# Astro 5.13

DevFeed: [Astro 5.13](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/astro-5-13-3228.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://astro.build/blog/astro-5130/>)

Author: Sarah Rainsberger; Emanuele Stoppa

Published: 2025-08-14T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [The Astro Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-astro-blog.md>)

Topics: [Astro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/astro.md>), [Chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chrome.md>), [Developer Tools](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-tools.md>), [Vite](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vite.md>), [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>)

Tags: [astro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/astro.md>), [chrome](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chrome.md>), [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [config](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/config.md>), [experimental](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experimental.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [vite](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vite.md>)

## AI overview

Astro 5.13 introduces experimental improvements to static environment variable handling, including simpler behavior for private variables and reduced type coercion. It also adds support for Chrome DevTools workspaces and provides CLI upgrade options.

## Source excerpt

Astro 5.13 ships experimental improvements to environment variable handling, support for Chrome DevTools workspaces, and more!