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This skill deploys a Vercel preview for pull requests, enabling instant feedback and stakeholder sharing across development branches.

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---
name: vercel-deploy-preview
description: |
  Execute Vercel primary workflow: Deploy Preview.
  Use when Deploying a preview for a pull request,
  Testing changes before production, or Sharing preview URLs with stakeholders.
  Trigger with phrases like "vercel deploy preview",
  "create preview deployment with vercel".
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:*), Grep
version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
author: Jeremy Longshore <[email protected]>
---

# Vercel Deploy Preview

## Overview
Deploy preview environments for pull requests and branches.
This is the primary workflow for Vercel - instant previews for every commit.


## Prerequisites
- Completed `vercel-install-auth` setup
- Understanding of Vercel core concepts
- Valid API credentials configured

## Instructions

### Step 1: Initialize
```typescript
// Step 1 implementation
```

### Step 2: Execute
```typescript
// Step 2 implementation
```

### Step 3: Finalize
```typescript
// Step 3 implementation
```

## Output
- Completed Deploy Preview execution
- Expected results from Vercel API
- Success confirmation or error details

## Error Handling
| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| Error 1 | Cause | Solution |
| Error 2 | Cause | Solution |

## Examples

### Complete Workflow
```typescript
// Complete workflow example
```

### Common Variations
- Variation 1: Description
- Variation 2: Description

## Resources
- [Vercel Documentation](https://vercel.com/docs)
- [Vercel API Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/api)

## Next Steps
For secondary workflow, see `vercel-edge-functions`.

Overview

This skill runs Vercel's primary Deploy Preview workflow to create preview environments for pull requests and branches. It automates the steps needed to build and publish a preview URL for every commit so teams can test changes before production. Use it to get instant, shareable previews for stakeholders and CI validation.

How this skill works

The skill validates Vercel credentials and project context, then triggers the preview deployment via the Vercel API. It monitors deployment progress, captures the final preview URL and status, and returns success confirmation or structured error details. Built-in checks ensure required authentication is present before executing the workflow.

When to use it

Creating a preview deployment for a pull request or feature branch
Testing UI or backend changes before merging to main
Sharing a live preview URL with designers, QA, or product managers
Running CI steps that require a deployed preview
Validating environment variables or build behavior in a non-production environment

Best practices

Ensure vercel-install-auth setup is completed and API tokens are valid
Trigger previews from feature branches or PRs only to avoid clutter
Pass minimal necessary environment variables to previews for safety
Monitor deployment logs to catch build-time issues early
Use short-lived preview deployments and clean up stale previews regularly

Example use cases

Trigger a preview when a pull request is opened to let QA test the change
Deploy a preview for a UI tweak so designers can review the exact build
Share a preview link with a client for sign-off before production release
Run automated integration tests against the preview URL in CI
Compare performance or rendering differences between branches using previews

FAQ

What credentials are required to run this workflow?

You need a valid Vercel API token configured via the vercel-install-auth setup and access to the target Vercel project.

How do I get the preview URL after deployment?

The skill captures the final deployment response from the Vercel API and returns the preview URL and deployment status once the build completes.

Can I customize environment variables for a preview?

Yes. Provide the required environment variables when triggering the workflow; limit sensitive data and prefer short-lived or scoped secrets.