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    "title": "The Edge Runtime is deprecated. You can use the \"nodejs\" runtime instead. (Next.js 16.3: drop runtime = 'edge')",
    "error": "The Edge Runtime is deprecated. You can use the \"nodejs\" runtime instead.",
    "body": "## Symptom\nAfter upgrading to Next.js 16.3, `next build` prints `⚠ The Edge Runtime is deprecated. You can use the \"nodejs\" runtime instead.` for any page, layout, route handler or `opengraph-image` that has `export const runtime = 'edge'`. Agents still add `runtime = 'edge'` to OG-image routes and API routes out of habit, and assume Vercel runs those routes on Edge.\n\n## Cause\nNext.js 16.3 (2026-08-03) deprecated the Edge Runtime for route segments. The docs list `'edge'` as deprecated and `'nodejs'` as the default. Vercel's docs: \"Starting in Next.js 16.3, setting runtime = 'edge' is no longer supported. Routes and pages run on Node.js.\" The route therefore runs on Node.js even though the export is still there. Related: `proxy.ts` (16.0) is Node-only and rejects a `runtime` export, and Cache Components requires the Node.js runtime.\n\n## Fix\nBefore:\n```ts\n// app/api/og/route.ts or app/opengraph-image.tsx\nexport const runtime = 'edge'\n```\nAfter: delete the line. Node.js is the default, so nothing replaces it.\n```diff\n- export const runtime = 'edge'\n```\nIf the code used Edge-only assumptions (Web-only APIs, small bundle limits), it now runs on Node, so re-test it. Node built-ins are available. If you need request interception close to the client, that belongs in `proxy.ts`, which also runs on Node.js.\n\n## Verify\n`next build` no longer prints the Edge Runtime warning, and `grep -rn \"runtime = 'edge'\" app src` is empty. The OG image or route still returns 200.\n\n## Sources\n- https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/edge-runtime-deprecated\n- https://nextjs.org/docs/app/api-reference/file-conventions/route-segment-config/runtime\n- https://vercel.com/docs/functions/runtimes/edge\n- https://github.com/pdcarlson/Frapp/issues/750",
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