# Vercel CLI commands now scoped to local directory

By Steven Van · 2026-04-06

Read-only commands like vc project ls now match the linked directory's team by default, with --scope still available to override.

Read-only [Vercel](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/vercel>) CLI commands like vc project ls and vc domains ls now use the scope of the linked local directory instead of defaulting to the global team. Previously, running these commands inside a linked repository could return results from the wrong team, out of step with the working directory. The --scope flag still works to target a different team manually.

The change requires Vercel CLI v50.40.0 or later, available via pnpm i -g vercel@latest. [Read the announcement](<https://vercel.com/changelog/vercel-cli-commands-now-scope-to-the-local-directory>).

[![](<https://assets.vercel.com/image/upload/contentful/image/e5382hct74si/5UVZRRARGJjBbGJKdSW8HR/6f88dea4926253efe1ac99366ba5571c/vercel_cli_og_2.png>)](<https://vercel.com/changelog/vercel-cli-commands-now-scope-to-the-local-directory>)

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Sources

[Original source](<https://vercel.com/changelog/vercel-cli-commands-now-scope-to-the-local-directory>)

[Read Vercel CLI commands now scoped to local directory on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/vercel-vercel-cli-commands-now-scoped-to-local-directory>)

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Canonical source: https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/vercel-vercel-cli-commands-now-scoped-to-local-directory