Vercel CLI with Tokens

Deploy and manage projects on Vercel using token-based authentication. Use when working with Vercel CLI using access tokens rather than interactive login — e.g. "deploy to vercel", "set up vercel", "add environment variables to vercel".

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)
npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill vercel-cli-with-tokens
Manual install
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills.git /tmp/agent-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/agent-skills/skills/vercel-cli-with-tokens ~/.claude/skills/vercel-cli-with-tokens

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From the SKILL.md

# Vercel CLI with Tokens

Deploy and manage projects on Vercel using the CLI with token-based authentication, without relying on `vercel login`.

## Step 1: Locate the Vercel Token

Before running any Vercel CLI commands, identify where the token is coming from. Work through these scenarios in order:

### A) `VERCEL_TOKEN` is already set in the environment

```bash
printenv VERCEL_TOKEN
```

If this returns a value, you're ready. Skip to Step 2.

### B) Token is in a `.env` file under `VERCEL_TOKEN`

```bash
grep '^VERCEL_TOKEN=' .env 2>/dev/null
```

If found, export it:

```bash
export VERCEL_TOKEN=$(grep '^VERCEL_TOKEN=' .env | cut -d= -f2-)
```

### C) Token is in a `.env` file under a different name

Look for any variable that looks like a Vercel token (Vercel tokens typically start with `vca_`):

```bash
grep -i 'vercel' .env 2>/dev/null
```

Inspect the output to identify which variable holds the token, then export it as `VERCEL_TOKEN`:

```bash
export VERCEL_TOKEN=$(grep '^<VARIABLE_NAME>=' .env | cut -d= -f2-)
```

### D) No token found — ask the user

If none of the above yield a token, ask the user to provide one. They can create a Vercel access token at vercel.com/account/tokens.

---

**Important:** Once `VERCEL_TOKEN` is exported as an environment variable, the Vercel CLI reads it natively — **do not pass it as a `--token` flag**. Putting secrets in command-line arguments exposes them in shell history and process listings.
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Details

Skill name
vercel-cli-with-tokens
Repository
vercel-labs/agent-skills
Path
skills/vercel-cli-with-tokens/SKILL.md
Repo updated
28 October 2026
Listed in
heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills, VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills

FAQ

What does the Vercel CLI with Tokens skill do?

Deploy and manage projects on Vercel using token-based authentication. Use when working with Vercel CLI using access tokens rather than interactive login — e.g. "deploy to vercel", "set up vercel", "add environment variables to vercel".

How do I install the Vercel CLI with Tokens skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills --skill vercel-cli-with-tokens. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Vercel CLI with Tokens popular?

It lives in vercel-labs/agent-skills, which has 33,282 GitHub stars and 2,913 forks, and is included in 2 curated skill lists.

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