Releasesby IbisConsistent Web Search and Fetch Across Every Model
GA5 months agoUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
OpenRouter now enables tool-calling models to perform web searches and fetch page content. Users can choose from multiple search and fetch engines to integrate these capabilities into their workflows.
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Every OpenRouter releaseHuman-in-the-Loop Tools for the Agent SDK
The OpenRouter Agent SDK now includes tools that allow agents to auto-resolve routine decisions while pausing for human input on high-stakes tasks. This implementation requires no loop-management code.
New Audio APIs for Speech and Transcription
OpenRouter launched two new endpoints for audio transcription and speech synthesis. These APIs provide access to multiple providers under a single interface.
Response Caching: Zero Cost for Identical Requests
OpenRouter introduced a Response Caching header that enables caching for identical API requests. This feature reduces latency and eliminates costs for repeated requests.
Create OpenRouter Accounts via CLI with Stripe Projects
Users can now create an OpenRouter account, generate an API key, and set up Stripe billing directly from the command line using Stripe Projects. This allows for automated account provisioning.
Agent SDK: Building Multi-turn Agent Workflows on OpenRouter
The OpenRouter Agent SDK provides a callModel function to build multi-turn agent workflows. It supports tool calls, stop conditions, and cost tracking across over 400 models.
Build Your Own Harness with the Agent SDK
The OpenRouter Agent SDK allows developers to scaffold personalized coding agents with terminal UI or headless support for scripts and pipelines.
Introducing Workspaces
OpenRouter now supports Workspaces, allowing users to organize projects into separate environments. Each workspace features independent API keys, routing defaults, guardrails, and observability settings.
Guardrails: Protect your Agents, Data, and Costs
OpenRouter has introduced configurable security and governance tools, including budget enforcement, zero data retention, and prompt injection defense.
Also shipped on May 7, 2026
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Replit updated its Security Center to allow users to view and remediate vulnerabilities across all projects in bulk. Users can now identify and fix critical CVEs on published projects from a centralized dashboard.
Prisma 8: A Call for Extension Authors
Prisma 8 features a modular core that allows developers to build and integrate extensions for specific databases, vector search, and JSON-with-schema.
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite now available in AI Gateway
Google’s Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite model is now available through Netlify’s AI Gateway with zero configuration required. The Preview version of this model was available as of March 3, 2026. Use the Google GenAI SDK directly in your Netlify Functions without managing API keys or authentication. The AI Gateway handles everything automatically.
Monitors & Alerts , Now Generally Available
We’ve updated how you build alerts - separated now into Monitors and Alerts - to give you more control over what you track and how your team gets notified.
- Data exports from Dives: Dives can now include export buttons that deliver CSV, JSON, Parquet, or Excel...
- Data exports from Dives: Dives can now include export buttons that deliver CSV, JSON, Parquet, or Excel files, both in the MotherDuck UI and in embedded Dives . Wire up exports from your Dive code with the new exportAs and useExport hooks from @motherduck/react-sql-query .
Workers, WAF - WAF and framework adapter mitigations for React and Next.js vulnerabilities
Multiple security vulnerabilities were disclosed by the React team and Vercel affecting React Server Components and Next.js. These include denial of service, middleware and proxy bypass, server-side request forgery, cross-site scripting, and cache poisoning issues across a range of severity levels.