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ENGINE NOTES / OCTOBER 19, 2026

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latest version of Astroversions · Right answer: 7.4.1
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  2. astronpmjs.com · 2021-03-13
  3. Releases · withastro/astro · GitHubgithub.com · Date not supplied
  4. Astroastro.build · Date not supplied
  5. Astro 7.4 | Astroastro.build · 2026-10-15
latest version of Cloudflare Wranglerversions · Right answer: 4.151.2
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  3. Install/Update Wrangler · Cloudflare Workers docsdevelopers.cloudflare.com · 2026-10-11
  4. Homebrew Formulae: cloudflare-wranglerformulae.brew.sh · Date not supplied
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latest version of Expo SDKversions · Right answer: 58.0.16
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  3. exponpmjs.com · 2026-10-19
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  5. Upgrade Expo SDKdocs.expo.dev · 2026-10-16
latest version of openai npm packageversions · Right answer: 7.39.0
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  4. openai 7.39.0 on Node.js NPMnewreleases.io · 2026-10-18
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latest version of Claude Codeversions · Right answer: 2.1.304
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  4. Claude Code changelog - Claude Code Docscode.claude.com · Date not supplied
  5. Releases · anthropics/claude-code · GitHubgithub.com · Date not supplied
latest version of Vercel AI SDKversions · Right answer: 7.0.145
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  5. Vercel AI SDKai-sdk.dev · Date not supplied
latest version of TanStack Queryversions · Right answer: 5.104.5
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  1. tanstack/react-querynpmjs.com · 2026-10-18
  2. Releases · TanStack/query · GitHubgithub.com · 2026-10-19
  3. Release 2026-10-17 17:53github.com · 2026-10-17
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  5. TanStack Query updates | Updates Hubupdateshub.net · Date not supplied
latest version of FastAPIversions · Right answer: 0.150.0
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  4. fastapi (PyPI) — latest version 0.150.0vigia.coredls.cloud · 2026-10-19
  5. fastapi on Python Package Index | Release Alertreleasealert.dev · Date not supplied
latest version of uvversions · Right answer: 0.13.2
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  1. Releases · astral-sh/uv · GitHubgithub.com · 2026-10-19
  2. uv v0.12.6pypi.org · Date not supplied
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  4. uv 0.13.1 on Python PyPInewreleases.io · 2026-10-14
  5. Installation | uv - Astral Docsdocs.astral.sh · Date not supplied
latest version of Hugging Face Transformersversions · Right answer: 5.20.2
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  4. Release v5.20.1github.com · 2026-10-16
  5. Transformers · Hugging Facehuggingface.co · Date not supplied
latest version of LiteLLMversions · Right answer: 1.106.0
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  4. litellm/litellm - Docker Imagehub.docker.com · Date not supplied
  5. litellmanaconda.org · 2026-10-18
latest version of Electronversions · Right answer: 44.9.0
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  3. electronnpmjs.com · 2026-10-17
  4. Releases · electron/electron · GitHubgithub.com · 2026-10-17
  5. Schedule | Electron Releasesreleases.electronjs.org · Date not supplied
latest version of ESLintversions · Right answer: 10.13.0
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  4. Release Notes - ESLint - Pluggable JavaScript Lintereslint.org · 2026-10-02
  5. marketplace.visualstudio.com › itemsESLint - Visual Studio Marketplacemarketplace.visualstudio.com · 2026-10-19
latest version of Turborepoversions · Right answer: 2.11.9
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  1. Releases · vercel/turborepo · GitHubgithub.com · Date not supplied
  2. vercel/turborepo: Build system optimized for JavaScript and ...github.com · 2021-10-05
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  4. turbo - npmnpmjs.com · Date not supplied
  5. Turborepo Codemodsnpmjs.com · 2022-01-27
latest version of Nuxtversions · Right answer: 4.6.2
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  1. nuxtnpmjs.com · 2026-10-17
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  4. Nuxt: The Full-Stack Vue Frameworknuxt.com · Date not supplied
  5. Nuxt Changelognuxt.com · 2026-09-01
latest version of Next.jsversions · Right answer: 16.4.2
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latest version of Vitestversions · Right answer: 5.0.5
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latest version of React Nativeversions · Right answer: 0.88.0
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  3. Releases Overview · React Nativereactnative.dev · 2026-07-27
  4. React Native 0.88 - Web-Based Event Dispatching, Variable Fonts, SceneDelegate, no breaking changes · React Nativereactnative.dev · 2026-10-19
  5. Releases · react/react-nativegithub.com · Date not supplied
