Official agent skill

Vercel Storage

by vercel in vercel/vercel-plugin

Vercel storage expert guidance — Blob, Global Config (formerly Edge Config), and Marketplace storage (Neon Postgres, Upstash Redis).

OfficialCustom licenceAuto-check: notesBackend & APIs

Install Vercel Storage

skills CLI
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill vercel-storage -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install vercel/vercel-plugin vercel-storage --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/vercel/vercel-plugin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/vercel-storage .claude/skills/vercel-storage && 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-storage
GitHub stars
301
Token cost
~5.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,018 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
38
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Vercel storage expert guidance — Blob, Global Config (formerly Edge Config), and Marketplace storage (Neon Postgres, Upstash Redis).

  • Works in 2 steps: Preferred: Vercel-managed Neon/Upstash… → Fallback: Provider CLI/manual…
  • Using data storage with Vercel applications
  • SKILL.md covers Provider Choice for Bootstrap, Active First-Party Storage, Marketplace Storage… and Storage Decision Matrix, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls vercel, npm and npx; reaches vercel.com; needs NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY and TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN

What it does

Vercel Storage is an agent skill from vercel/vercel-plugin, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Vercel storage expert guidance — Blob, Global Config (formerly Edge Config), and Marketplace storage (Neon Postgres, Upstash Redis). Use when choosing, configuring, or using data storage with Vercel applications.

Its SKILL.md is about 5.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file.

It sits in Backend & APIs. It works with Vercel, Neon, Upstash and Prisma. 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

  • Using data storage with Vercel applications

Example prompts

  • “/vercel-storage”

Requirements

  • Node.js

Workflow steps

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

  1. Preferred: Vercel-managed Neon/Upstash through the Vercel Marketplace (vercel integration add ... or dashboard). This path auto-provisions…
  2. Fallback: Provider CLI/manual provisioning only when Marketplace is unavailable or you must use an existing external account.

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:

    • vercel
    • npm
    • npx

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • vercel.com

    Also links to:

    • skills.sh
    • github.com

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

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY
    • TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN

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

Context cost

Vercel Storage loads about 5.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 57 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,018 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~57
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~5.5k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:187
    ourself and then re-run `vercel env pull .env.local --yes` locally.
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:328
    drizzle-kit` and `tsx` do NOT auto-load `.env.local`. Source env vars manually or use `dotenv`:
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:332
    source <(grep -v '^#' .env.local | sed 's/^/export /') && npx drizzle-kit push
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:336
    npx dotenv -e .env.local -- npx drizzle-kit push
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:337
    npx dotenv -e .env.local -- npx tsx scripts/seed.ts
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:340
    oned env vars — only Next.js auto-loads `.env.local`.

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 1,018 words (~5,474 tokens).

“You are an expert in Vercel's storage options. Know which products are active, which are sunset, and when to use each.”

— opening of SKILL.md by vercel, Custom licence
name
vercel-storage
metadata.priority
7
metadata.docs
https://vercel.com/docs/storage
metadata.sitemap
https://vercel.com/sitemap.xml
metadata.pathPatterns
lib/blob/**, lib/storage/**, src/lib/blob/**, src/lib/storage/**, lib/blob.*, lib/storage.*, lib/edge-config.*, lib/global-config.*, src/lib/blob.*…
metadata.bashPatterns
\bnpm\s+(install|i|add)\s+[^\n]*@vercel/blob\b, \bpnpm\s+(install|i|add)\s+[^\n]*@vercel/blob\b, \bbun\s+(install|i|add)\s+[^\n]*@vercel/blob\b…
metadata.importPatterns
@vercel/blob, @vercel/edge-config, @vercel/global-config, @neondatabase/serverless, @upstash/redis, @vercel/kv, @vercel/postgres, @supabase/supabase-js…
retrieval.aliases
database, blob storage, redis, postgres
retrieval.intents
add storage, set up database, configure blob storage, use global config, use edge config
retrieval.entities
Blob, Global Config, Edge Config, Neon Postgres, Upstash Redis, Vercel Storage

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/vercel-storage of vercel/vercel-plugin.

  • SKILL.md
  • .vercel.approvers

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 82fa491

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Categories

Questions about Vercel Storage

What does Vercel Storage do?

Vercel storage expert guidance — Blob, Global Config (formerly Edge Config), and Marketplace storage (Neon Postgres, Upstash Redis). Vercel Storage is an agent skill from vercel/vercel-plugin, published by the product's own GitHub organization. Vercel storage expert guidance — Blob, Global Config (formerly Edge Config), and Marketplace storage (Neon Postgres, Upstash Redis).

When should I use Vercel Storage?

Vercel Storage fits situations like: using data storage with Vercel applications.

How do I install Vercel Storage in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Vercel Storage in Codex?

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

Can I use Vercel Storage 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 vercel-storage -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-storage, .gemini/skills/vercel-storage, .github/skills/vercel-storage and .opencode/skills/vercel-storage in your project.

What does Vercel Storage need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Vercel Storage needs the command-line tools its instructions call (vercel, npm and npx) and credentials named NEXT_PUBLIC_SUPABASE_ANON_KEY and TURSO_AUTH_TOKEN. Our summary lists: Node.js.

Does Vercel Storage access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: vercel.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: skills.sh and github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Vercel Storage safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Vercel Storage use?

Vercel Storage 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 Vercel Storage use?

About 5.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 22k 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 Storage?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Vercel Storage: Documentation Lookup (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars), Documentation Lookup (affaan-m/ECC, 275k stars), Golive (mikehasa/golive-skill, 1.2k stars) and Neon Auth (neondatabase/agent-skills, 100 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Vercel Storage?

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 7, 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.