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This skill helps deploy applications to Vercel using edge functions, serverless, and ISR to optimize performance and scalability.

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---
name: vercel-deploy
description: Deploy applications to Vercel with edge functions, serverless, and ISR.
author: vercel
category: development
tags: [nextjs, node, typescript]
---

# Vercel Deploy

Deploy applications to Vercel with edge functions, serverless, and ISR.

## When to Use

- Deploying Next.js applications
- Setting up edge functions
- Configuring ISR (Incremental Static Regeneration)
- Serverless deployments

## Source

This skill references patterns from [Vercel's agent-skills](https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills).

Overview

This skill deploys applications to Vercel, handling edge functions, serverless functions, and Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR). It streamlines build and deployment steps for Next.js and other frameworks supported by Vercel, letting you target edge runtimes or serverless backends with simple commands. The skill is implemented in Python and designed for integration into agent workflows.

How this skill works

The skill prepares project configuration and invokes Vercel deployment APIs or CLI commands to upload builds, set runtimes, and configure routes. It detects Next.js conventions to enable ISR and can switch functions to the edge runtime or to serverless depending on your configuration. It reports build status, deployment URLs, and common errors to help diagnose failures.

When to use it

Deploying Next.js sites that require ISR or static regeneration.
Setting up or migrating functions to Vercel Edge runtime.
Publishing serverless APIs alongside frontend applications.
Automating continuous deploys from CI/CD or agent workflows.
Testing preview deployments and sharing live URLs quickly.

Best practices

Ensure project uses Vercel-compatible config (vercel.json or next.config.js) before deploying.
Prefer edge functions for low-latency global endpoints and serverless for heavier compute.
Use atomic commits and preview deployments to validate changes before production.
Limit cold-start sensitive workloads by choosing appropriate runtimes and function sizes.
Monitor build logs and set environment variables securely via the Vercel dashboard or secrets.

Example use cases

Automate deployment of a Next.js app with ISR after a successful CI build.
Migrate REST endpoints to Vercel Edge Functions for global low-latency responses.
Create preview deployments for pull requests and share live links with reviewers.
Deploy a serverless API next to a static frontend and configure routes in one step.
Run incremental static regeneration for frequently updated pages without full rebuilds.

FAQ

Does the skill support non-Next.js projects?

Yes. It supports any framework that Vercel accepts, but Next.js-specific features like ISR are handled automatically when detected.

Can it configure edge versus serverless automatically?

The skill can switch runtimes based on configuration hints and recommended patterns, but you should verify vercel.json or project config for precise control.