vercel-cli-with-tokens

Deploy and manage Vercel projects using token-based authentication without interactive login.

- Supports token discovery from environment variables or .env files, with automatic fallback to user input if needed

- Enables preview and production deployments via CLI or git push, with optional project linking via vercel link --repo

- Includes environment variable management, deployment inspection with logs, domain configuration, and Stripe Projects plan upgrades

- Requires VERCEL_TOKEN exported as an environment variable; tokens must never be passed as command-line flags to avoid exposure in shell history

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

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