# \#features **URL:** https://community.directus.com/tag/features/27.md [Latest](https://community.directus.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.directus.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.directus.com/tags.md) --- ## [Generic OTLP/OpenTelemetry provider for AI Assistant telemetry](https://community.directus.com/t/generic-otlp-opentelemetry-provider-for-ai-assistant-telemetry/2269)
**Author:** [@pklenovic](https://community.directus.com/u/pklenovic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/generic-otlp-opentelemetry-provider-for-ai-assistant-telemetry/2269 "2026-05-25T13:52:16Z")
Hi Directus team, I’m looking into AI Assistant observability for a self-hosted Directus setup and wanted to ask whether you’d be open to supporting a generic OTLP/OpenTelemetry telemetry provider for the AI Assistant. … --- ## [Proposal: Consider Deprecating Flows in Favor of Enhanced Extension/Developer Experience](https://community.directus.com/t/proposal-consider-deprecating-flows-in-favor-of-enhanced-extension-developer-experience/1375)
**Author:** [@Arman\_Hadi](https://community.directus.com/u/Arman_Hadi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/proposal-consider-deprecating-flows-in-favor-of-enhanced-extension-developer-experience/1375 "2026-02-02T07:44:46Z")
I’ve been using Directus for a while and experimenting with Flows. While Flows are powerful, I find that for many simple tasks they introduce unnecessary complexity and make it harder to understand or implement straightf… --- ## [My wishlist for Flows](https://community.directus.com/t/my-wishlist-for-flows/1395)
**Author:** [@Burvs](https://community.directus.com/u/Burvs)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/my-wishlist-for-flows/1395 "2026-01-21T15:28:00Z")
Prompted by this other discussion on whether or not Flows should be deprecated in favour of better extension development experience, and @Beth ‘s request for my feedback on Flows, I thought I’d do a separate post rather… --- ## [Are Postgres and Redis not recommended for use with Directus anymore?](https://community.directus.com/t/are-postgres-and-redis-not-recommended-for-use-with-directus-anymore/1268)
**Author:** [@dersaei](https://community.directus.com/u/dersaei)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/are-postgres-and-redis-not-recommended-for-use-with-directus-anymore/1268 "2025-10-03T17:50:17Z")
Hi everyone, I noticed that the official docker-compose.yml example on the Directus website was recently changed (a few days ago). The previous version included PostgreSQL and Redis in the configuration, but the current… --- ## [Introducing Collaborative Editing: Work Together Without Chaos](https://community.directus.com/t/introducing-collaborative-editing-work-together-without-chaos/668)
**Author:** [@mattatdirectus](https://community.directus.com/u/mattatdirectus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 9:39am UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/introducing-collaborative-editing-work-together-without-chaos/668 "2025-10-03T09:39:02Z")
Hi everyone! One of our most requested features has arrived: Collaborative Editing lets your team work on the same content simultaneously. You know the situation. Marketing needs that landing page updated by 3 PM. Sara… --- ## [Apply Filter via URL?](https://community.directus.com/t/apply-filter-via-url/1170)
**Author:** [@rjbullock](https://community.directus.com/u/rjbullock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://community.directus.com/t/apply-filter-via-url/1170 "2025-09-15T19:33:34Z")
Maybe I’m missing it, but how do you filter a collection with the URL? For example, I want to dynamically pass the project ID for invoices (for example) and the filter be applied. I am referring to within the admin app i…