latest version of Anthropic TypeScript SDKversions · Right answer: 0.135.0
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  4. TypeScript SDKplatform.claude.com · Date not supplied
  5. @anthropic-ai/sdksocket.dev · Date not supplied
latest version of OpenAI Codex CLIversions · Right answer: 0.163.0
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  3. openai/codexnpmjs.com · 2026-10-16
  4. openai-codex v0.162.1pypi.org · Date not supplied
  5. Install codex on macOS with MacPortsports.macports.org · Date not supplied
latest version of pnpmversions · Right answer: 12.14.0
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  2. pnpm - npmnpmjs.com · 2026-03-24
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  5. Blog | pnpmpnpm.io · 2026-10-15
latest version of Ruffversions · Right answer: 0.17.1
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  2. Releases · astral-sh/ruff · GitHubgithub.com · 2026-10-15
  3. astral-sh/ruffgithub.com · 2022-08-09
  4. ruffanaconda.org · 2026-10-15
  5. PyPI Download Statspypistats.org · Date not supplied
latest version of anthropic Python SDKversions · Right answer: 1.15.0
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  4. Python SDKplatform.claude.com · Date not supplied
  5. anthropic (PyPI) — latest version 1.15.0vigia.coredls.cloud · 2026-10-15
latest version of Reactversions · Right answer: 19.3.1
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  1. Untitled resultreact.dev · Date not supplied
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  3. react - npmnpmjs.com · 2026-10-15
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latest version of SvelteKitversions · Right answer: 3.1.0
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  1. @sveltejs/kitnpmjs.com · 2020-10-14
  2. SvelteKit 3 is heresvelte.dev · 2026-10-01
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latest version of Playwrightversions · Right answer: 1.64.1
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  1. playwrightnpmjs.com · 2026-10-14
  2. Releases · microsoft/playwright · GitHubgithub.com · 2026-09-04
  3. Release notesplaywright.dev · Date not supplied
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  5. playwright - conda-forge | Anaconda.organaconda.org · Date not supplied
latest version of Vueversions · Right answer: 3.5.44
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  1. v3.5.44github.com · 2026-10-13
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  3. vue - npmnpmjs.com · Date not supplied
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latest version of Zodversions · Right answer: 4.6.7
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  5. Release notes | Zodzod.dev · Date not supplied
latest version of Pydanticversions · Right answer: 2.14.1
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  1. pydantic v2.13.4pypi.org · 2026-10-11
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  3. Pydantic Validation | Pydantic Docspydantic.dev · Date not supplied
  4. Announcement: Pydantic v2.14 Releasepydantic.dev · Date not supplied
  5. pydanticanaconda.org · 2026-10-11
latest version of Bunversions · Right answer: 1.4.3
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  1. Bun — A fast all-in-one JavaScript runtimebun.com · Date not supplied
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  3. Bun 1.4 | Bun Blogbun.com · 2026-08-20
  4. Releases · oven-sh/bungithub.com · 2026-10-10
  5. Bun v1.4.3 | Bun Blogbun.com · 2026-10-10
Exa annualized revenue run rate announced October 2026week · Right answer: $100M ARR (Will Bryk, X, Oct 13)
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Which company became the default search provider for Browserbase in October 2026week · Right answer: Parallel (Parag Agrawal, X, Oct 14)
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  1. Browserbase and Parallel: the right search for every agentbrowserbase.com · Date not supplied
  2. A new era for AI Searchblog.google · Date not supplied
  3. Web Search for Browserbase is now powered by Parallelparallel.ai · Date not supplied
  4. Google Paid $26 Billion To Be Default Search Engine On ...reddit.com · Date not supplied
  5. History of Browserbase: The Browser for AI Agents, 2023 ...taskade.com · Date not supplied
Name of Firecrawl's company funding intelligence tool for ChatGPT and Claude launched October 2026week · Right answer: Fireround (Firecrawl, X, Oct 15)
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  4. Firecrawl Raises $75M to Enhance AI Agent Access ...linkedin.com · Date not supplied
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Which DeepSeek Harness version is recommended for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017week · Right answer: v0.2.1-rc.1 or later (DeepSeek, X, Oct 17)
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  1. DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017: Wish-Driven Programming ...api-docs.deepseek.com · 2026-10-17
  2. v0.2.1-rc.2github.com · 2026-10-17
  3. Releases · deepseek-ai/deepseek-harness · GitHubgithub.com · Date not supplied
  4. DSH v0.2.1-rc.2: V4.1-Flash-1017 and Search/Fetch Setupdeepseekdsh.com · Date not supplied
