# vercel eve

Vercel Eve is an open-source, filesystem-first TypeScript framework for building durable AI agents on Vercel. It organizes agent capabilities as files for instructions, tools, skills, channels, schedules, subagents, and connections, including integrations with external MCP and OpenAPI tools.

Canonical URL: https://a2a-mcp.org/entry/vercel-eve

Language: en

Category: MCP Servers

Updated: 2026-06-18

## About
Vercel Eve is a filesystem-first framework for durable backend AI agents. The official Vercel page describes it as "like Next.js for web apps, but for agents": instructions and skills are written in Markdown, tools are written in TypeScript, and an agent is authored as a directory.

This entry is categorized as a framework, not an MCP server. Eve can connect agents to external MCP servers and OpenAPI-based tools, but the verified sources do not describe Eve itself as a standalone MCP server exposing MCP tools to Claude Desktop, Cursor, or similar MCP clients.

## Key Features
- Filesystem-first agent layout under `agent/`, with `instructions.md`, optional `agent.ts`, `tools/`, `skills/`, `channels/`, `connections/`, `subagents/`, and `schedules/`.
- TypeScript tools: a file under `agent/tools/` can define a typed action the model may call, with the filename becoming the tool name.
- Markdown skills: procedures can be stored as Markdown and loaded when relevant instead of being carried in every prompt.
- Channels for running the same agent in surfaces such as Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, Twilio, GitHub, Linear, and web chat where documented by the integrations page.
- Connections for external services, including documented MCP or OpenAPI connections such as Linear, Notion, Datadog, and Honeycomb.
- Vercel-oriented production features described by Vercel include durable execution, sandboxed compute, human-in-the-loop approvals, subagents, and evals.

## Use Cases
- Build Slack or web-chat agents backed by a Vercel project.
- Add typed tools and reusable skills to internal assistants.
- Connect agents to third-party systems through Vercel Connect, MCP connections, or OpenAPI connections.
- Run scheduled agents for recurring jobs such as reports or triage workflows.
- Organize a larger agent fleet with consistent project structure, Git diffs, and shared deployment conventions.

## Setup or Requirements
For a new project, the official README documents `npx eve@latest init my-agent`. For an existing project, Vercel's announcement describes `npm install eve@latest` and adding the required `agent/agent.ts` and `agent/instructions.md` files.

The README also documents `npm run dev` for a generated scaffold. Vercel's announcement and guides show `eve dev` for the local terminal UI and `eve deploy` for deploying an Eve app. The Slack starter guide documents a Vercel account and a Slack workspace for that template, plus Node.js 24 or newer, pnpm, and the Vercel CLI for local development.

## Compatibility
Eve is a TypeScript framework published as the npm package `eve` and developed in the open at `vercel/eve`. It is designed for Vercel deployment and integrates with Vercel AI Gateway, Vercel Sandbox, Vercel Workflows, and Vercel Connect where those capabilities are used.

Eve is related to MCP because an Eve agent can use MCP connections as tools. It should not be listed as an MCP server unless a separate, documented Eve MCP server endpoint or client setup is published.

## Limitations
- Public sources reviewed on 2026-06-18 describe Eve as a framework, not as an MCP server.
- Exact MCP client configuration for Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, VS Code, or Lovable is not documented for Eve itself.
- Eve is in beta/public preview, and Vercel notes that the framework, APIs, documentation, and behavior may change before general availability.

## Sources
- Official website: https://vercel.com/eve
- Official docs: https://eve.dev/docs
- Vercel docs: https://vercel.com/docs/eve
- GitHub: https://github.com/vercel/eve
- Changelog: https://vercel.com/changelog/introducing-eve-an-open-source-agent-framework
- Announcement: https://vercel.com/blog/introducing-eve
- Integrations: https://eve.dev/integrations
- Slack starter guide: https://vercel.com/kb/guide/eve-slack-agent-starter

## MCP Setup

### Companion app or plugin


Not applicable: Vercel Eve is documented as an agent framework, not a standalone MCP server.

Setup docs: https://eve.dev/docs

## Tags

- framework
- AI agents
- TypeScript
- Vercel
- MCP
- CLI

## Also known as

- eve
- Vercel Eve
- eve framework
- Vercel agent framework
- eve.dev
- npx eve

## Alternatives

- LangGraph
- Mastra
- OpenAI Agents SDK
- Vercel AI SDK
- CrewAI
- Microsoft AutoGen

## Sources

- [Project website](https://vercel.com/eve)
- [Official website](https://vercel.com/eve)
- [Official documentation](https://eve.dev/docs)
- [Vercel docs](https://vercel.com/docs/eve)
- [GitHub repository](https://github.com/vercel/eve)
- [Vercel changelog](https://vercel.com/changelog/introducing-eve-an-open-source-agent-framework)
- [Vercel announcement blog](https://vercel.com/blog/introducing-eve)
- [Eve integrations](https://eve.dev/integrations)
- [Slack agent starter guide](https://vercel.com/kb/guide/eve-slack-agent-starter)

Last checked: 2026-06-18