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# Photon

Use Photon with AI apps and agents through Vercel Connect. Follow a complete setup guide for secure runtime access.

[Create Connector](https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F~%2Fconnect%3Fcreate%3Dphoton&title=Vercel+Connect)

1.  ## Install the skill

    ```
    $ npx skills add vercel/vercel-plugin --skill vercel-connect
    ```

2.  ## Connect to Photon

    Via CLI[Vercel Dashboard(opens in new tab)](https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F~%2Fconnect%3Fcreate%3Dphoton&title=Vercel+Connect)

    ```
    $ vercel connect create photon --name acme-photon
    ```

3.  ## Use its data in [agents(opens in new tab)](https://github.com/vercel-labs/eve-slack-agent-template) and [apps(opens in new tab)](https://github.com/vercel-labs/nextjs-linear-connect-template)

    ```
    import { getToken } from '@vercel/connect';

    const token = await getToken('photon/acme-photon');
    ```

## Use Photon in apps and agents

Multi-platform messaging for AI agents

[Read the Photon developer docs(opens in new tab)](https://photon.codes/docs/webhooks/overview)

## Build with Photon events

Vercel Connect delivers verified Photon events to your app or agent in real time.

[Learn how to configure triggers](/docs/connect/concepts/triggers)

## Why use Vercel Connect with Photon?

- ### Credentials on demand

    Request Photon credentials only when your application or agent needs them instead of copying secrets into application code.

- ### Access for the right subject

    Keep app-scoped Photon access behind a reusable connector controlled by your team.

- ### Centralized credential management

    Manage Photon 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 Photon with your stack

Follow a complete setup for the Connect SDK or a supported agent framework.

Add Photon to an existing Vercel application with the [Connect SDK](/docs/connect/ts-sdk-reference).

1.  ### Install the Connect SDK

    ```
    npm install @vercel/connect
    ```

2.  ### Create the Photon connector

    Run these commands from the project that will use the connection.

    ```
    vercel link
    vercel connect create photon --name acme-photon
    vercel env pull
    ```

3.  ### Request Photon credentials

    app/api/route.ts

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