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# Description
AI SDK 6 Beta overview, agents, tool approval, Groq (Llama), and Vercel AI Gateway. Key breaking changes from v5 and new patterns.
# SKILL.md
name: ai-sdk-6-skills
description: AI SDK 6 Beta overview, agents, tool approval, Groq (Llama), and Vercel AI Gateway. Key breaking changes from v5 and new patterns.
Links
- AI SDK 6 Beta Docs: https://v6.ai-sdk.dev/docs/announcing-ai-sdk-6-beta
- Groq Provider: https://v6.ai-sdk.dev/providers/ai-sdk-providers/groq
- Vercel AI Gateway: https://v6.ai-sdk.dev/providers/ai-sdk-providers/ai-gateway
- AI SDK GitHub: https://github.com/vercel/ai
- Groq Console Models: https://console.groq.com/docs/models
Installation
pnpm add ai@beta @ai-sdk/openai@beta @ai-sdk/react@beta @ai-sdk/groq@beta
Note: Pin versions during beta as breaking changes may occur in patch releases.
What's New in AI SDK 6?
1. Agent Abstraction (New)
Unified interface for building agents with full control over execution flow, tool loops, and state management.
import { ToolLoopAgent } from 'ai';
import { tool } from 'ai';
import { z } from 'zod';
const weatherTool = tool({
description: 'Get weather for a location',
inputSchema: z.object({ city: z.string() }),
execute: async ({ city }) => ({ temperature: 72, condition: 'sunny' }),
});
const agent = new ToolLoopAgent({
model: 'groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile', // or any model
instructions: 'You are a helpful weather assistant.',
tools: { weather: weatherTool },
});
// Use the agent
const result = await agent.generate({
prompt: 'What is the weather in San Francisco?',
});
console.log(result.output);
2. Tool Execution Approval (New)
Request user confirmation before executing sensitive tools.
import { tool } from 'ai';
import { z } from 'zod';
const paymentTool = tool({
description: 'Process a payment',
inputSchema: z.object({
amount: z.number(),
recipient: z.string(),
}),
needsApproval: true, // Require approval
execute: async ({ amount, recipient }) => {
return { success: true, id: 'txn-123' };
},
});
Client-side approval UI:
export function PaymentToolView({ invocation, addToolApprovalResponse }) {
if (invocation.state === 'approval-requested') {
return (
<div>
<p>Process payment of ${invocation.input.amount} to {invocation.input.recipient}?</p>
<button
onClick={() =>
addToolApprovalResponse({
id: invocation.approval.id,
approved: true,
})
}
>
Approve
</button>
<button
onClick={() =>
addToolApprovalResponse({
id: invocation.approval.id,
approved: false,
})
}
>
Deny
</button>
</div>
);
}
return null;
}
3. Structured Output + Tool Calling (Stable)
Combine tool calling with structured output generation:
import { ToolLoopAgent, Output } from 'ai';
import { z } from 'zod';
const agent = new ToolLoopAgent({
model: 'groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile',
tools: { /* ... */ },
output: Output.object({
schema: z.object({
summary: z.string(),
temperature: z.number(),
recommendation: z.string(),
}),
}),
});
const { output } = await agent.generate({
prompt: 'What is the weather in San Francisco and what should I wear?',
});
console.log(output);
// { summary: '...', temperature: 72, recommendation: '...' }
4. Reranking Support (New)
Improve search relevance by reordering documents:
import { rerank } from 'ai';
import { cohere } from '@ai-sdk/cohere';
const { ranking } = await rerank({
model: cohere.reranking('rerank-v3.5'),
documents: [
'sunny day at the beach',
'rainy afternoon in the city',
'snowy night in the mountains',
],
query: 'talk about rain',
topN: 2,
});
console.log(ranking);
// [
// { originalIndex: 1, score: 0.9, document: 'rainy afternoon...' },
// { originalIndex: 0, score: 0.3, document: 'sunny day...' }
// ]
Migration from AI SDK 5
Minimal breaking changes expected. Most AI SDK 5 code will work with little modification.
