In case you missed it, the main Svelte blog covered how to use SvelteKit’s new OpenTelemetry traces (https://svelte.dev/blog/sveltekit-integrated-observability) to reliably set up observability instrumentation using instrumentation.server.ts. This month’s round up covers that release and a few other features that rolled out before and after it.

Plenty in the showcase, as well, so let’s dive in!

What’s new in Svelte and Svelte CLI (sv) (#What’s-new-in-Svelte-and-Svelte-CLI-(sv))

• await is now allowed inside @const declarations (svelte@5.38.0, Docs (https://svelte.dev/docs/svelte/await), #16542 (https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/16542))

• The sv add command has been updated to remove the –no-preconditions and add –no-git-check. With this new flag, even if some files are dirty, no prompt will be shown (sv@0.9.0, Docs (https://svelte.dev/docs/cli/sv-add), #650 (https://github.com/sveltejs/cli/pull/650))

What’s new in SvelteKit and its adapters (#What’s-new-in-SvelteKit-and-its-adapters)

• Deno is now supported as a supported package manager (sveltejs/adapter-auto@6.1.0, #14163 (https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/14163))

• A new instrumentation.server.ts adds tracing and observability setup (sveltejs/adapter-node@5.3.0, Docs (https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/observability), #13899 (https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/13899))

• The –preserve-output flag prevents deletion of the output directory before packaging (sveltejs/package@2.5.0, Docs (https://svelte.dev/docs/kit/packaging), #13055 (https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/pull/13055))

For a full list of bug fixes in Svelte, SvelteKit and its adapters, check out their CHANGELOGs here (https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/blob/main/packages/svelte/CHANGELOG.md) and here (https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/tree/main/packages).

Community Showcase (#Community-Showcase)Apps & Sites built with Svelte (#Community-Showcase-Apps-Sites-built-with-Svelte)

• Pollinate (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pollinate-pollen-forecast/id6749463028) provides accurate forecasts designed for allergy sufferers who want to plan their day, or vacation, around pollen levels (Check out the Reddit post (https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/comments/1mk05ym/mobile_app_made_with_svelte_5_capacitor/) on how it was built)

• Ferndesk (https://ferndesk.com/) is a help center that is kept up to date automatically (the creator shared their demo on the Svelte Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/comments/1mqe9ez/i_built_a_tool_that_keeps_your_help_center_up_to/))

• Wplace (https://wplace.live/) lets you paint whatever you want on a map of the world

• Domain Watcher (https://github.com/Scorpio3310/domain-watcher) is a domain availability monitor and expiration tracker built with SvelteKit & Cloudflare Workers

• Motley (https://trymotley.com/) is a local-first bookmarking/moodboard app

• TallyHo (https://tallyho.app/) is a simple time tracking for freelancers

• MenuScan (https://www.getmenuscan.app/) lets you take a picture of any restuarant menu and get access to the calorie and macro counts for each item

• Vibe Check (https://vibechecked.app/) provides quick, honest diagnostics for AI‑built apps

• Joyful (https://joyful.to/) is a simple way to write, design, and send beautiful newsletters

• Eagle Cite (https://eaglecite.com/) lets you highlight, organize, and search your citations in one place

• Volkara (https://volkara.stormlightlabs.org/) is a set of ADHD-Friendly Productivity Tools

• Simple Man Archive (https://simplemanarchive.com/) is an ASCII art archive where anyone can contribute by creating unique ASCII art

• Thirty (https://github.com/thirtycalendar/thirty) is an open-source AI calendar built on familiar foundations

• Timezones (https://time.tem.dev/) quickly shows and converts timezones across many locations

Learning Resources (#Community-Showcase-Learning-Resources)Featuring Svelte Contributors and Ambassadors

• Compile Svelte 5 in your head (https://lihautan.com/compile-svelte-5-in-your-head) by Tan Li Hau

• Introducing SvelteKit Remote Functions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hy7PCbXyqs) by Simon Holthausen

• The Svelte MCP server (https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/comments/1mju9yj/new_features_in_the_svelte_mcp_server_directly/) now allows you to directly reference documentation sections, and prompt templates

