ToolsOctober 9, 2025via Vercel Blog
ChatGPT apps support on Vercel
Why it matters
Vercel's native ChatGPT apps support lowers the friction for developers to build AI-powered custom experiences within OpenAI's ecosystem, accelerating the shift toward composable AI integrations and expanding the app-layer economy.
Key signals
- ChatGPT apps now natively supported on Vercel
- Model Context Protocol (MCP) runs natively inside OpenAI sandbox (no nested iframe)
- Next.js integration with Server-Side Rendering and React Server Components enabled
- Vercel platform features: preview deployments, instant rollback, dev-to-production pipeline
- Apps SDK and mcp-handler framework available for developers
- Published October 9, 2025
The hook
Vercel just made it dead simple to build ChatGPT apps without iframes. Native MCP support + Next.js = faster custom integrations.
You can now build and deploy directly on Vercel, with full support for modern web frameworks.ChatGPT apps
ChatGPT apps let you integrate custom UI components and functionality within ChatGPT, deployed and served by Vercel.
Frameworks like can now power these experiences using the Model Context Pr…