Realtime chat in Next.js on Vercel

The buyer question Ably owns

Tutorials for “live app on Vercel” often assume Ably or Pusher because serverless functions are not a socket fleet. That is correct. The fix is not forcing WebSockets into Vercel alone; it is a dedicated realtime layer.

FluxyChat integration shape

• Route Handler or API route mints a member JWT with your fc_... key (server-only).
• Client component uses useChat({ roomId, client }) with baseUrl = your Worker.
• Map Ably channels or Pusher channels → FluxyChat roomIds.
• Use loadMore() after reconnect; connectionState drives UI copy.

Why not a second vendor

• Room-per-DO on your Cloudflare account: cost and data stay readable.
• MIT self-host when hosted beta is not enough.
• Same WebSocket stream for human messages and agent tool events.

Code placement in Next.js

// app/api/fluxy/token/route.ts: mint JWT server-side
// app/room/[id]/room-chat.tsx: "use client" + useChat

import { FluxyChatClient } from "@fluxy-chat/sdk";
import { useChat } from "@fluxy-chat/react";

const client = new FluxyChatClient({
  baseUrl: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FLUXYCHAT_CLOUD_URL!,
  userId,
  token: memberJwtFromRouteHandler,
});