Vercel Deployments
BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills
Deploy frontend and full-stack apps on Vercel with previews, edge functions, environment promotion, and production guardrails.
Vercel deployment and CI/CD expert guidance. An agent skill from vercel/vercel-plugin.
Install Deployments Cicd
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill deployments-cicd -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel/vercel-plugin deployments-cicd --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deployments-cicd .claude/skills/deployments-cicd && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "deployments-cicd" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin/tree/main/skills/deployments-cicd into .claude/skills/deployments-cicd/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deployments-cicd", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin/tree/main/skills/deployments-cicdType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill deployments-cicd -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel/vercel-plugin deployments-cicd --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deployments-cicd .agents/skills/deployments-cicd && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "deployments-cicd" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin/tree/main/skills/deployments-cicd into .agents/skills/deployments-cicd/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deployments-cicd", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill deployments-cicd -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel/vercel-plugin deployments-cicd --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deployments-cicd .cursor/skills/deployments-cicd && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "deployments-cicd" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin/tree/main/skills/deployments-cicd into .cursor/skills/deployments-cicd/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deployments-cicd", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin.git --path skills/deployments-cicd--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill deployments-cicd -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel/vercel-plugin deployments-cicd --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deployments-cicd .gemini/skills/deployments-cicd && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "deployments-cicd" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin/tree/main/skills/deployments-cicd into .gemini/skills/deployments-cicd/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deployments-cicd", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install vercel/vercel-plugin deployments-cicdInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill deployments-cicd -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deployments-cicd .github/skills/deployments-cicd && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "deployments-cicd" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin/tree/main/skills/deployments-cicd into .github/skills/deployments-cicd/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deployments-cicd", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill deployments-cicd -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install vercel/vercel-plugin deployments-cicd --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/deployments-cicd .opencode/skills/deployments-cicd && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "deployments-cicd" agent skill from https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin/tree/main/skills/deployments-cicd into .opencode/skills/deployments-cicd/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "deployments-cicd", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
deployments-cicd- GitHub stars
- 301
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 841 words
- Files
- 6 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 38
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Vercel deployment and CI/CD expert guidance. An agent skill from vercel/vercel-plugin.
- Works in 6 steps: Always use --prebuilt in CI — separates… → Use vercel pull before build — ensures… → Release only tested builds — Deployment… → …
- Inspecting deployments
- SKILL.md covers Deployment Commands, CI/CD Integration, Common CI Patterns and Global CLI Flags for CI, plus 6 more sections
- Calls vercel, npm and turbo; needs VERCEL_TOKEN and VERCEL_AUTOMATION_BYPASS_SECRET
What it does
Deployments Cicd is an agent skill from vercel/vercel-plugin, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Vercel deployment and CI/CD expert guidance. Use when deploying, promoting, rolling back, inspecting deployments, building with --prebuilt, or configuring CI workflow files for Vercel.
Its SKILL.md is about 3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files, including reference files (for example `references/cli-pipelines.md`, `references/deployment-checks.md` and `references/live-status.md`).
It sits in DevOps & Cloud, covering CI/CD and Deployment. It works with Vercel, Next.js and GitHub Actions. The repository describes itself as: Comprehensive Vercel ecosystem plugin — relational knowledge graph, skills for every major product, specialized agents, and Vercel conventions. Turns any AI agent into a Vercel…
When your agent uses it
- Inspecting deployments
- Building with --prebuilt
- Configuring CI workflow files for Vercel
Example prompts
- “/deployments-cicd”
Requirements
- Node.js
- A credential in VERCEL_TOKEN
- A credential in VERCEL_AUTOMATION_BYPASS_SECRET
Workflow steps
6 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Always use --prebuilt in CI — separates build from deploy, enables build caching and test gates
- Use vercel pull before build — ensures correct env vars and project settings
- Release only tested builds — Deployment Checks (Git) or staged production builds (CLI)
- Use OIDC federation for runtime backend access — lets Vercel functions auth to AWS/GCP without static secrets (does not replace…
- Pin the Vercel CLI version in CI — npm install -g vercel@latest can break unexpectedly
- Add --yes flag in CI — prevents interactive prompts from hanging pipelines
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 82fa491. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
vercelnpmturbopnpm
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
vercel.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
VERCEL_TOKENVERCEL_AUTOMATION_BYPASS_SECRET
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Deployments Cicd loads about 3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.9k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 50 tokens; SKILL.md has 841 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 841 words (~2,970 tokens).
