---
title: "Newsletter Feb'26"
description: "Lots of Bloom news: Integrations, starters, a full publishing flow, team collaboration, environment variables, and much more."
url: https://medusajs.com/blog/newsletter-feb26
last_updated: 2026-08-13T13:37:33Z
---

# Newsletter Feb'26

_Published 2026-03-02 by Sebastian Rindom, Oliver Juhl, Nicklas Gellner in Company_

February had many major Bloom updates, from Integrations and Starters to team collaboration and a full publishing flow to Medusa Cloud. 

Learn more below or [try them out for free at bloom.chat](https://c.vialoops.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fbloom.chat%2F/1/0100019cab8a4686-c45128ff-86b2-4f3f-8ecf-fd96e3561d37-000000/NZXcz55rIJOjhaXFARKn3oVlYaW6BXUuCeS6RLxJId4=446)

## Integrations in Bloom

[With our new Integrations mode](https://medusajs.com/blog/announcing-integrations-in-bloom/), Bloom can connect third-party systems in minutes with custom integrations tailored to your needs. Users are already [integrating ERP and CRM systems with just a few prompts](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7426673508195360768/).

![](https://assets.medusajs.com/uploads/2026/03/integrations-606jfee8.svg)

## New Bloom Starters

[Explore the new Bloom starters like Grounded](https://medusajs.com/blog/announcing-grounded-starter/), [Essentials, and Lumina](https://medusajs.com/blog/announcing-essentials-and-lumina-starters-in-bloom/), which come with pre-built landing pages, product pages, cart, and more.

![](https://assets.medusajs.com/uploads/2026/03/grounded-template-7b940ft0.svg)

# Deploy directly from Bloom to Cloud

With [Publish to production](https://medusajs.com/blog/publish-to-production-in-bloom/), you can now go from prototype to a live production store via Bloom in minutes and easily publish new features to your live store via Bloom.

![](https://assets.medusajs.com/uploads/2026/03/live-hccopodb.svg)

## Team collaboration, credit refills, env variables, and more

Aside from Integrations and Starters, we shipped a lot of other features like:

- [Team collaboration](https://medusajs.com/blog/announcing-collaboration-on-stores-in-bloom/) lets multiple members work on the same store.
- [Daily credit refills](https://medusajs.com/blog/six-new-bloom-features/) when you exhaust your initial credit balance.
- [Custom storefront domains](https://medusajs.com/blog/six-new-bloom-features/) let you connect your own branded domain.
- [Environment variables](https://medusajs.com/blog/six-new-bloom-features/) help you easily connect third-party tools.
- [Redesigned tabs and toolbar](https://medusajs.com/blog/six-new-bloom-features/) for a cleaner and more intuitive workspace.

![](https://assets.medusajs.com/uploads/2026/03/domain-0ryvxwei.svg)

# Building a custom B2B shop in 2 weeks with Bloom

[Learn how two non-technical founders built a fully custom B2B shop](https://medusajs.com/blog/two-weeks-to-live-bloom/) in just two weeks with Bloom, complete with a new storefront, product configurator, integrations, custom admin pages, and more. [Explore the store](https://hooch.dk/dk).

![](https://assets.medusajs.com/uploads/2026/03/switch-hooch-bended-cbisjh4f.webp)

# Build Ecommerce Storefronts with AI Agent Skills

[Use our new agent skills to build custom storefronts and features optimized for ecommerce](https://medusajs.com/blog/claude-code-ecommerce-storefront/) such as product listing pages, checkout flows, category dropdowns, and more.

![](https://assets.medusajs.com/uploads/2026/03/storefronts-agents-u1al9ijj.webp)

# Community Highlights

The Medusa community continues to share valuable tools, insights, and inspiration that help teams build better commerce experiences:

- [Byte5](https://www.byte5.net) published a new [blog post](https://www.byte5.net/blog/medusa-bloom) on their first experiences with Bloom.
- [Rigby](https://medusajs.com/experts/rigby/) released a detailed [guide on ecommerce security in Medusa](https://www.rigbyjs.com/resources/ecommerce-security-in-medusajs).
- [Pedro Tigre](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedrotigre/) shows how he built an [AI “employee” for his Medusa store](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7432088181241610240/).
- [Olivier Belaud](https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivierbelaud/) introduced a new [package to customize our Admin](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7427954696008593409/).