Key differences:
- Agent abstraction replaces ad-hoc patterns; consider migrating to
ToolLoopAgent. - Structured output now works with
generateText/streamText(requiresstopWhen). @ai-sdk/*packages may have minor API adjustments during beta.
Groq Provider (Open Weight Models)
Setup
pnpm add @ai-sdk/groq
Environment:
GROQ_API_KEY=your_groq_api_key
Open Weight Models Available
Popular Groq models for AI SDK 6:
llama-3.3-70b-versatile(Llama 3.3, 70B, balanced)llama-3.1-8b-instant(Llama 3.1, 8B, fast)mixtral-8x7b-32768(Mixture of Experts)gemma2-9b-it(Google Gemma 2)qwen/qwen3-32b(Qwen 3)
See Groq console for full list.
Basic Llama Example
import { groq } from '@ai-sdk/groq';
import { generateText } from 'ai';
const { text } = await generateText({
model: groq('llama-3.3-70b-versatile'),
prompt: 'Write a TypeScript function to compute Fibonacci.',
});
console.log(text);
Structured Output with Llama (Groq)
import { groq } from '@ai-sdk/groq';
import { generateObject } from 'ai';
import { z } from 'zod';
const result = await generateObject({
model: groq('llama-3.3-70b-versatile'),
schema: z.object({
recipe: z.object({
name: z.string(),
ingredients: z.array(z.string()),
instructions: z.array(z.string()),
}),
}),
prompt: 'Generate a simple pasta recipe.',
providerOptions: {
groq: {
structuredOutputs: true, // Enable for supported models
},
},
});
console.log(JSON.stringify(result.object, null, 2));
Tool Use with Llama (Groq)
import { groq } from '@ai-sdk/groq';
import { generateText, tool } from 'ai';
import { z } from 'zod';
const weatherTool = tool({
description: 'Get weather for a city',
inputSchema: z.object({ city: z.string() }),
execute: async ({ city }) => ({ temp: 72, condition: 'sunny' }),
});
const { text } = await generateText({
model: groq('llama-3.3-70b-versatile'),
prompt: 'What is the weather in NYC and LA?',
tools: { weather: weatherTool },
});
console.log(text);
Reasoning Models (Groq)
Groq offers reasoning models like qwen/qwen3-32b and deepseek-r1-distill-llama-70b:
import { groq } from '@ai-sdk/groq';
import { generateText } from 'ai';
const { text } = await generateText({
model: groq('qwen/qwen3-32b'),
providerOptions: {
groq: {
reasoningFormat: 'parsed', // 'parsed', 'hidden', or 'raw'
reasoningEffort: 'default', // low, medium, high
},
},
prompt: 'How many "r"s are in the word "strawberry"?',
});
console.log(text);
Image Input with Llama (Groq Multi-Modal)
import { groq } from '@ai-sdk/groq';
import { generateText } from 'ai';
const { text } = await generateText({
model: groq('meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct'), // Multi-modal model
messages: [
{
role: 'user',
content: [
{ type: 'text', text: 'What is in this image?' },
{ type: 'image', image: 'https://example.com/image.jpg' },
],
},
],
});
console.log(text);
Vercel AI Gateway
What It Is
A unified interface to access models from 20+ providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, xAI, Mistral, etc.) through a single API. Requires Vercel account and credit card.
Setup
AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=your_gateway_api_key
Get your key from Vercel Dashboard > AI Gateway.
⚠️ Note: Credit card required for Gateway usage. You will be billed for model calls routed through the gateway.
Authentication
API Key Authentication
Set via environment variable or directly in code:
import { createGateway } from 'ai';
const gateway = createGateway({
apiKey: process.env.AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY,
});
OIDC Authentication (Vercel Deployments)
When deployed to Vercel, use OIDC tokens for automatic authentication (no API key needed):
Production/Preview: Automatic OIDC handling, no setup required.
Local Development:
- Install & authenticate Vercel CLI:
vercel login - Pull OIDC token:
vercel env pull - Use
vercel devto start dev server (handles token refresh automatically)
Note: OIDC tokens expire after 12 hours; use vercel dev for automatic refresh, or run vercel env pull again manually.