  5. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: Benchmarks, Price, API and Parameters | DigIntoAIdigintoai.com · 2026-10-17
TinyFish free search API rate limit requests per minuteweek · Right answer: 30 requests per minute (Oct 18)
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  1. Search API Reference - TinyFish Web Agentdocs.tinyfish.ai · Date not supplied
  2. Search API - TinyFish Web Agentdocs.tinyfish.ai · Date not supplied
  3. Search and Fetch are now FREE for every agent, everywhere! | TinyFish Blogtinyfish.ai · 2026-05-04
  4. Error Codes - TinyFish Web Agentdocs.tinyfish.ai · Date not supplied
  5. How to Monitor 1,000 Websites in Parallel: TinyFish API | TinyFish Blogtinyfish.ai · 2026-04-14
According to Parallel, which open model was the first to reach the top 10 of its Search Capability Leaderboardweek · Right answer: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (1017) (Parallel, X, Oct 18)
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Which Firecrawl product gives Gemini agents live web data in the Firecrawl Google Cloud partnership announced October 19 2026week · Right answer: Alexandria (Firecrawl, X, Oct 19)
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Which Claude Code environment variable chooses the model used by the auto mode classifierweek · Right answer: CLAUDE_CODE_AUTO_MODE_MODEL (Claude Code v2.1.302, Oct 16)
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  1. Model configuration - Claude Code Docscode.claude.com · Date not supplied
  2. [FEATURE] Allow configuring a separate model for auto ...github.com · Date not supplied
  3. Environment variables - Claude Code Docscode.claude.com · Date not supplied
  4. Claude Code 2.1.302: Choose the Auto Mode Classifier ...youtube.com · Date not supplied
  5. Configuring Auto Mode for Claude Code Safetylinkedin.com · Date not supplied
Which new crypto function did Node.js 24.22.0 addweek · Right answer: crypto.parsePKCS12() (Node v24.22.0, Oct 14)
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Which new value for the Link prefetch prop did Next.js add in the 16.5 canary releasesweek · Right answer: "navigation" (<Link prefetch="navigation">, v16.5.0-canary.18, Oct 19)
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  1. Link Componentnextjs.org · Date not supplied
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  3. Optimizing prefetchingnextjs.org · Date not supplied
  4. docs/01-app/02-guides/adopting-partial-prefetching.mdxgithub.com · Date not supplied
  5. [Link] Add prefetch="auto" optiongithub.com · 2025-04-29
DeepSeek Search API rate limit QPS per accounttraps · Right answer: 100 QPS (docs; launch coverage said 5)
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Exact UTC time DeepSeek starts billing web search calls made through Claude Code and Codextraps · Right answer: Oct 31 2026 16:00 UTC (DeepSeek docs)
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Which DeepSeek model is required for Codex native web search through DeepSeek's APItraps · Right answer: deepseek-v4-pro (DeepSeek Codex guide; posts said search is free for any model)
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Exa API header value needed to use dynamic highlightstraps · Right answer: Exa-Beta: dynamic-highlights-2026-08-28 (API docs; launch post calls it generally available)
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  1. Contents API - Exaexa.ai · Date not supplied
  2. Search - Exaexa.ai · Date not supplied
  3. Dynamic Highlights | Exa Blogexa.ai · 2026-08-28
  4. Highlightsexa.ai · Date not supplied
  5. agent-skills/skills/exa-contents/SKILL.md at main · exa-labs ...github.com · 2026-07-03
Exa 3.0 release datetraps · Right answer: Oct 19 2026 (Exa blog; some coverage said Oct 18)
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  1. Introducing Exa 3.0 | Exa Blogexa.ai · 2026-10-19
  2. Exa 3.0 adds cheaper search and a larger index for AI agentsruntimewire.com · 2026-10-19
  3. Exa says its new search engine for AI agents beats every ...startupfortune.com · 2026-10-19
  4. Exa AI Research Blogexa.ai · Date not supplied
  5. Exa 3.0 adds a $4-per-1,000-request search tieralphasignal.ai · 2026-10-19
Which search provider is tied with Exa 3.0 for first place on the Artificial Analysis Search Indextraps · Right answer: Perplexity, both 80 (Artificial Analysis, Oct 19; Exa says #1 on every benchmark it tested)
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Who owns Tavilytraps · Right answer: Nebius (acquired Feb 2026)
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Perplexity Decision API price per million input tokenstraps · Right answer: 2 cents (halved Oct 6, Aravind Srinivas)
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  1. Decisions API - Perplexitydocs.perplexity.ai · Date not supplied
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  3. Changelog - Perplexitydocs.perplexity.ai · Date not supplied
  4. Decision models got a price: $0.04 a million | Tyron Dizontyronzky.ninja · 2026-10-03
  5. Perplexity Prices New Decision Models From $0.01 per Million Input Tokens | TokenPosttokenpost.com · 2026-10-17

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