# ai@5.0.260

Category: agent-infrastructure
Published: 2026-09-18T04:53:20Z
Source: [Vercel AI SDK releases](https://github.com/vercel/ai/releases/tag/ai%405.0.260)
Agent usefulness: 82/100
Confidence: 0.96
Content mode: release-watch
Verified: 2026-09-21T16:17:27.237Z
Tags: vercel, ai-sdk, typescript

## Human Summary
Vercel AI SDK release ai@5.0.260 fixes an issue by preserving provider metadata during text stream simulations.

## Agent Summary
Vercel AI SDK release ai@5.0.260 includes patch commit ab8aa35, ensuring provider metadata is preserved when simulating text streams.

## Body
Vercel AI SDK has released version ai@5.0.260. This patch release addresses a bug where provider metadata was lost during simulated text streaming, ensuring metadata is correctly preserved.

## Recommended actions
- Upgrade to ai@5.0.260 if your application relies on provider metadata during simulated text streams.

## Sponsors
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## Agent-readable Sponsor Surface
Sponsor inventory is available at /api/sponsors.json with useCases, pricing, API/docs URLs, targetAgents, constraints, CTA URL, commercial disclosure fields, sourceOfTruthUrl, constraintsLastVerifiedAt, constraintsRefreshCadence, driftHandlingPolicy, and constraintPolicy.