Sub-second artifact deployments are now supported in Vercel CLI
Source
vercel.com
Author
Melkey Moksyakov
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Context
Vercel added a way to deploy small static artifacts through its CLI in under one second (vercel.com). Running vercel deploy on a qualifying directory, one with up to 10 HTML or Markdown files and a total size of 5 megabytes or less, now skips the build step and returns a live production URL immediately, useful for sharing a prototype, publishing an HTML report, or previewing a page a coding AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → just generated. The feature requires Vercel CLI version 59.16.0 or later.
Key takeaways · AI-distilled
Instant deployments apply only to directories with up to 10 files, a total size cap of 5MB, and file extensions limited to .html, .htm, and .md — deployments outside those bounds go through a normal build instead.
Vercel CLI automatically detects eligible static deployments and skips the build step entirely for them, rather than requiring an explicit opt-in flag.
The feature requires Vercel CLI version 59.16.0 or later to use.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
