Needle
Use Needle with AI apps and agents through Vercel Connect. Follow a complete setup guide for secure runtime access.
Install the skill
$ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill vercel-connectConnect to
Use its data in agents(opens in new tab) and apps(opens in new tab)
import { getToken } from '@vercel/connect';const token = await getToken('needle/acme-needle');
Use Needle in apps and agents
Search your data semantically for retrieval-augmented AI applications.
Why use Vercel Connect with Needle?
Credentials on demand
Request Needle credentials only when your application or agent needs them instead of copying secrets into application code.
Access for the right subject
Keep app-scoped Needle access behind a reusable connector controlled by your team.
Centralized credential management
Manage Needle credentials in one place and retrieve them through a consistent runtime API.
Vercel-native controls
Bind connections to the projects and environments that need them while Vercel OIDC authenticates each runtime request.
Use Needle with your stack
Follow a complete setup for the Connect SDK or a supported agent framework.
Add Needle to an existing Vercel application with the Connect SDK.
Install the Connect SDK
npm install @vercel/connectCreate the Needle connector
Run these commands from the project that will use the connection.
vercel linkvercel connect create needle --name acme-needlevercel env pullRequest Needle credentials
app/api/route.tsimport { getToken } from '@vercel/connect';const token = await getToken('needle/acme-needle');
