{"slug": "vercel-sandbox-now-supports-managed-npm-credentials", "title": "Vercel Sandbox now supports managed npm credentials", "summary": "Vercel Sandbox now installs private npm packages using credentials stored in team Shared Environment Variables, with support for custom registries including GitHub Packages and JFrog Artifactory. Developers pass `credentials: { npm: true }` when creating a sandbox, and the firewall adds authentication to install requests so a coding agent can install dependencies without seeing the tokens, which stay outside the sandbox. Vercel instructs users to update their Sandbox SDK or CLI to the latest version.", "body_md": "[Vercel Sandbox](https://vercel.com/docs/sandbox) can now install your team's private npm packages using credentials stored in team [Shared Environment Variables](https://vercel.com/docs/environment-variables/shared-environment-variables). Custom registries such as GitHub Packages and JFrog Artifactory are also supported.\n\nPass `credentials: { npm: true }` when creating a sandbox to let it use your team's existing npm credentials.\n\nTokens stay outside the sandbox. The firewall adds authentication to install requests sent to your configured registries, so a coding agent can install dependencies without seeing the tokens.\n\nUpdate your Sandbox SDK or CLI to the latest version.\n\nRead the [npm credentials documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/sandbox/credentials/npm) to get started.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-sandbox-now-supports-managed-npm-credentials", "canonical_source": "https://vercel.com/changelog/vercel-sandbox-now-supports-managed-npm-credentials", "published_at": "2026-11-12 01:56:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-13 22:53:56.337305+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Vercel", "Vercel Sandbox", "npm", "GitHub Packages", "JFrog Artifactory"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-sandbox-now-supports-managed-npm-credentials", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-sandbox-now-supports-managed-npm-credentials.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-sandbox-now-supports-managed-npm-credentials.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/vercel-sandbox-now-supports-managed-npm-credentials.jsonld"}}