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entityType: "tool"
canonicalName: "Vercel"
aliases: []
source_timestamps: ["00:09:15", "00:09:24"]
tags: ["hosting", "deployment"]
related: ["concept-human-door", "claim-free-hosting-sufficient", "action-deploy-vercel"]
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# Vercel

## What It Is
**Vercel** is a cloud platform for static sites and Serverless Functions, optimized for Next.js. Its free *hobby* tier supports instant deployment of small AI-generated apps.

## Role in This Source
Vercel hosts the [[concept-human-door]] — the bespoke visual web app that lets a human scan, read, and edit data in the [[concept-shared-surface]].

- After [[action-generate-ui-code]] (LLM-generated app code), the user uploads it to Vercel.
- See [[action-deploy-vercel]] for the concrete deployment step.
- Vercel returns a live URL, which the user bookmarks on their phone home screen as a near-native app.

## Why Free Hosting Matters
The ability to deploy here without paying is central to [[claim-free-hosting-sufficient]] and the broader [[contrarian-anti-saas]] argument that SaaS app-builder middlemen ([[entity-lovable-d21]]) are unnecessary.

## Caveat
Free-tier limits exist; scale beyond hobby may incur cost. Security model on the deployed app is not detailed in the video — see [[question-security-auth]].