HazelJS Release Candidate 1: API Stability and Production Readiness

We're releasing HazelJS Release Candidate 1 (RC1) . From first beta to alpha to now: 38+ packages , a full AI-native stack, and API stability —we're one step away from 1.0. Here's everything we've achieved and what RC1 means for you. Packages & Links HazelJS — Documentation · GitHub · npm The Journey: Beta → Alpha → RC1 February 12, 2025 — First Beta We shipped the first public beta on npm . Not a preview—real, installable packages. Core, AI, RAG, and agents. The idea: a Node.js framework where AI is built in, not bolted on . Early adopters tried it and gave us feedback we couldn't get from internal testing alone. March 8, 2026 — First Alpha Less than a month later: 38 packages in one ecosystem. From Beta to Alpha . We invited the community to try the full stack—run it, break it, tell us what to fix. Alpha was "here's the stack we're betting on." March 13, 2026 — Release Candidate 1 RC1 means API stability. No breaking changes planned before 1.0. We've hardened the core, fixed issues f