vercel-policy-guardrails

name	vercel-policy-guardrails
description	Implement lint rules, CI policy checks, and automated guardrails for Vercel projects. Use when setting up code quality rules, preventing secret exposure, or enforcing deployment policies for Vercel applications. Trigger with phrases like "vercel policy", "vercel lint", "vercel guardrails", "vercel best practices check", "vercel secret scan".
allowed-tools	Read, Write, Edit, Bash(npx:*), Bash(npm:*)
version	1.18.0
license	MIT
author	Jeremy Longshore <[e-mail]>
tags	["saas","vercel","policy","linting","security"]
compatibility	Designed for Claude Code, also compatible with Codex and OpenClaw

Vercel Policy Guardrails

Overview

Protect against common Vercel failure modes with automated guardrails: ESLint rules preventing secret exposure in client bundles, pre-commit hooks scanning for credentials, CI checks validating vercel.json and edge runtime compatibility, and runtime middleware enforcing auth on protected routes.

Prerequisites

• ESLint configured in project
• Git hooks infrastructure (husky or lefthook)
• CI/CD pipeline (GitHub Actions or similar)
• TypeScript for type enforcement

Instructions

Step 1: ESLint Rules — Prevent Secret Exposure

// .eslintrc.js — custom rules for Vercel projects
module.exports = {
  rules: {
    // Prevent using NEXT_PUBLIC_ prefix for sensitive variables
    'no-restricted-syntax': [
      'error',
      {
        selector: 'MemberExpression[object.property.name="env"][property.name=/^NEXT_PUBLIC_(SECRET|KEY|TOKEN|PASSWORD|PRIVATE)/]',
        message: 'Do not prefix secrets with NEXT_PUBLIC_ — they will be exposed in the client bundle',
      },
    ],
  },
  overrides: [
    {
      // Edge runtime files — prevent Node.js API usage
      files: ['**/edge-*.ts', '**/middleware.ts'],
      rules: {
        'no-restricted-imports': [
          'error',
          {
            paths: [
              { name: 'fs', message: 'fs is not available in Edge Runtime. Use fetch or Vercel Blob.' },
              { name: 'path', message: 'path is not available in Edge Runtime. Use URL API.' },
              { name: 'crypto', message:  },
              { : , :  },
              { : , :  },
            ],
          },
        ],
      },
    },
  ],
};