# Vercel Agent investigates deployments with read-only access before proposing fixes

> Original title: "Fix this deployment" shouldn't mean "here are the keys to everything."

- Source: Vercel Developers
- Published: 2026-10-23T14:44:12.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/pa54j34f6oq1ijsmfh6n6jtjb
- Original: https://x.com/vercel_dev/status/2113642651073540510

## Summary

Vercel says its Vercel Agent investigates deployment problems with read-only access. It then proposes a plan that lists the permissions needed for the fix.

## Post

"Fix this deployment" shouldn't mean "here are the keys to everything."

We designed Vercel Agent to investigate with read-only access, then propose a plan with the permissions for the fix.
https://vercel.com/blog/how-vercel-agent-accesses-production-safely