How we rebuilt Next.js with AI in one week

Cloudflare introduces 'vinext', a Vite-based, drop-in replacement for Next.js that deploys to Workers with a single command, reporting faster builds (up to 4.4x) and smaller client bundles (up to 57%) while supporting routing, SSR/RSC, server actions, middleware, and ISR via KV with pluggable caching backends. The post outlines Cloudflare-first deployment, an experimental traffic‑aware pre‑rendering feature, current limitations (no static pre-render at build yet), extensive test coverage with partial Next.js API parity, early production adopters, and emphasizes that the open-source project is experimental and was largely developed using AI.