Set up Vercel MCP in Claude Desktop
Connect to the Vercel API to manage deployments, projects, domains, and environment variables from your AI editor.
1
Locate the config file
Claude Desktop reads MCP server configuration from the following file:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonCreate this file if it does not already exist.
2
Add the configuration
Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:
json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vercel-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"vercel-mcp"
],
"env": {
"VERCEL_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_VERCEL_API_TOKEN"
}
}
}
}3
Set up environment variables
Vercel MCP requires the following environment variables:
VERCEL_API_TOKENRequiredVercel API token
4
Verify it works
Restart Claude Desktop. Vercel MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 12 tools available.
This server adds approximately 6,180 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.