vercel dev serves Vercel Queues and Runtime Cache on local endpoints

Introduced 2026-09-17 · score 0.92

HOW TO USE IT

When developing a project that uses Vercel Queues or Runtime Cache, run `vercel dev` from the project root to use their local endpoints, including when no queue services are configured.

WHY THIS HELPS

Run a project with Vercel Queues or Runtime Cache locally, including when no queue services are configured.

REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS

• Version: 59.22.0
• --queue-port <port>: Pins the local Queues port.
• --runtime-cache-port <port>: Pins the local Runtime Cache port.
• Prerequisite: Install project dependencies with `npm install` before running `vercel dev`.
• A manually set `RUNTIME_CACHE_ENDPOINT` takes precedence.
• Occupied default ports are incremented automatically unless pinned.

FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE

• https://vercel.com/docs/cli/release-notes#vercel@59.22.0
• https://vercel.com/docs/cli/dev
• https://github.com/vercel/vercel/blob/main/packages/cli/src/util/dev/server.ts

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