“You are an expert in Vercel deployment workflows — vercel deploy, vercel promote, vercel rollback, vercel inspect, vercel build, and CI/CD pipeline integration with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Bitbucket Pipelines.”
- name
- deployments-cicd
- metadata.priority
- 6
- metadata.docs
- https://vercel.com/docs/deployments, https://vercel.com/docs/git, https://vercel.com/docs/deployments/promoting-a-deployment…
- metadata.sitemap
- https://vercel.com/sitemap.xml
- metadata.pathPatterns
- .github/workflows/*.yml, .github/workflows/*.yaml, .gitlab-ci.yml, bitbucket-pipelines.yml, vercel.json, apps/*/vercel.json
- metadata.bashPatterns
- \bvercel\s+deploy\b, \bvercel\s+--prod\b, \bvercel\s+promote\b, \bvercel\s+rollback\b, \bvercel\s+inspect\b, \bvercel\s+build\b…
- retrieval.aliases
- deploy, ci cd, continuous deployment, release pipeline
- retrieval.intents
- deploy to vercel, set up ci cd, promote deployment, rollback deploy
- retrieval.entities
- vercel deploy, preview, production, rollback, promote, CI workflow
Files
SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in skills/deployments-cicd of vercel/vercel-plugin.
- SKILL.md
- .vercel.approvers
- references/cli-pipelines.md
- references/deployment-checks.md
- references/live-status.md
- references/oidc-federation.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 82fa491
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in vercel/vercel-plugin, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Deployments Cicd next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deployments Cicd this skillvercel/vercel-plugin | 301 | 1 repos | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Vercel DeploymentsBagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills | 1.1k | — | ~1.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Use Vercel Actionamondnet/vercel-action | 765 | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Prepare Cloudflare Production DeploymentLubomirGeorgiev/cloudflare-workers-nextjs-saas-template | 786 | — | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Env Managerbobmatnyc/claude-mpm | 155 | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Deploy Setupgarrytan/gstack | 136k | — | ~11k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT |
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Questions about Deployments Cicd
What does Deployments Cicd do?
Vercel deployment and CI/CD expert guidance. An agent skill from vercel/vercel-plugin. Deployments Cicd is an agent skill from vercel/vercel-plugin, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Vercel deployment and CI/CD expert guidance.
When should I use Deployments Cicd?
Deployments Cicd fits situations like: inspecting deployments; building with --prebuilt; configuring CI workflow files for Vercel.
How do I install Deployments Cicd in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill deployments-cicd -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deployments-cicd in vercel/vercel-plugin) into .claude/skills/deployments-cicd in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Deployments Cicd in Codex?
Run `npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill deployments-cicd -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/deployments-cicd in vercel/vercel-plugin) into .agents/skills/deployments-cicd in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Deployments Cicd 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 vercel/vercel-plugin --skill deployments-cicd -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/deployments-cicd, .gemini/skills/deployments-cicd, .github/skills/deployments-cicd and .opencode/skills/deployments-cicd in your project.
What does Deployments Cicd need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Deployments Cicd needs the command-line tools its instructions call (vercel, npm, turbo and pnpm) and credentials named VERCEL_TOKEN and VERCEL_AUTOMATION_BYPASS_SECRET. Our summary lists: Node.js; A credential in VERCEL_TOKEN; A credential in VERCEL_AUTOMATION_BYPASS_SECRET.
Does Deployments Cicd access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: vercel.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Deployments Cicd 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. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Deployments Cicd use?
Deployments Cicd has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Deployments Cicd use?
About 3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 12k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Deployments Cicd?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Deployments Cicd: Vercel Deployments (BagelHole/DevOps-Security-Agent-Skills, 1.1k stars), Use Vercel Action (amondnet/vercel-action, 765 stars), Prepare Cloudflare Production Deployment (LubomirGeorgiev/cloudflare-workers-nextjs-saas-template, 786 stars) and Env Manager (bobmatnyc/claude-mpm, 155 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Deployments Cicd?
vercel (a GitHub organization, an official publisher) maintains it in vercel/vercel-plugin, which has 301 GitHub stars. The repository holds 38 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: vercel/vercel-plugin on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.