# vercel/vercel

Develop. Preview. Ship.

Repository: https://github.com/vercel/vercel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vercel
Homepage: https://vercel.com
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cli, command, vercel, cloud, hosting, jamstack, ship
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:30:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 83, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3646, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 34, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 3252}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 16152, forks 3780 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:14.846698+00:00)

## What it is
The open-source Vercel CLI and supporting packages for deploying web applications and AI agents to the Vercel cloud platform. It enables git-based deployments, preview environments, and management of projects, domains, and DNS from the terminal.

## Use cases
- deploy a next.js app to vercel from the terminal
- create preview deployments for every pull request
- manage vercel projects, domains, and dns records via cli
- deploy a sveltekit or nuxt site with zero configuration
- run serverless functions with fluid compute
- set up ci/cd that deploys on git push

## When to choose
- you want zero-config deployment for Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or other frontend frameworks
- you need automatic preview URLs for every pull request
- you want git-push-based continuous deployment with a global CDN
- you are building AI apps and want Vercel's AI Gateway and agent infrastructure

## When to avoid
- you need full control over your own servers or on-premise hosting
- you want a fully self-hosted platform without vendor lock-in
- your workload is primarily long-running background compute rather than web apps
- you need to avoid usage-based cloud pricing

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, deployment, developer-tools, ci-cd, cloud
- domain: web-development, developer-tools, cloud-computing, frontend
- platform: cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: vercel, jamstack, hosting, serverless, preview-deployments, edge, nextjs, git-based-deployment, devops, nodejs, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- vercel/vercel (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.846698+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:05:12.900783+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/vercel/vercel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:14.846698+00:00, sha 306c016c132e)
  - homepage: https://vercel.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:17.337441+00:00, sha 232f5b45b323)
  - site_page: https://vercel.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:17.346779+00:00, sha 614e0cfe00de)
  - site_page: https://vercel.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:17.348905+00:00, sha c78127d6b6a3)
  - site_page: https://vercel.com/docs/frameworks/full-stack/nuxt (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:17.354756+00:00, sha 3e48525fbcdd)
  - site_page: https://vercel.com/docs/frameworks/full-stack/sveltekit (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:17.356902+00:00, sha fec9e6e22eeb)
  - site_page: https://vercel.com/docs/frameworks/backend/nitro (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:17.359077+00:00, sha f304c099ad65)
  - site_page: https://vercel.com/docs/frameworks/full-stack/tanstack-start (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:17.360823+00:00, sha fb46d1029e2d)
  - site_page: https://vercel.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:17.350894+00:00, sha 002ff21b7089)
  - site_page: https://vercel.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:03:17.352790+00:00, sha 1621cac99317)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.