Astro Weekly #87

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Hey, Astronauts!

While the dust settles on last week’s 5.9 release, the Astro team’s already looking ahead. This week, we got a first look at the upcoming live content collections API.

Meanwhile, AI takes center stage in this week’s community highlights.

Chris Pennington puts a new AI dev tool’s Astro support through its paces, and there’s a clever guide on building AI-powered related posts for your blog.

Let’s jump in! 🚀

What’s new with Astro 🗞️

Fresh features, updates, and announcements. The latest from Astro HQ!

First look at live content collections API 👀

Astro’s upcoming live content collections API was previewed in a livestream this week, offering a first look at the powerful new experimental feature landing in Astro 5.10.

Live collections fetch data at runtime, not build time, meaning you can pull fresh content from CMSs, APIs, or databases without rebuilding your site.

Watch the replay and share your feedback before it ships in experimental!

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Astro Community 🧑‍🚀

Spotlight on what’s shining in the Astroverse.

Testing Astro in Firebase Studio 🔥

Chris Pennington puts Google's new Firebase Studio through its paces—with an Astro project, of course.

From setup to content collections, Chris explores what the platform can (and can’t) do when it comes to Astro in this first look at a new AI-assisted dev tool.

Smarter related posts with AI 🤖

Want smarter post recommendations in Astro? This guide walks through using OpenAI embeddings API to add a static, AI-powered “Similar Posts” component.

It covers everything from generating vectors to ranking content by relevance. A simple, effective way to boost content discovery with AI in Astro.

Spotted in the Astroverse 🪐

A few standout posts from the community that grabbed my attention!

• 🌟 Starlight Plugins by Example

• 🔐 Authentication and authorization in Astro

• 🎓 The AHA Stack Masterclass

If you have something awesome you’d like to share with the Astro community, you can reach me at [email protected] or via DM on X

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That’s all for this week!

Got something cool you’re building with Astro or an insightful blog post? Share it with Astro Weekly! Drop me a line at [email protected] or get in touch via DM on X.

Until next time, may your builds be fast.

– Nathan 👨‍🚀