@vercel/functions
Runtime functions API for Vercel Functions serverless deployments.
HTTP servers and APIs npm Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
40
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in http servers and apis
#22 of 30
by use in those projects
Downloads
9.2M
npm, last 7 days, @vercel/functions
GitHub stars
16.4K
last push Oct 7, 2026
How @vercel/functions is used
@vercel/functions is a dependency in 40 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #22 of 30 in http servers and apis. The most used alternative there is Express. Projects that use it most often also use Next.js (82.5%), Zod (65.0%), Lucide React (67.5%).
Often used with @vercel/functions
| Next.js | 82.5% of @vercel/functions projects · 3.7× more than average |
|---|---|
| Zod | 65.0% of @vercel/functions projects · 3.8× more than average |
| Lucide React | 67.5% of @vercel/functions projects · 3.4× more than average |
| Vercel Analytics | 52.5% of @vercel/functions projects · 15.8× more than average |
| clsx | 60.0% of @vercel/functions projects · 3.4× more than average |
| Class Variance Authority | 52.5% of @vercel/functions projects · 3.7× more than average |
| dotenv | 55.0% of @vercel/functions projects · 3.5× more than average |
| Playwright (JavaScript) | 47.5% of @vercel/functions projects · 5.4× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.8% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 0.8% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 1.8% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list @vercel/functions as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install @vercel/functions |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Next.js (31), TypeScript / JavaScript (9) |
| Example projects | nuxt/nuxt.com, inboundemail/inbound, LiorVainer/data-israel, vinhnx/vtchat, andrelandgraf/fullstackrecipes |
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