# Start dev with automatic token management
vercel dev
Basic Usage
import { generateText } from 'ai';
// Plain model string format: creator/model-name
const { text } = await generateText({
model: 'openai/gpt-5',
prompt: 'Explain quantum computing.',
});
console.log(text);
Gateway Instance
import { createGateway } from 'ai';
const gateway = createGateway({
apiKey: process.env.AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY,
});
const { text } = await generateText({
model: gateway('anthropic/claude-sonnet-4'),
prompt: 'Write a haiku about AI.',
});
console.log(text);
Model Discovery (Dynamic)
import { gateway } from 'ai';
const availableModels = await gateway.getAvailableModels();
availableModels.models.forEach((model) => {
console.log(`${model.id}: ${model.name}`);
if (model.pricing) {
console.log(` Input: $${model.pricing.input}/token`);
console.log(` Output: $${model.pricing.output}/token`);
}
});
// Use first model
const { text } = await generateText({
model: availableModels.models[0].id,
prompt: 'Hello world',
});
Check Credit Usage
import { gateway } from 'ai';
const credits = await gateway.getCredits();
console.log(`Balance: ${credits.balance} credits`);
console.log(`Total used: ${credits.total_used} credits`);
Streaming with Gateway
import { streamText } from 'ai';
const { textStream } = await streamText({
model: 'openai/gpt-5',
prompt: 'Explain serverless architecture.',
});
for await (const chunk of textStream) {
process.stdout.write(chunk);
}
Tool Use with Gateway
import { generateText, tool } from 'ai';
import { z } from 'zod';
const weatherTool = tool({
description: 'Get weather',
inputSchema: z.object({ location: z.string() }),
execute: async ({ location }) => `Sunny in ${location}`,
});
const { text } = await generateText({
model: 'xai/grok-4', // Via Gateway
prompt: 'What is the weather in SF?',
tools: { getWeather: weatherTool },
});
console.log(text);
Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
Connect your own provider credentials to Gateway for private resource access:
import { generateText } from 'ai';
import type { GatewayProviderOptions } from '@ai-sdk/gateway';
const { text } = await generateText({
model: 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4',
prompt: 'Use my Anthropic account',
providerOptions: {
gateway: {
byok: {
anthropic: [{ apiKey: 'sk-ant-...' }],
},
} satisfies GatewayProviderOptions,
},
});
Set up BYOK credentials in Vercel team's AI Gateway settings; no code changes needed after configuration.
Provider-Executed Tools
Some providers offer tools executed server-side (e.g., OpenAI web search). Use through Gateway by importing the provider:
import { generateText, stepCountIs } from 'ai';
import { openai } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
const result = await generateText({
model: 'openai/gpt-5-mini',
prompt: 'What is the Vercel AI Gateway?',
stopWhen: stepCountIs(10),
tools: {
web_search: openai.tools.webSearch({}),
},
});
console.log(result.text);
Note: Tools requiring account-specific configuration (e.g., Claude Agent Skills) may need direct provider access via BYOK.
Provider Routing & Fallback
Core Routing Options:
order: Try providers in sequence (fallback priority)only: Restrict to specific providers onlymodels: Fallback to alternative models if primary failsuser: Track usage per end-usertags: Categorize requests for analyticszeroDataRetention: Only use providers with zero data retentionbyok: Request-scoped BYOK credentials
Example: Provider & Model Fallback
import { generateText } from 'ai';
import type { GatewayProviderOptions } from '@ai-sdk/gateway';
const { text } = await generateText({
model: 'openai/gpt-4o', // Primary model
prompt: 'Write a TypeScript haiku',
providerOptions: {
gateway: {
order: ['vertex', 'anthropic'], // Try Vertex AI first, then Anthropic
only: ['vertex', 'anthropic'], // Only allow these providers
models: ['openai/gpt-5-nano', 'gemini-2.0-flash'], // Fallback models
user: 'user-123',
tags: ['code-gen', 'v2'],
} satisfies GatewayProviderOptions,
},
});
// Fallback sequence:
// 1. Try vertex with openai/gpt-4o
// 2. Try anthropic with openai/gpt-4o
// 3. Try vertex with openai/gpt-5-nano
// 4. Try anthropic with openai/gpt-5-nano
// etc.
