Investigation Reveals Vercel Plugin in Claude Code Collects User Prompts Without Proper Consent
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Summary
The article investigates concerning privacy practices of the Vercel plugin in Claude Code, revealing that it requests access to read all user prompts even on non-Vercel projects. The author discovers that the consent mechanism is misleading, the plugin collects data regardless of user choice, and the data collection is more extensive than disclosed. The investigation shows the plugin sends detailed telemetry including prompt text, project structure, and user behavior to Vercel's servers, raising significant privacy concerns for developers using Claude Code.
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The consent is fake. The plugin asks for permission to share prompt text, but it's already collecting everything else about your project and usage.
The plugin sends telemetry to Vercel's servers regardless of whether you consent to prompt sharing.
This isn't just about prompts. The plugin collects your project structure, file names, dependencies, and how you use Claude Code.
09 Apr 2026 The Vercel Plugin on Claude Code wants to read all your prompts!
