Chat SDK adds table rendering and streaming markdown
Vercel's Chat SDK now renders tables natively across Slack, Teams, Discord, and 4 other platforms—no adapter rewrites needed.
Why it matters
Vercel is lowering the friction for developers building multi-platform AI chat applications. Native table rendering and real-time markdown streaming across 7+ platforms reduces platform-specific engineering work, making it faster to ship AI features.
The key facts
11 to knowChat SDK Table() component renders natively across all platform adapters
Slack: Block Kit table blocks; Teams/Discord: GFM markdown tables; Google Chat: monospace widgets; Telegram: code blocks
Streaming markdown now renders formatting (bold, italic, lists) in real-time on Slack instead of waiting for final message
All platforms' markdown-to-native conversion happens at each intermediate edit during streaming
Feature reduces need for adapter-by-adapter updates as new formatting capabilities are added
7 platforms supported: Slack, Teams, Discord, Google Chat, Telegram, GitHub, Linear
Chat SDK now supports native table rendering across all platform adapters
Slack renders Block Kit tables; Teams/Discord use GFM markdown; Google Chat uses monospace widgets; Telegram uses code blocks
Streaming markdown now renders bold, italic, lists in real-time on Slack instead of waiting for message completion
All platforms now pass streamed markdown through adapter conversion pipeline at each edit, not just final message
Adapters without platform-specific rendering include improved defaults for cross-platform formatting support
Go to the source
Vercel Blogvercel.com
Publisher excerpt: Chat SDK now renders tables natively across all platform adapters and converts markdown to each platform's native format during streaming. The component is a new card element in that gives you a clean, composable API for rendering tables across every platform adapter. Pass in headers and rows, and…