# Stately releases XState v6 in beta with smaller API and stronger types

> Original title: XState v6 is now in beta 🚀

- Source: X search: AI availability posts (now available, public beta)
- Published: 2026-11-06T17:53:09.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/oyptiffg0cjkhfmzmbje7kevl
- Original: https://x.com/DavidKPiano/status/2118763633828397060

## Summary

Stately releases XState v6 in beta, with a reduced API surface where transitions are plain functions, stronger types, and durable execution. The release adds new CLI, visualization, and editor tools, and Stately says it is built for both humans and agents. Developers can install the beta with npm i xstate@beta.

## Post

XState v6 is now in beta 🚀

Reduced API surface area (transitions are just functions), much stronger types, durable execution, new tools (CLI, viz, editor), and more to come.

Built for humans *and* agents 🤝

npm i xstate@beta

https://stately.ai/blog/2026-11-05-xstate-v6-beta