Vercel CLI
Command-line interface for deploying and managing Vercel projects.
Dev workflow and config npm Apache-2.0
Used in agent projects
78
0.6% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in dev workflow and config
#26 of 88
by use in those projects
Downloads
4.6M
npm, last 7 days, vercel
GitHub stars
16.4K
last push Oct 7, 2026
How Vercel CLI is used
Vercel CLI is a dependency in 78 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.6%), #26 of 88 in dev workflow and config. The most used alternative there is dotenv. Projects that use it most often also use TypeScript (78.2%), tsx (30.8%), clsx (37.2%).
Often used with Vercel CLI
| TypeScript | 78.2% of Vercel CLI projects |
|---|---|
| tsx | 30.8% of Vercel CLI projects · 3.1× more than average |
| clsx | 37.2% of Vercel CLI projects · 2.1× more than average |
| Tailwind CSS | 51.3% of Vercel CLI projects · 1.5× more than average |
| React | 57.7% of Vercel CLI projects |
| Tailwind Merge | 34.6% of Vercel CLI projects · 2.1× more than average |
| Next.js | 39.7% of Vercel CLI projects · 1.8× more than average |
| Lucide React | 35.9% of Vercel CLI projects · 1.8× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.0% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 1.2% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 2.7% of projects set up for it |
| OpenCode | 2.2% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Vercel CLI as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install vercel |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (44), Next.js (30), Python (3), Other (1) |
| Example projects | horsefacts/storage-fairy, JesusFilm/core, funboy322/solborn, nagringa-dev/matilha-builders, elad12390/code-assistant-configuration-interface |
Alternatives to Vercel CLI
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dotenv npm Load environment variables from .env files into process.env. |
2,001 (15.8%) | 189M | 20.5K | BSD-2-Clause |
| python-dotenv pypi Load environment variables from .env files in Python applications. |
828 (6.5%) | 156M | 8,898 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Husky npm Modern Git hooks manager for running tasks on git events. |
797 (6.3%) | 36.2M | 35.3K | MIT |
| lint-staged npm Run linters on git staged files to catch issues before commit. |
591 (4.7%) | 29.5M | 14.7K | MIT |
| concurrently npm Run multiple npm scripts concurrently for efficient development workflows. |
572 (4.5%) | 22.2M | 7,856 | MIT |
| cross-env npm Set environment variables across Windows, Mac and Linux in npm scripts. |
265 (2.1%) | 25.8M | 6,521 | MIT |
| Pydantic Settings pypi Settings management and configuration from environment variables using Pydantic. |
251 (2.0%) | 96.8M | 1,475 | — |
| Rich pypi Python library for rich text and beautiful formatting in terminal output. |
243 (1.9%) | 117M | 57.5K | MIT |