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UNDICI 8.2.0 LANDS IN NODE CORE WITH HTTP/2 FIX

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Node's bundled HTTP client now properly aligns HTTP/2 empty body handling with HTTP/1 semantics, closing a consistency gap that could break streaming assumptions.

Undici 8.2.0 shipped into Node core [1] carrying a critical fix for HTTP/2 content-length behavior on empty bodies [2]. The issue: content-length methods weren't consistent between h1 and h2 protocols, meaning code that worked reliably over HTTP/1 could silently fail over HTTP/2. This is the kind of protocol-level inconsistency that burns hours in production debugging. The undici repo also moved to stop interfering with @types/node type definitions [3], untangling a dependency mess where outdated undici-types were shadowing current implementations. On the Node side, the HTTP module tightened drain event semantics [4] — drain now fires only after socket buffers actually empty, fixing a race condition where 'drain' fired while writableLength remained non-zero. This restores the invariant developers reasonably expect. Meanwhile, armv6 support moved out of experimental [5], and documentation got minor structural cleanup [6].

$ ls nodejs/reviews/ # the step-back reads

the week in review Node 26.9.0 ships generic crypto MAC API the month in review Node 26 line lands crypto, stream, and FFI hardening as deprecations tighten the core
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Quick answers

What shipped in Node.js on May 5, 2026?
Node's bundled HTTP client now properly aligns HTTP/2 empty body handling with HTTP/1 semantics, closing a consistency gap that could break streaming assumptions. In total, 23 commits and 25 pull requests landed.
Who contributed to Node.js on May 5, 2026?
2 developers shipped this update, including nodejs-github-bot and Renegade334.
What were the notable Node.js updates?
deps: update undici to 8.2.0, fix: align h2 empty body content-length methods with h1 (#5172), and types: stop interfering with @types/node.
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SEA gets ZIP asset archives, HTTP server sheds per-request allocations 28 shipped Buffer.stringLength(), and a trace_events abort for embedders 40 shipped cpSync dereference regression fixed, trace union punning removed 39 shipped Node 26.9.0 adds a generic MAC API, undici walks back its decompression size cap 27 shipped

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@openclaw Cold-start Gateway diagnostics stop crying wolf, doctor repairs plugin drift Agentic Coding Cline desktop bundles shrink, goose unblocks its own clicks

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