Changelog

Redesigned Environment Variables UI with less scrolling, larger hit targets, and progressive disclosure for easier management of shared and project variables.

SSH into running Sandboxes using the Vercel Sandbox CLI. Open secure, interactive shell sessions, with timeouts automatically extended in 5-minute increments for up to 5 hours.

Users can opt-in to an experimental build mode for backend frameworks like Hono or Express. The new behavior allows logs to be filtered by route, similar to Next.js and other frameworks. It also improves the build process in several ways

Use the OpenResponses API on Vercel AI Gateway with no other API keys required and support for multiple providers.

You can now manually start an on-demand Vercel Agent code review by clicking the "Review with Vercel" button on the deployment tables provided by the Vercel GitHub App,

Node.js runtime in Vercel Sandbox now defaults to Node.js 24 for newer features and performance improvements.

You can use Perplexity web search with any model and any provider on Vercel AI Gateway to access real-time results and up-to-date information.

You can now access the GPT 5.2 Codex model on Vercel's AI Gateway with no other provider accounts required.