vercel-labs/agent-skills

What it solves

It provides a standardized library of "skills"—packaged instructions and scripts—that extend the capabilities of AI coding agents, allowing them to perform specialized audits, follow professional engineering guidelines, and execute deployments.

How it works

Skills are structured as packages containing a SKILL.md file for agent instructions, optional helper scripts for automation, and supporting reference documentation. These skills are installed via a CLI (npx skills add) and become automatically available to the agent, which triggers them based on the task context.

Who it’s for

Developers using AI coding agents who want their agents to adhere to Vercel's engineering best practices for React, Next.js, and React Native, or who want to automate Vercel-specific deployment and optimization tasks.

Highlights

• Performance Auditing: Includes tools to audit Vercel projects for cost, reliability, and performance, as well as React/Next.js performance guidelines.
• One-Click Deployment: Enables agents to deploy apps to Vercel instantly and provide a "claimable" URL for users to transfer ownership.
• UI/UX & Writing Audits: Provides 100+ rules for web design accessibility and UX, and 80+ rules based on the Vercel writing handbook for documentation.
• Frontend Specializations: Includes specific guidelines for React Native (Expo), React View Transition API, and scalable React composition patterns.