Example: Usage Tracking
import { generateText } from 'ai';
import type { GatewayProviderOptions } from '@ai-sdk/gateway';
const { text } = await generateText({
model: 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4',
prompt: 'Summarize this document...',
providerOptions: {
gateway: {
user: 'user-abc-123', // Track per end-user
tags: ['document-summary', 'premium-feature'],
} satisfies GatewayProviderOptions,
},
});
// View analytics by user and feature in Vercel Dashboard
Zero Data Retention
Route requests only to providers with zero data retention policies for sensitive data:
import { generateText } from 'ai';
import type { GatewayProviderOptions } from '@ai-sdk/gateway';
const { text } = await generateText({
model: 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4',
prompt: 'Process sensitive document...',
providerOptions: {
gateway: {
zeroDataRetention: true, // Enforce zero data retention
} satisfies GatewayProviderOptions,
},
});
When zeroDataRetention: true, Gateway only routes to providers that don't retain your data. No enforcement applied if omitted or false.
Key Concepts
Call Options for Agents
Dynamically configure agents at runtime:
import { ToolLoopAgent } from 'ai';
import { z } from 'zod';
const supportAgent = new ToolLoopAgent({
model: 'groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile',
callOptionsSchema: z.object({
userId: z.string(),
accountType: z.enum(['free', 'pro', 'enterprise']),
}),
instructions: 'You are a support agent.',
prepareCall: ({ options, ...settings }) => ({
...settings,
instructions:
settings.instructions +
`\nUser: ${options.userId}, Account: ${options.accountType}`,
}),
});
const result = await supportAgent.generate({
prompt: 'How do I upgrade?',
options: {
userId: 'user-456',
accountType: 'free',
},
});
UI Integration with React
import { createAgentUIStreamResponse } from 'ai';
import { useChat } from '@ai-sdk/react';
import { InferAgentUIMessage } from 'ai';
// Server-side
export async function POST(request: Request) {
const { messages } = await request.json();
return createAgentUIStreamResponse({
agent: weatherAgent,
messages,
});
}
// Client-side
type AgentMessage = InferAgentUIMessage<typeof weatherAgent>;
const { messages, sendMessage } = useChat<AgentMessage>();
Best Practices
Groq
- Use
llama-3.3-70b-versatilefor balanced performance and cost. - Use
llama-3.1-8b-instantfor low-latency, lightweight tasks. - Enable
parallelToolCalls: true(default) for faster multi-tool execution. - Use
serviceTier: 'flex'for 10x rate limits if you can tolerate occasional failures.
Vercel AI Gateway
- Always add credit card; gateway is pay-per-token.
- Use
only/orderto control routing and costs. - Use
userandtagsfor spend tracking and debugging. - Enable
zeroDataRetentionfor sensitive data. - Check
gateway.getCredits()regularly to monitor usage.
Agents
- Use
ToolLoopAgentas a starting point; extend only if needed. - Combine structured output with tool calling for rich responses.
- Use tool approval for payment/deletion operations.
- Set
stopWhento control loop iterations (default:stepCountIs(20)).
Common Patterns
RAG Agent
const ragAgent = new ToolLoopAgent({
model: 'groq/llama-3.3-70b-versatile',
tools: {
searchDocs: tool({
description: 'Search documentation',
inputSchema: z.object({ query: z.string() }),
execute: async ({ query }) => {
// Call vector DB (Upstash, Pinecone, etc.)
return { docs: [/* ... */] };
},
}),
},
instructions: 'Answer questions by searching docs.',
});
Multi-Provider with Fallback
const { text } = await generateText({
model: 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4',
prompt: 'Complex task requiring reasoning',
providerOptions: {
gateway: {
models: ['openai/gpt-5', 'gemini-2.0-flash'],
},
},
});
Cost-Optimized Selection
const isSensitive = userQuery.includes('payment');
const model = isSensitive
? 'anthropic/claude-sonnet-4'
: 'openai/gpt-5-nano';
const { text } = await generateText({
model,
prompt: userQuery,
});
Timeline
- AI SDK 6 Beta: Available now (pin versions)
- Stable Release: End of 2025
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