your actual code. Patches configs at AST level so nothing breaks.
evlog doctor
Verifies evlog is installed and writing where you expect.
Every command outputs JSON. Every check can be disabled in code. Gates CI with --min-score and --baseline to catch regressions per requirement.
A CLI that understands your codebase, knows which endpoints exist, what they do, where the gaps are. That's exactly what AI agents need to reason about observability.
The static analysis, framework detection, deterministic scans, structured output. This is the foundation agents need to understand your app's coverage and make informed decisions.
Fair warning: this is complex tooling. I've tested it thoroughly, everything works in theory, but it's early. Bugs might surface. Shipping anyway because like we say at Vercel, ITG!
evlog.dev/cli
lil bit of easter fun
built an ai powered ML sandbox that allows the user to:
upload a CSV → the llm picks the right algorithm → trains the model → lets you predict on new data → generates a PDF report
stack:
- @aisdk ToolLoopAgent for multi-step orchestration
- @vercel AI Gateway routing to Claude Sonnet 4
- vercel sandbox running python 3.13 and persistence across requests
- blob storage for CSVs and PDF report (probs overkill)
farhan ali retweeted
Back from FLOW (our company offsite) and honestly still a bit emotional about it.
This was one of the best weeks of my life. Got to spend time with the entire @vercel team in Phoenix and every conversation reminded me why I love what we're building.
People say a lot about Vercel, but what you can't take away is this: every single person there is ridiculously talented but more than that, they're kind, thoughtful, interesting. It's not just coworkers, it genuinely feels like family. You can't talk to someone without walking away inspired.
And everyone's aligned on the same thing: pushing the web to places we can barely imagine right now.
Feeling incredibly grateful and more energized than ever. So much to build, so ready to ship ▲
tweets like these keep me here
Of course that's your contention. You're a first-time SaaS bear. You just got finished listening to some podcast, Dario on Dwarkesh, probably. Now you think it’s the end of white collar work and seat-based pricing is screwed. You're gonna be convinced of that til tomorrow when you get to “Something Big is Happening”. Then you’ll install ClawdBot on a Mac Mini, vibe code a dashboard on top of a postgres database and say we’re all just a couple ralph loops away from building a Salesforce competitor. That’s gonna last until next week when you discover context graphs, and then you're gonna be talking about how the systems of record will be disintermediated by an agentic layer and reposting OAI marketing graphics.
“Well, as a matter of fact, I won't, because ultimately the application layer is just ….”
The application layer is just business logic on top a CRUD database. You got that from Satya’s appearance on the BG2 pod, December 2024, right? Yeah, I saw that too. Were you gonna plagiarize the whole thing for us? Do you have any thoughts of your own on this matter? Or...is that your thing? You get into the replies of anyone posting a SaaS ticker. You watch some podcast and then pawn it off as your own idea just to impress some VCs and embarrass some anon who’s long SaaS? See the sad thing about a guy like you is in a couple years you're gonna start doing some thinking on your own and you're gonna come up with the fact that there are two certainties in life. One: don't do that. And two: you dropped thirty grand on Mac Minis and LLM API calls to come to the same conclusion you could’ve got for free by following a handful of VC accounts.
actually such a historic moment.
Netflix, a company that tried to sell itself to Blockbuster in 2000 for $50 million but rejected.
now announcing an acq of Warner Bros, a studio that spans 4 generations. mind blowing
Today, Netflix announced our acquisition of Warner Bros. Together, we’ll define the next century of storytelling, creating an extraordinary entertainment offering for audiences everywhere. about.netflix.com/en/news/ne…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
In February 2026, Paramount offered a higher sum of money than Netflix offered to acquire Warner Bros, but Netflix refused to increase its offer.
Because of this, Netflix will not acquire Warner Bros.
reuters.com/legal/transact…
farhan ali retweeted
Vercel for Platforms is here.
Build multi-tenant or multi-project platforms with programmatic deployments, unlimited custom domains, and isolation per customer.
vercel.com/changelog/introdu…
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farhan ali retweeted
We’re hiring engineers for the @WorkflowDevKit team @vercel :)
