Directus

Directus v11.16 introduces global draft versions that automatically apply to every versioned item without manual setup, eliminating per-item version creation friction. The AI Assistant gains multimodal capabilities, allowing users to upload images and PDFs directly into conversations, with support across OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Gemini. The deployment module now supports role-based access control so non-admin team members can trigger deploys, and real-time status updates via Vercel and Netlify webhooks replace polling. A new json() query function lets developers extract specific values from JSON columns at the API level across all supported databases. Additional improvements include persisted table column widths, MIME type restrictions for file interfaces, auth audit hooks, and several bug fixes.

Directus v11.16: Global Draft Versions, Multimodal AI, and Smarter Deployments

Global Draft Versions: Every Collection, No Setup Required