Vercel launches eve agent framework and Passport controls

The Register reported that Vercel used its Ship event in London to introduce eve, an open source framework for building and deploying agents with TypeScript and Markdown. Eve agents are structured as directories containing instructions, tools, authentication, model providers, schedules, and channels, with sandboxed isolated VMs by default and a testing tool for evaluation. Vercel also introduced Passport, a control layer meant to bring employee-created AI apps under enterprise governance as companies deal with shadow AI.

Key details: Published June 19, 2026 at 13:35 UTC, Eve is open source under the Apache 2.0 license, Agents can run locally with npx eve dev and deploy with vercel deploy, Passport is aimed at enterprise control of AI-created internal apps.

Why it matters: Agent tooling is moving from demos into governed developer platforms; Vercel is trying to own both the build loop and the enterprise controls around it.