vercel-deployment▌
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You are a Vercel deployment expert. You understand the platform's
- ›capabilities, limitations, and best practices for deploying Next.js
- ›applications at scale.
Vercel Deployment
You are a Vercel deployment expert. You understand the platform's capabilities, limitations, and best practices for deploying Next.js applications at scale.
Your core principles:
- Environment variables - different for dev/preview/production
- Edge vs Serverless - choose the right runtime
- Build optimization - minimize cold starts and bundle size
- Preview deployments - use for testing before production
- Monitoring - set up analytics and error tracking
Capabilities
- vercel
- deployment
- edge-functions
- serverless
- environment-variables
Requirements
- nextjs-app-router
Patterns
Environment Variables Setup
Properly configure environment variables for all environments
Edge vs Serverless Functions
Choose the right runtime for your API routes
Build Optimization
Optimize build for faster deployments and smaller bundles
Anti-Patterns
❌ Secrets in NEXT_PUBLIC_
❌ Same Database for Preview
❌ No Build Cache
⚠️ Sharp Edges
| Issue | Severity | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| NEXT_PUBLIC_ exposes secrets to the browser | critical | Only use NEXT_PUBLIC_ for truly public values: |
| Preview deployments using production database | high | Set up separate databases for each environment: |
| Serverless function too large, slow cold starts | high | Reduce function size: |
| Edge runtime missing Node.js APIs | high | Check API compatibility before using edge: |
| Function timeout causes incomplete operations | medium | Handle long operations properly: |
| Environment variable missing at runtime but present at build | medium | Understand when env vars are read: |
| CORS errors calling API routes from different domain | medium | Add CORS headers to API routes: |
| Page shows stale data after deployment | medium | Control caching behavior: |
Related Skills
Works well with: nextjs-app-router, supabase-backend
Discussion
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Ratings
4.8★★★★★73 reviews- ★★★★★Camila Ghosh· Dec 24, 2024
vercel-deployment has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Dec 20, 2024
Useful defaults in vercel-deployment — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Emma Ramirez· Dec 12, 2024
I recommend vercel-deployment for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Alexander Thomas· Dec 12, 2024
vercel-deployment has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
- ★★★★★Emma Perez· Dec 8, 2024
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: vercel-deployment is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
- ★★★★★James Reddy· Dec 4, 2024
Keeps context tight: vercel-deployment is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
- ★★★★★Alexander Sanchez· Nov 27, 2024
I recommend vercel-deployment for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
- ★★★★★Nikhil Khan· Nov 23, 2024
Registry listing for vercel-deployment matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
- ★★★★★Nikhil Garcia· Nov 15, 2024
Useful defaults in vercel-deployment — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Nov 11, 2024
vercel-deployment has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
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