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name: vercel-install-auth description: | Install and configure Vercel SDK/CLI authentication. Use when setting up a new Vercel integration, configuring API keys, or initializing Vercel in your project. Trigger with phrases like "install vercel", "setup vercel", "vercel auth", "configure vercel API key". allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npm:), Bash(pip:), Grep version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: Jeremy Longshore jeremy@intentsolutions.io

Vercel Install & Auth

Overview

Set up Vercel SDK/CLI and configure authentication credentials.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ or Python 3.10+
• Package manager (npm, pnpm, or pip)
• Vercel account with API access
• API key from Vercel dashboard

Instructions

Step 1: Install SDK

# Node.js
npm install vercel

# Python
pip install None

Step 2: Configure Authentication

# Set environment variable
export VERCEL_API_KEY="your-api-key"

# Or create .env file
echo 'VERCEL_API_KEY=your-api-key' >> .env

Step 3: Verify Connection

const teams = await vercel.teams.list(); console.log(teams.length > 0 ? 'OK' : 'No teams');

Output

• Installed SDK package in node_modules or site-packages
• Environment variable or .env file with API key
• Successful connection verification output

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Invalid API Key	Incorrect or expired key	Verify key in Vercel dashboard
Rate Limited	Exceeded quota	Check quota at https://vercel.com/docs
Network Error	Firewall blocking	Ensure outbound HTTPS allowed
Module Not Found	Installation failed	Run npm install or pip install again

Examples

TypeScript Setup

import { VercelClient } from 'vercel';

const client = new VercelClient({
  apiKey: process.env.VERCEL_API_KEY,
});

Python Setup

from None import VercelClient

client = VercelClient(
    api_key=os.environ.get('VERCEL_API_KEY')
)

Resources

• Vercel Documentation
• Vercel Dashboard
• Vercel Status

Next Steps

After successful auth, proceed to vercel-hello-world for your first API call.