--- title: "He built open source libraries that got acquired by Vercel" url: https://daily.dev/posts/he-built-open-source-libraries-that-got-acquired-by-vercel-xlmcxln6r source_url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRzOnEe65u0 type: video:youtube source: "Hamed Bahram" published: 2026-02-11T17:10:03.762Z updated: 2026-02-11T17:10:27.152Z tags: ["ai", "react", "open-source", "nextjs", "vercel"] reading_time: 42 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # He built open source libraries that got acquired by Vercel **[Hamed Bahram](https://daily.dev/sources/hamedbahram)** · 42 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Hayden Blaylock, DX engineer at Vercel, shares his journey building open source libraries like Kibbo UI (a Shadcn registry for complex components), Next Forge (a Turbo Repo template acquired by Vercel), and Ultrasite (a strict linter/formatter preset). He discusses his philosophy of providing free, composable tools while exploring monetization through hosted services. Now at Vercel, he maintains AI Elements and Streamdown, helping developers build AI interfaces. The conversation covers his transition from frustration-driven development to working on AI SDK tooling, his thoughts on skills vs MCP, and how AI agents are changing software development while fundamentals still matter. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [QCon London 2026: Tools That Enable the Next 1B Developers](https://daily.dev/posts/qcon-london-2026-tools-that-enable-the-next-1b-developers-dlqmiyecq) · InfoQ · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#nextjs](https://daily.dev/tags/nextjs), [#vercel](https://daily.dev/tags/vercel) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/he-built-open-source-libraries-that-got-acquired-by-vercel-xlmcxln6r)