Next.js

Next.js 16.2 • Up to ~60% faster rendering • Up to ~400% faster 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚟 startup • Server Function 𝚍𝚎𝚟 logging • Redesigned error page • Better hydration errors • 𝙴𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛.𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 display in error overlay nextjs.org/blog/next-16-2

Cursor's Composer 2 just took second place on the Next.js evals leaderboard, beating both Opus and Gemini. See the full rankings ↓ vercel.fyi/next-composer2

𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚟 now writes a lock file with the server's PID, port, and URL. When a second server tries to start, the agent gets everything it needs to resolve the conflict in one shot.

Next.js now forwards all browser errors to the terminal during development, making it easy for agents to fix client-side bugs.

Next.js 16.2: AI Improvements • Next.js-aware browser lets Agents improve your app • 𝙰𝙶𝙴𝙽𝚃𝚂.𝚖𝚍 included in 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎-𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝-𝚊𝚙𝚙 by default • Browser errors forwarded to terminal • Dev server lock file prevents duplicate servers nextjs.org/blog/next-16-2…

Turbopack now tree shakes destructured dynamic imports the same way it does static imports. 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝 { 𝚌𝚊𝚝 } = 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝('./𝚕𝚒𝚋') Unused exports are removed from the bundle.

Server Fast Refresh brings browser-style hot reloading to server code. Only the changed module is reloaded instead of clearing the entire 𝚛𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚛𝚎.𝚌𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎 chain. Up to ~375% faster server-side updates in real Next.js apps.

Turbopack: What's New in Next.js 16.2 • Up to ~375% faster updates with Server Fast Refresh • Improved Web Workers support • Subresource Integrity (SRI) support • Tree shaking for dynamic 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝() • 200+ bug fixes nextjs.org/blog/next-16-2…

The error overlay now displays up to five levels of 𝙴𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛.𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 chains, making it easier to trace errors that wrap other errors.

Hydration mismatch errors now show a + 𝙲𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚝 / - 𝚂𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚛 label, so you can clearly spot each environment.

Next.js 16.2 • Up to ~60% faster rendering • Up to ~400% faster 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚟 startup • Server Function 𝚍𝚎𝚟 logging • Redesigned error page • Better hydration errors • 𝙴𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚛.𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 display in error overlay nextjs.org/blog/next-16-2

Updated evals: nextjs.org/evals Set up guide: nextjs.org/docs/app/guide…

Next.js installs will soon include version-matched docs, giving agents context on new and recently updated APIs. In our evals, this improved success rates by ~20%. Try it out: 𝚗𝚙𝚡 𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎-𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝-𝚊𝚙𝚙@𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚢

As more Next.js apps are built with AI, we've been focusing on improving the agent experience. Here's what we've learned, and how we're thinking about agents as first-class users ↓ nextjs.org/blog/agentic-f…

GPT 5.3 Codex has achieved the highest success rate on Next.js evals. View the leaderboard ↓ vercel.fyi/next-evals-2-5

Learn more about this pattern: nextjs.org/docs/app/guide…

Two ways to handle a blocking component in Next.js: • Cache: so it can be prerendered with the rest of the page. • Stream: so the rest of the page doesn't have to wait for it.