This Week in Svelte

• Ep. 112 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQLgq09-knM) — Storybook for Svelte Part 1

• Ep. 113 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aerlBIuinFQ) — Storybook for Svelte Part 2 - Docs

• Ep. 114 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnUWuLQDCfM) — Changelog Review

To Read

• Securing the supply chain at scale: Starting with 71 important open source projects (https://github.blog/open-source/maintainers/securing-the-supply-chain-at-scale-starting-with-71-important-open-source-projects/) by GitHub

• Epicenter (YC S25) (https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/comments/1mjqq3t/update_epicenter_yc_s25_just_sponsored_our_first/) is sponsoring Svelte maintainers to spend their time half pushing local-first OSS forward with Epicenter and half building their dream projects

• Project Two: Creating Mobile app using Tauri + Svelte (https://minosiants.com/blog/two-project) by Kaspar Minosiants

• Ways to use Anime.js with Svelte (https://brandonma.dev/blog/animejs-svelte/) by Brandon Ma

• Svelte, Markdown, and the Magic of Web Components (https://www.sh4jid.me/blog/svelte-markdown-and-the-magic-of-web-components) by Shajid Hasan

To Watch

• SvelteKit Remote Functions are INSANE! Type-Safe Full Stack in Minutes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xbdiwq_88iE) by Tyler Codes

• Deploy a SvelteKit Application to Cloudflare Workers with Drizzle & D1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZaExhqW5II) by Jilles Soeters

Libraries, Tools & Components (#Community-Showcase-Libraries-Tools-Components)

• EXE (https://github.com/Hugo-Dz/exe) is a build tool to distribute your full-stack web app as a single executable binary with zero runtime dependencies

• Svelte Sortable List (https://github.com/rodrigodagostino/svelte-sortable-list) is a comprehensive package for creating accessible, sortable lists in Svelte applications

• Markdown UI (https://github.com/BlueprintLabIO/markdown-ui) turns static docs into interactive experiences - instantly

• Tark UI (https://www.tarkui.com/) provides beautiful UI components built with Ark UI and Tailwind

• Uniface Element (https://github.com/ticatec/uniface-element) is a comprehensive enterprise-grade UI component library built with Svelte 5, designed for modern web applications

• microfolio (https://github.com/aker-dev/microfolio) is a modern static portfolio generator featuring a file-based content management system using folders and Markdown files

• Keycloakify (https://docs.keycloakify.dev/) is a tool for creating custom Keycloak themes, enabling you to modify the appearance and behavior of Keycloak’s user interfaces

• PDJsonEditor (https://github.com/podosoft-dev/pdjsoneditor) is a powerful JSON visualization and editing tool with both a code editor and interactive graph views

• Show & Svelte (https://github.com/retrotheft/show-and-svelte) lets you create fully interactive presentations with Svelte

• wuchale (https://github.com/wuchalejs/wuchale) is a compile-time internationalization (i18n) toolkit that requires zero code changes

• svelte-overflow-fade (https://github.com/harshmandan/svelte-overflow-fade?tab=readme-ov-file) is a Svelte action and attachment for adding beautiful fade effects to overflowing content

• formshape (https://www.npmjs.com/package/formshape) is a type-safe form validation for SvelteKit Remote Functions using Standard Schema compatible validators

• vite-plugin-svelte-inline-component (https://github.com/hanielu/vite-plugin-svelte-inline-component) lets you write tiny Svelte components straight inside your JavaScript / TypeScript tests using tagged‑template literals.

• vite-plugin-sveltekit-decorators (https://github.com/KiraPC/vite-plugin-sveltekit-decorators) is a Vite plugin that automatically decorates SvelteKit functions with customizable wrappers for logging, analytics, error handling, and more

• jetbrains-svelte-templates (https://github.com/ruben-sprengel/jetbrains-svelte-templates) is a compact collection of Live Templates for JetBrains IDEs (like WebStorm and IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate) designed to speed up your Svelte & SvelteKit development

That’s it for this month! Let us know if we missed anything on Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/sveltejs/) or Discord (https://discord.gg/svelte).

Until next time 👋🏼!