Vercel Releases Vercel Drives for Persistent Storage Across AI Agent Sandboxes
Vercel has announced the general availability of Vercel Drives, providing persistent file storage for AI agent runtimes. This feature allows agents to maintain state and resume workflows across different sandbox environments.
Vercel has generally released Vercel Drives, a persistent storage solution designed to retain working state and files for AI agents. Previously, switching sandbox environments resulted in the loss of transient files and session state. Vercel Drives decouples working files from the underlying execution runtime, ensuring data persistence across sandbox lifecycle events.
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Comparison
| Aspect | Before / Alternative | After / This |
|---|---|---|
| State Retention | Files and working state were lost when switching or recreating sandbox environments. | Data is stored independently in Vercel Drives and remains intact across environment changes. |
| Workflow Continuity | Complex workflows required manual file transfers or complete environment rebuilds. | Drives can be mounted to new sandboxes instantly without environment setup overhead. |
Action Checklist
- Mount a Vercel Drive to the designated working directory during Vercel Sandbox creation. For example, mount the drive to /workspace to automatically persist generated files.
- Attach the same drive to a new sandbox instance when switching tools or runtimes. This allows agents to seamlessly resume tasks using previously generated artifacts.
