Vercel Platform Overview Skill

progressive_disclosure: entry_point: summary: "Vercel overview: projects, CLI, Git integration, env vars, project config, REST API, webhooks, and service map for deployments, functions, data, networking, observability, security, and AI." when_to_use: - "When onboarding to Vercel or planning architecture" - "When setting up projects, environments, and automation" - "When selecting Vercel services for a workload" quick_start: - "Create a Vercel project" - "Connect a Git repository" - "Configure environment variables" - "Deploy via Dashboard or CLI" token_estimate: entry: 90-110 full: 3000-4000

Overview

Vercel provides a platform for building, deploying, and scaling web applications and AI workloads with integrated deployments, edge runtime, data services, and observability.

Platform Entry Points

Vercel Dashboard: Use the web UI for projects, deployments, and settings.
Vercel CLI: Automate deployments and configuration.
REST API: Integrate provisioning and management into tooling.
Webhooks: Trigger workflows on deployment events.

Project Setup Workflow

Create a project and connect a Git repository.
Configure environment variables for each environment.
Review project configuration defaults and overrides.
Deploy and verify build output.

Vercel Skill Map

Use these skills for deeper coverage (if deployed):

vercel-deployments-builds: Deployments, builds, and release workflows.
vercel-functions-runtime: Serverless and Edge Functions, cron jobs, and runtime behavior.
vercel-storage-data: Postgres, Redis, Blob, Edge Config, and data cache.
vercel-networking-domains: Domains, routing, headers, and edge caching.
vercel-observability: Analytics, Speed Insights, logs, and tracing.
vercel-security-access: RBAC, SSO, deployment protection, firewall, and bot defense.
vercel-teams-billing: Accounts, plans, spend management, and team controls.
vercel-ai: AI SDK, AI Gateway, Agent, and MCP.

Complementary Skills

When using this skill, consider these related skills (if deployed):

nextjs: Next.js deployment patterns.
react: Frontend integration patterns.
typescript: Type-safe runtime patterns.

Note: Complementary skills are optional. This skill is fully functional without them.

Resources

Vercel Docs:

Getting started: https://vercel.com/docs/getting-started-with-vercel
Projects: https://vercel.com/docs/projects
CLI: https://vercel.com/docs/cli
Git integration: https://vercel.com/docs/git
Environment variables: https://vercel.com/docs/environment-variables
Project configuration: https://vercel.com/docs/project-configuration
REST API: https://vercel.com/docs/rest-api
Webhooks: https://vercel.com/docs/webhooks
Integrations: https://vercel.com/docs/integrations