# Experimental native binaries for Vercel CLI

By Steven Van · 2026-05-27

Vercel's opt-in native CLI binary skips the Node.js dependency and adds code signing and macOS Keychain-scoped credentials.

The [Vercel](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/vercel>) CLI now has an optional experimental native binary, opt-in via a separate package. It starts faster than the standard CLI and drops the Node.js runtime dependency entirely.

- Binaries are code-signed, so the OS can verify they came from Vercel and haven't been modified.

- On macOS, credentials are stored in the system Keychain scoped to the binary, so other processes can't read them without explicit permission.

- Install with pnpm i -g @vercel/vc-native -f; the -f flag is required because the package uses the same global vercel and vc bin names as the standard CLI.

- Once installed, vercel and vc run the native binary across macOS, Linux, and Windows on both x64 and arm64.

Vercel is [taking feedback on GitHub](<https://vercel.com/changelog/experimental-native-binaries-for-vercel-cli>) during the experimental period.

[![](<https://vercel.com/api/docs-og?title=Vercel%20CLI%20Overview&format=docs&sig=5fb1297aa546f329f1814ef43e36edf3dcd20a0c2e0a56241dd290ecb4f3e467&category=Ship%20and%20scale>)](<https://vercel.com/docs/cli>)

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Sources

[Original source](<https://vercel.com/docs/cli>)

[Read Experimental native binaries for Vercel CLI on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/vercel-experimental-native-binaries-for-vercel-cli>)

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