Astro Weekly #93

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Hello, Astronauts!

The vibes are immaculate in today’s newsletter, as we’re diving headfirst into the future of AI-assisted Astro development.

From doc-aware code editors to real-time agents and context-powered workflows, this issue is all about building smarter with the help of AI.

Whether you’re experimenting with vibe coding in Cursor, tuning your own agent, or just curious how AI fits into the Astro stack, we’ve got you covered.

Let’s dive in! 🚀

What’s new with Astro 🗞️

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

Build smarter with AI-assisted Astro 🤖

AI-powered editors and agentic coding tools are pretty good with Astro’s core APIs and concepts, but they’re not always up to speed with the latest changes.

Astro now has official docs for AI-assisted development.

The new guide covers how to build Astro sites using modern AI tools, without relying on outdated patterns or hallucinated helpers.

Astro docs MCP server

Inside, you’ll find best practices for using Astro with AI agents and editors, tips on context file support (llms.txt, llms-full.txt), and setup instructions for the new Astro docs MCP server, a real-time documentation API designed for AI tools like Claude, Cursor, Warp, VS Code, and more.

Whether you're coding with agents or just want smarter completions, this update makes it easier for AI tools to stay current with Astro’s rapidly evolving API.

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Astro Community 🧑‍🚀

Spotlight on what’s shining in the Astroverse.

How to code Astro in Cursor 🧑‍💻

Chris Pennington shows how to supercharge your Astro dev workflow with Cursor’s built-in docs integration, including how to add custom sources like Supabase.

It’s a hands-on look at using AI tooling with Astro, packed with real examples of how doc-aware coding can reduce errors, and keep you in the flow.

AI-ready blog posts with Astro 🧠

Pedro Martins demonstrates adapting Astro for an AI-first future, adding Markdown view, copy-to-clipboard buttons for GPT & Claude, and voice-generated summaries.

Pedro walks through using Astro’s experimental container API to convert MDX to Markdown, offering practical ways to make content easier to parse with LLMs.

Spotted in the Astroverse 🪐

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

• ✨ I vibe coded an online visitors counter for my blog

• 🌐 Deploy a Site with a Build Process & a Custom Domain Name

• 🏗️ Building My First Blog with Astro 5: A Modern Take on Static Site Generation

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

Blazing-fast Astro themes ⚡

Self-host your links in style with Linkk 🔗

Linkk is a clean, link-in-bio template built with Astro. Perfect for developers and creators who want a self-hosted alternative to Linktree.

Astro on X 🛰️

Tuning in to the Astro frequency on X!

Direct link for web version:
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Astro Showcase 🤩

Fresh from the launchpad: Astro sites worth a look!

That’s a wrap for this week’s deep dive into AI-powered Astro development.

As always, if you’re working on something cool with Astro (AI-infused or not) and wish to share it, drop me a line at [email protected] or send a DM on X.

Until next time, keep vibing and keep building.

– Nathan 🧑‍🚀