Install
npx plugins add vercel/vercel-pluginWho it's for
This fits people who want an AI agent to understand the Vercel ecosystem, products, libraries, CLI, APIs, and workflows. The official repository is
https://github.com/vercel/vercel-plugin
The guide says the plugin provides a relational knowledge graph and a skill library covering products, libraries, CLI, APIs, and workflows. After install, automatic behavior is written as lightweight: only empty directories, and projects detected as Vercel, Next.js, or eve, activate on session-start; by default it will not auto-inject Vercel skills on every tool call or every prompt. So it fits people already on those projects, or about to start from an empty directory, not people who want every conversation stuffed with Vercel skills. The material does not write a runtime version, and does not write another installer.
First try in 3 minutes
The official install command is only this one:
npx plugins add vercel/vercel-plugin
First confirm the current environment may run npx and write plugin config, then run it. The side effect is installing this plugin and its bundled knowledge and skill library. After it runs, check that the plugin appears in the agent interface you are using, then continue. The material does not write a working-directory argument, and does not write uninstall steps.
Low-risk task: open an empty directory, or a project that can already be detected as Vercel, Next.js, or eve. Start a new session. Ask only one read-only question, for example an existing use of a Vercel product or CLI. Do not deploy. Do not change a production project. Success has two layers: in that kind of directory you can see session-start activation; and ordinary prompts do not auto-inject Vercel skills. If the command asks for a secret that never appears in the material, stop at once.
The material does not write how to pick one skill by hand, and does not write a fallback command after install failure; do not fill the gaps.
Use cases
Case 1: Cold start from an empty directory. This matches Session-start activation now only kicks in for empty directories. This fits people who just initialized a workspace and want to confirm the plugin wakes in an empty directory. The material does not write what panel or default prompt appears in an empty directory; the only checkable fact is “an empty directory triggers session-start.” Do not bind an account or publish a project in this step.
Case 2: Look up the ecosystem in a detected Vercel / Next.js / eve project. This matches detected Vercel, Next.js, or eve projects, and bundled skill library covering products, libraries, CLI, APIs, and workflows. This fits people who already have that kind of project and only want product or CLI usage. By default skills are not auto-injected on every prompt, so ask the question clearly and accept “the library is there, but it will not paste itself.” The material writes 35 skills but does not list call names or file paths; do not invent a concrete skill path.
Boundaries
Automatic activation is only empty directories and detected Vercel, Next.js, eve projects; other directories should not expect session-start. By default it no longer injects skills on every tool call or every prompt, so “install it and every conversation automatically becomes a Vercel expert” is false. The plugin covers the knowledge graph and skill library. The material does not give deploy, billing, or account-binding steps; the first try should not jump to publishing. The official text names several Supported interfaces; this body does not expand the list, and you must not infer from that list that an unwritten interface is unavailable. The material has no other install command.