# Vercel Open Source Program: Spring 2026 cohort

DevFeed: [Vercel Open Source Program: Spring 2026 cohort](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/vercel-open-source-program-spring-2026-cohort-785.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://vercel.com/blog/vercel-open-source-program-spring-2026-cohort>)

Author: Amy Egan

Published: 2026-06-29T13:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Vercel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vercel.md>), [Maintainers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintainers.md>), [Next.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/next-js.md>), [React](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react.md>), [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol-mcp.md>), [TypeScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/typescript.md>), [MCP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mcp.md>), [Filesystems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/filesystems.md>), [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>), [Framer Motion](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framer-motion.md>), [SVG](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/svg.md>)

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## AI overview

Vercel announces the Spring 2026 cohort of its Open Source Program, providing selected maintainers with platform credits, third-party service credits, and guidance. The cohort includes projects for ASCII video rendering, React UI components, MCP server development, animated icons, design systems, and abstract syntax tree exploration.

## Source excerpt

The world runs on open source software. The frameworks, libraries, and tools we rely on are made possible by communities that share ideas and build in the open. At Vercel, we want to help those communities thrive. That's why we run the Vercel Open Source Program: a developer initiative that gives maintainers the resources and support they need to keep shipping and growing their projects. Four times a year, we welcome a new cohort of open source projects into the program. Maintainers receive $3,600 in Vercel platform credits, a starter pack with credits from third-party services, and guidance from Vercel and the community. Today, we welcome a new cohort into the program. Spring 2026 cohortASCII Studio A browser-based tool that converts video frames in real time into precise ASCII representations using an optimized rendering pipeline. Users can adjust density, contrast, and character sets to produce customized ASCII animations. Creator: Vansh Nagar View the project View GitHub repository Sync UI A free, open-source React UI library offering 125+ animated components, 13+ pre-built blocks, and 3 premium templates. Built with Material UI and Motion (motion/react), designed for design engineers building landing pages and Next.js projects. Creator: Abhi Varde View the project View GitHub repository xmcp A TypeScript framework for building and deploying MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, featuring file-system routing, hot reloading, middleware support, and flexible deployment options including zero-config Vercel support. Creator: Valentina Bearzotti View the project View GitHub repository Componentry An open-source collection of animated, interactive React UI components styled with Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion, designed to be copied and pasted into apps rather than installed as a dependency. Creator: Harsh Jadhav View the project View GitHub repository AnimateIcons A library of 281 animated SVG icons for React, built on motion/react with hover and imperative triggers p