Official agent skill

Vercel Deploy

by JetBrains in JetBrains/skills

Deploy applications and websites to Vercel. An agent skill from JetBrains/skills.

OfficialMITAuto-check passedDevOps & Cloud

Install Vercel Deploy

skills CLI
$ npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill vercel-deploy -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install JetBrains/skills vercel-deploy --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/JetBrains/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/vercel-deploy .claude/skills/vercel-deploy && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
vercel-deploy
GitHub stars
364
Used in
6 other repos
Token cost
~716 tokens
SKILL.md length
269 words
Files
6 (incl. scripts, assets)
Skills in repo
77
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Deploy applications and websites to Vercel. An agent skill from JetBrains/skills.

  • Works in 2 steps: Check whether the Vercel CLI is… → If vercel is installed, run this (with a…
  • The user requests deployment actions like deploy my app
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Quick Start, Fallback (No Auth) and Production Deploys, plus 2 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls bash and vercel

What it does

Vercel Deploy is an agent skill from JetBrains/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Deploy applications and websites to Vercel. Use when the user requests deployment actions like "deploy my app", "deploy and give me the link", "push this live", or "create a preview deployment".

Its SKILL.md is about 720 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including scripts and assets (for example `agents/openai.yaml` and `scripts/deploy.sh`).

It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering Deployment. It works with Vercel. The repository describes itself as: Curated agent skills collection verified by JetBrains. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user requests deployment actions like deploy my app
  • Deploy and give me the link
  • Create a preview deployment

Example prompts

  • “deploy my app”
  • “deploy and give me the link”
  • “push this live”
  • “/vercel-deploy”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Check whether the Vercel CLI is installed (no escalation for this check)
  2. If vercel is installed, run this (with a 10 minute timeout)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit e0f258b. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • bash
    • vercel

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use vercel, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Vercel Deploy loads about 716 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 52 tokens; SKILL.md has 269 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~52
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~716

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from JetBrains/skills at commit e0f258b, republished under its MIT licence (© JetBrains). 269 words, ~716 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/vercel-deploy/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
vercel-deploy
description
Deploy applications and websites to Vercel. Use when the user requests deployment actions like "deploy my app", "deploy and give me the link", "push this live", or "create a preview deployment".
metadata.short-description
Deploy apps and agents with zero configuration on Vercel. No account required.
metadata.author
OpenAI
metadata.source
https://github.com/openai/skills/tree/main/skills/.curated/vercel-deploy

Vercel Deploy

Deploy any project to Vercel instantly. Always deploy as preview (not production) unless the user explicitly asks for production.

Prerequisites

  • Check whether the Vercel CLI is installed without escalated permissions (for example, command -v vercel).
  • Only escalate the actual deploy command if sandboxing blocks the deployment network calls (sandbox_permissions=require_escalated).
  • The deployment might take a few minutes. Use appropriate timeout values.

Quick Start

  1. Check whether the Vercel CLI is installed (no escalation for this check):
bash
command -v vercel
  1. If vercel is installed, run this (with a 10 minute timeout):
bash
vercel deploy [path] -y

Important: Use a 10 minute (600000ms) timeout for the deploy command since builds can take a while.

  1. If vercel is not installed, or if the CLI fails with "No existing credentials found", use the fallback method below.

Fallback (No Auth)

If CLI fails with auth error, use the deploy script:

bash
skill_dir="<path-to-skill>"

# Deploy current directory
bash "$skill_dir/scripts/deploy.sh"

# Deploy specific project
bash "$skill_dir/scripts/deploy.sh" /path/to/project

# Deploy existing tarball
bash "$skill_dir/scripts/deploy.sh" /path/to/project.tgz

The script handles framework detection, packaging, and deployment. It waits for the build to complete and returns JSON with previewUrl and claimUrl.

Tell the user: "Your deployment is ready at [previewUrl]. Claim it at [claimUrl] to manage your deployment."

Production Deploys

Only if user explicitly asks:

bash
vercel deploy [path] --prod -y

Output

Show the user the deployment URL. For fallback deployments, also show the claim URL.

Do not curl or fetch the deployed URL to verify it works. Just return the link.

Troubleshooting

Escalated Network Access

If deployment fails due to network issues (timeouts, DNS errors, connection resets), rerun the actual deploy command with escalated permissions (use sandbox_permissions=require_escalated). Do not escalate the command -v vercel installation check. The deploy requires escalated network access when sandbox networking blocks outbound requests.

Example guidance to the user:

The deploy needs escalated network access to deploy to Vercel. I can rerun the command with escalated permissions—want me to proceed?

© JetBrains, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (scripts, assets) in vercel-deploy of JetBrains/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE.txt
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • assets/vercel-small.svg
  • assets/vercel.png
  • scripts/deploy.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit e0f258b

Used in 6 other repositories

We found 7 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 6 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in JetBrains/skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Vercel Deploy

What does Vercel Deploy do?

Deploy applications and websites to Vercel. An agent skill from JetBrains/skills. Vercel Deploy is an agent skill from JetBrains/skills, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Deploy applications and websites to Vercel.

When should I use Vercel Deploy?

Vercel Deploy fits situations like: the user requests deployment actions like deploy my app; deploy and give me the link; create a preview deployment.

How do I install Vercel Deploy in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill vercel-deploy -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (vercel-deploy in JetBrains/skills) into .claude/skills/vercel-deploy in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Vercel Deploy in Codex?

Run `npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill vercel-deploy -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (vercel-deploy in JetBrains/skills) into .agents/skills/vercel-deploy in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Vercel Deploy in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add JetBrains/skills --skill vercel-deploy -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/vercel-deploy, .gemini/skills/vercel-deploy, .github/skills/vercel-deploy and .opencode/skills/vercel-deploy in your project.

What does Vercel Deploy need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Vercel Deploy needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (bash and vercel). Our summary lists: A Bash shell.

Does Vercel Deploy access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Vercel Deploy safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Vercel Deploy use?

Vercel Deploy is published under the MIT licence (from the LICENSE file in the skill folder). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Vercel Deploy use?

About 716 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Vercel Deploy?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Vercel Deploy: Vercel (remotion-dev/remotion, 62k stars), Use Vercel Action (amondnet/vercel-action, 764 stars), Deployments Cicd (vercel/vercel-plugin, 301 stars) and Deploy Release Test (vercel/next.js, 143k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Vercel Deploy?

JetBrains (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in JetBrains/skills, which has 364 GitHub stars. The repository holds 77 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 29, 2026.

Source: JetBrains/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.