Vercel Connect Goes Live With Short-Lived Tokens and 100+ Connectors to Secure AI Apps
Summary
Vercel Connect is now generally available, replacing risky long-lived credential tokens with short-lived, auto-expiring tokens for AI apps, featuring 100+ connectors for services like Slack, GitHub, and Shopify, plus new RBAC controls, audit logs, and token observability across all plans.
Key Points
- Vercel Connect is now generally available, replacing long-lived credential tokens with short-lived, runtime-requested tokens that automatically expire, eliminating the risk of leaked secrets for AI agents and applications.
- The platform now supports 100+ preset connectors for services like Slack, GitHub, Snowflake, and Shopify, with fine-grained scoping per request, per-user identity support, and new governance features including RBAC controls, audit logs, and token observability.
- Vercel Connect is available on all plans, with the Hobby tier including 500 free token requests and 1,000 triggers monthly, while Pro plans are billed at $3 per 1,000 token requests and $0.95 per 1,000 triggers.