Chat SDK now supports Vercel Connect
Quick Answer
Vercel Connect now enables seamless credential management for Chat SDK bots, eliminating the need for token storage.
Quick Take
Vercel Connect now enables seamless credential management for Chat SDK bots, eliminating the need for token storage. The new @vercel/connect/chat subpath offers adapter helpers for Slack, GitHub, and Linear, simplifying integration with short-lived tokens and webhook validation.
Key Points
- Vercel Connect manages credentials without requiring token storage or rotation.
- New adapter helpers are available for Slack, GitHub, and Linear integrations.
- Outbound calls utilize short-lived tokens generated by Vercel Connect.
- Inbound triggers validate OIDC tokens, removing the need for signing secrets.
- Documentation is available for setting up connectors and building Slackbots.
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~1 min readYou can now use Vercel Connect to manage credentials for your Chat SDK bots, with no tokens or signing secrets to store or rotate yourself.
The new @vercel/connect/chat subpath provides adapter helpers for Slack, GitHub, and Linear. Each helper takes a connector UID and returns a config you spread into the matching adapter factory.
lib/bot.ts
import { createSlackAdapter } from "@chat-adapter/slack";
import { connectSlackAdapter } from "@vercel/connect/chat";
export const adapter = createSlackAdapter({
...connectSlackAdapter("slack/acme-slack"),
});
Configure your Slack adapter with connectSlackAdapter from the Vercel Connect SDK
Outbound bot calls use a function-form token field backed by getToken, so each API request gets a fresh, short-lived token that Vercel Connect rotates for you.
Inbound triggers use a webhookVerifier that validates the OIDC token Connect attaches to forwarded events, eliminating the need for a signingSecret.
Read the documentation to set up your first connector with Chat SDK or follow the knowledge base guide to build your own Slackbot with Vercel Connect.
— Originally published at vercel.com
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