Vercel for Platforms can deploy from users' GitHub repositories
Vercel for Platforms now supports deploying directly from users' GitHub repositories using a GitHub access token, eliminating the need for users to install the Vercel GitHub App. Tokens are encrypted during retrieval and never stored on the deployment.
Teams building on can now create deployments directly from their users' GitHub repositories, without requiring them to install the Vercel GitHub App. When , pass a alongside . Vercel uses the token to retrieve the source and build the deployment.Vercel for Platformscreating a deploymentgitAccessTokengitSource
Tokens should be read-only, scoped to the requested repository, and valid for 24 hours or less. Vercel temporarily stores the token in encrypted form so source retrieval can complete. The token is never stored on the deployment.
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