The friction of the handoff
Building a prototype is only half the battle. To get feedback, you need to put that prototype on the web.
For many designers and solo builders, this is where the momentum dies. You have to initialize a Git repo, push to GitHub, connect a project to Vercel, and manage environment variables. Or you have to use a CLI that requires a dozen dependencies you haven't updated in three months.
If you're just trying to show a client a new layout or test a landing page on your phone, the infrastructure feels like a hurdle. You want to ship what's on your screen, not manage a pipeline.
One-click deployment
Kerf was built for the work after the first draft. Sometimes that work is simply getting the design in front of someone else.
The Vercel integration in Kerf Pro removes the middleman. You don't open your terminal. You don't commit to a branch. Once you link your Vercel account, you deploy your current workspace directly from Kerf.
How it works
- Connect. Authenticate with Vercel once.
- Select. Choose which Vercel project maps to your local folder.
- Ship. Click the Deploy button in the Kerf toolbar.
Kerf pushes your local HTML, CSS, and JS to Vercel. You get a live URL in seconds.
Speed over complexity
To be clear: this isn't a replacement for a CI/CD pipeline in a large team. If you work in a monorepo with complex build steps and dozens of contributors, keep using your Git-based workflow.
For solo builders, design engineers, and anyone building a prototype, the Kerf-to-Vercel path is about iteration speed. You make a visual change, click save, click deploy — without leaving the visual context of the design.
Less plumbing, more design.