# Alem Tuzlak - Tanstack Dev Tools and Tanstack AI

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Podcast: [devtools.fm: Developer Tools, Open Source, Software Development](https://stenobird.com/podcast/devtools-fm)
Published: 2026-04-06T06:30:56+00:00
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## Resource

Alem Tuzlak discusses the evolution of TanStack DevTools and the architectural vision behind TanStack AI. The conversation explores building standardized, composable tools for AI agentic experiences and observability.

## Highlights
- Main idea: TanStack DevTools was born from a need for better observability in the React ecosystem
- Technical strategy: TanStack AI leverages the AGUI protocol to standardize communication between servers, clients, and agents
- Practical takeaway: Using an adapter-based architecture allows for easy community contributions and support for diverse media types like video and audio
- Failure mode: Early versions of DevTools relied on hacking internal framework internals, leading to stability issues
- Future roadmap: Upcoming features include middleware support, MCP integration, and advanced execution workflows with retry logic

## Topics

Open Source, Software Development, React DevTools, AI Agents, Web Observability, Protocol Standardization, Frontend Engineering, TanStack AI

## Chapters
- 1:00 — From Agency to Open Source: Alem Tuzlak shares his journey from running a development agency to contributing to the Remix ecosystem and launching open-source tools.
- 4:30 — The Origin of TanStack DevTools: The motivation behind building DevTools to solve the lack of visual observability in modern web frameworks.
- 11:25 — Building Agentic Experiences with TanStack AI: An exploration of how TanStack AI enables developers to create complex, event-based agentic chat interfaces.
- 18:20 — Standardizing with AGUI: How adopting the AGUI protocol allows for interoperability between different backends and AI providers.
- 25:15 — The Power of Composable Adapters: Discussing the architectural decision to split adapters to allow for scalable, community-driven feature additions.
- 35:45 — The Future of TanStack AI: A look ahead at middleware, MCP support, and advanced execution workflows for AI applications.

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