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Chat SDK adds Novu support

One CLI command. Your AI agent now lives on Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, and email—simultaneously.

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Why it matters

Vercel's Chat SDK integration with Novu removes friction from multi-channel agent deployment. Founders can now ship customer-facing AI agents across 5+ platforms without managing OAuth, tokens, or identity separately. This is the infrastructure layer that turns 'we built an agent' into 'our agent is live everywhere customers are.'

The key facts

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  1. Chat SDK now supports Novu via .vendor-official adapter

  2. Single handler supports Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, and email

  3. Novu manages credentials, OAuth, and identity mapping

  4. Agent can send proactive notifications and handle replies in same loop

  5. One CLI command deploys agent to real channels

  6. Published June 22, 2026

  7. Novu adapter enables single-handler deployment to Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, email

  8. Credentials, OAuth, and identity management handled by Novu—kept outside application code

  9. One CLI command to connect a channel and deploy agent

  10. Agents can send proactive notifications and handle replies in same loop

  11. Published Jun 22, 2026 on Vercel changelog

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Publisher excerpt: Chat SDK now supports Novu with the new .vendor-official adapter One handler set puts your agent on Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, and email. Novu handles credentials, identity, and delivery, keeping OAuth and tokens outside your app and mapping each channel to one user. Your agent…
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