The Mastra blog

Updates, tutorials, and engineering deep-dives on building AI agents, workflows, and TypeScript tooling with Mastra.

How Mastra Platform Pricing Works

Starter is free and pay-as-you-go with monthly allowances. Teams adds larger allowances, lower usage rates, and production controls.

Jul 17, 2026
Joel Smith
# announcements

How to Build an AI Software Factory with AI Agents in TypeScript

A governed, observable system where specialized agents own the repetitive work of software development, and humans own the judgment.

Jul 16, 2026
Sam Bhagwat
# examples

Introducing Goals for Mastra Agents

Durable objectives for long-running agents with LLM-judged evaluations.

Jul 15, 2026
Paul Scanlon
# features

The 8 Best AI Agent Email Providers (July 2026): Features, Tradeoffs, and Use Cases

This guide compares eight leading AI agent email providers, explains where each one excels, and helps you choose the right email infrastructure for your next AI application.

Jul 14, 2026
Sam Bhagwat
# foundations

Introducing Tool Hooks for Mastra Agents

Observe and control every tool call your agent makes.

Jul 14, 2026
Paul Scanlon
# features

Introducing Gates and Verdicts for Mastra Evals

Catch agent regressions and ship with more confidence.

Jul 13, 2026
Paul Scanlon
# features

What is LLM observability? A span-by-span breakdown

LLM observability records what an agent did at the level of individual model calls and tool executions. This reads the trace of a live agent run span by span from storage, shows what a hallucination and a failed tool call look like, covers where the OpenTelemetry GenAI conventions stand in mid-2026, and walks the four dials that control tracing cost in production.

Jul 10, 2026
Sam Bhagwat
# foundations

Introducing Custom Signal Providers for Mastra Agents

Send notification signals to your agents from any external source.

Jul 9, 2026
Paul Scanlon
# features

Introducing Schedules for Mastra Agents and Workflows

A unified API for managing automated recurring tasks

Jul 8, 2026
Paul Scanlon
# features

Introducing First-Class Skills for Mastra Agents

Attach skills directly to your agents.

Jul 7, 2026
Paul Scanlon
# features

Introducing File-Based Agents for Mastra

Define your agents using folders and files.

Jul 3, 2026
Paul Scanlon
# features

Introducing Browser Recording for Mastra Agents

Record and replay your agent's browser sessions.

Jul 2, 2026
Paul Scanlon
# features

Ship better agents