Vercel Node.js Runtime
Vercel's official Node.js runtime for serverless function deployment.
HTTP servers and APIs npm Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
34
0.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in http servers and apis
#24 of 30
by use in those projects
Downloads
5.3M
npm, last 7 days, @vercel/node
GitHub stars
16.4K
last push Oct 7, 2026
How Vercel Node.js Runtime is used
Vercel Node.js Runtime is a dependency in 34 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.3%), #24 of 30 in http servers and apis. The most used alternative there is Express. Projects that use it most often also use Vite (79.4%), tsx (47.1%), Recharts (44.1%).
Often used with Vercel Node.js Runtime
| Vite | 79.4% of Vercel Node.js Runtime projects · 3.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| tsx | 47.1% of Vercel Node.js Runtime projects · 4.7× more than average |
| Recharts | 44.1% of Vercel Node.js Runtime projects · 5.4× more than average |
| Express | 41.2% of Vercel Node.js Runtime projects · 6.4× more than average |
| TypeScript | 94.1% of Vercel Node.js Runtime projects · 1.7× more than average |
| React | 82.4% of Vercel Node.js Runtime projects · 1.9× more than average |
| Lucide React | 55.9% of Vercel Node.js Runtime projects · 2.8× more than average |
| React Router | 38.2% of Vercel Node.js Runtime projects · 5.0× more than average |
By coding agent
| Cursor | 0.5% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.3% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Vercel Node.js Runtime as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install @vercel/node |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (26), Next.js (5), Python (2), Rust (1) |
| Example projects | WillPapper/syndicate-farcaster-frame-starter |
Alternatives to Vercel Node.js Runtime
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