# Chat SDK adds Photon support

DevFeed: [Chat SDK adds Photon support](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/chat-sdk-adds-photon-support-844.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://vercel.com/changelog/chat-sdk-adds-photon-support>)

Author: Ben Sabic

Published: 2026-07-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Vercel News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/vercel-news.md>)

Topics: [SDKs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdks.md>)

Tags: [bots](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bots.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [media](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/media.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>)

## AI overview

Chat SDK adds a vendor-official Photon adapter for bots that communicate through iMessage conversations and group chats.

## Source excerpt

Chat SDK now supports Photon with the new vendor-official adapter. Build bots that send and receive iMessages directly and in group chats, share media, and react with native tapbacks. Run the adapter against Spectrum Cloud, your own server, or directly on a Mac. Each Photon conversation becomes a Chat SDK thread, and tapbacks come through as reactions. Handlers, posts, and subscriptions work the same as with any other adapter. Webhooks are HMAC-verified, and your bot can reply to a DM straight from a webhook delivery, no live connection needed. Read the Photon documentation to get started. Read more