What Novu shipped in 2026

How to run one Vercel AI SDK agent across multiple channels

Novu introduced an adapter for Vercel AI SDK agents that allows a single agent to operate across multiple channels (Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, email) without rewriting logic. The adapter, part …

Signing and verifying Tool Webhook payloads with X-Novu-Signature (HMAC-SHA256)

Novu introduced X-Novu-Signature, an HMAC-SHA256 header to verify Tool Webhook payload authenticity and integrity. Users must enable a signing secret in the integration settings and implement a verifi…

Let your customers receive alerts in their own on-call tools

Novu introduced a Tool channel enabling a single workflow to deliver alerts to multiple on-call destinations like PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Grafana, or custom webhooks. Customers configure their preferred …

Human-in-the-loop approval for a LangChain agent in Slack

Novu introduced a human-in-the-loop approval feature for LangChain agents via its Novu Connect framework, enabling Slack-based review of proposed actions like email sends before execution. The feature…

Get your AI agent on WhatsApp, two-way, without the Business API grind

Novu introduced WhatsApp support in Novu Connect, enabling two-way AI agent conversations on WhatsApp without rebuilding agents for each channel. The feature normalizes WhatsApp payloads, preserves co…

Build vs buy notification infrastructure, honestly (and why AI coding made it worse)

Novu revisits the build-vs-buy decision for notification infrastructure, arguing that AI reduces initial development time but does not eliminate long-term ownership costs. The article introduces a fra…

The missing layer between agents and people

Novu introduced ACI, a new open-source layer designed to bridge the gap between AI agents and human communication. ACI provides governance, trust, and conversational primitives to make agent interacti…

Agents can think. Now they can talk.

Novu introduced Agent Communication Infrastructure (ACI), a protocol for how agents communicate with people, and Novu Connect, its multi-tenant implementation. This shifts Novu from one-way notificati…

How to use the Novu MCP server

Novu introduced an MCP server enabling AI clients like Cursor and Claude Code to connect directly to Novu accounts, allowing live access to workflows, subscribers, integrations, and delivery activity.…

Built with Novu

Novu launched Novu Pro, a new pricing tier for developers needing flexibility and scale, alongside new features like TypeScript-based notification logic, an MCP server for AI coding tools, and expande…

Novu adds X-Novu-Signature HMAC-SHA256 webhook payload signing for Tool Webhooks

Novu introduced a new security feature requiring HMAC-SHA256 signing of Tool Webhook payloads via the `X-Novu-Signature` header. Users must enable a signing secret in the integration settings and veri…

Novu launches Tool channel for multi-provider customer alert routing

Novu introduced a Tool channel that lets providers route alerts to customer-specific destinations (PagerDuty, Opsgenie, Grafana, or custom webhooks) from a single workflow step. Customers configure th…

Novu enables Vercel AI SDK agents to run across Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, and email

Novu introduced Novu Connect, an adapter that lets developers run a single Vercel AI SDK agent across multiple channels (Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, Telegram, email) without rewriting it for each platform…

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Novu integrates LangChain agents with Slack for human-in-the-loop approvals

Novu introduced a human-in-the-loop approval flow for LangChain agents in Slack using Novu Connect. The integration pauses email-sending actions until a reviewer approves the proposed recipient, subje…

Novu Connect enables two-way WhatsApp integration for AI agents

Novu launched Novu Connect, a communication layer that lets existing AI agents connect to WhatsApp for two-way conversations without rebuilding for the platform. The feature handles WhatsApp-specific …

Novu: Build vs buy notification infrastructure — AI’s impact on the decision

AI reduces the cost of initial notification infrastructure development but does not address long-term maintenance costs, which remain the primary driver of the build-vs-buy decision. The article argue…

Novu launches MCP server for AI client integration with notification workflows

Novu introduced an MCP server allowing AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to directly interact with Novu accounts via 23 tools for managing workflows, subscribers, integrations, and delivery …