My Next.js project was initialized with SDK Gen 1 and Devtools. I was just migrated to SDK Gen 2 (@builder.io/sdk-react-nextjs) and I cannot find anywhere mentioning if Devtools can be used with SDK Gen 2.
After migration, the Builder logo and Devtools drawer no longer show on pages with @builder.io/sdk-react-nextjs imported, but on very rare occasion the Devtools would show up until I refresh the page. So in order to use Devtools I have to create a page in my project which does not import @builder.io/sdk-react-nextjs but even then registering components still using builder-registry.ts just like SDK Gen 1.
Registering components with SDK Gen 2 become more complicated since we have to do it manually. I can save some time by registering from Devtools and copy the options passed to Builder.registerComponent() in builder-registry.ts to my new SDK Gen 2 registry. So I must assume Devtools not working at all with SDK Gen 2. If this is the case then I want to know if Builder have planned Devtools support for Gen 2 or not? If yes then how long do I have to wait until then?
Hello @nghia.vi,
Currently, the Devtools are primarily designed for use with SDK Gen 1, and for Gen 2 SDK, they are only supported with Qwik and Remix. If you have migrated to SDK Gen 2 (@builder.io/sdk-react-nextjs), this lack of full support explains why you are experiencing issues with the Builder logo and Devtools drawer not appearing consistently.
Our team is continuously working on updates and improvements, and Devtools support for SDK Gen 2 could be added in the future. However, we do not have a specific timeline for this enhancement.
So I can confidently expect to see Devtools support for SDK Gen 2 or something equivalent in the future, right? If not I must consider revert back to Gen 1.
Hello @nghia.vi,
Yes, you can certainly expect the dev-tools support for all gen 2 SDK soon.
thanks,
thank you very much for your helpful info, now I can work with gen 2 with confident
Please, do you have any updates on Devtools support for Gen 2 and when it could be recommended again?
Any progress on these performance issues?
I will refactor my app in the next 1-2 weeks and would love to switch to Gen2 if it will be recommended again soon, to don’t have to refactor it again 
Thanks in advance if you can share ANY estimates!
Hello @LucasMatuszewski,
The dev-tools support for GEN 2 react SDK for Next JS is now available.
Please verify and let us know if you have any further questions.
Thanks,
Great, thx. But I rather mean when Gen2 will be recommended again for React (when performance issues will be fixed)? I would like to start my refactor with a new version to don’t have to refactor again in a few weeks/months. But if it won’t be stable in predictable time I will have to stick with Gen1 probably.
I don’t see any changes in the repo that would suggest that Gen2 was fixed.
And on these pages I still see Gen1 is recommended for react: