{
  "slug": "vercel-domains-auto-renew-controls-registrar-managed-domains-2edd7669caf0",
  "title": "vercel domains auto-renew controls registrar-managed domains",
  "tools": [
    "vercel"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-08-22T06:50:31.465Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-08-22T06:50:31.465Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "For a registrar-managed domain, run `vercel domains auto-renew <domain> on` to enable automatic renewal or `vercel domains auto-renew <domain> off` to disable it. Use `--json` or `--format` for structured output; handle structured errors in non-interactive or agentic mode.",
    "examples": [
      "vercel domains auto-renew <domain> on",
      "vercel domains auto-renew <domain> off",
      "vercel domains auto-renew <domain> <on|off> --json"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "Version: 59.4.0",
      "<domain> (required): Domain whose automatic renewal setting to change.",
      "on|off (required): Enable or disable automatic renewal.",
      "--json: Request structured JSON output.",
      "--format: Select structured output format; documented values not found.",
      "Prerequisite: Authenticate before accessing resources or performing administrative tasks; use `vercel login` interactively or a token with `--token` in CI/CD.",
      "The command applies to registrar-managed domains.",
      "Non-interactive or agentic mode returns structured errors."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "Change the automatic renewal setting for a registrar-managed domain used by a project.",
  "before": "Automatic renewal could be toggled from the domain’s Vercel Dashboard page.",
  "sources": [
    "https://github.com/vercel/vercel/blob/main/packages/cli/CHANGELOG.md#5940",
    "https://vercel.com/docs/cli",
    "https://vercel.com/docs/domains/working-with-domains/renew-a-domain"
  ],
  "rank": 0.94021,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v1+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "vercel-20261007",
    "verdict_id": "vercel-20261007:vercel-20261007-ff28a4392effdec4-5:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "c8dfa267cb69e2b788871392f47c9b8a477cfdbd807490a2a62421ad722102f5"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "8ecb49a96950245ffe4f4e6ce7c38f8c018aa66ea5ce0b564418ae925992c126",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "vercel-20261007:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.94 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.73 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}