Cross-link map: Vercel fundamental concepts (/docs/fundamentals)From the Vercel docs graph (built 2026-09-21T05:26:59.511Z), spanning vercel.com docs + KB, nextjs.org, ai-sdk.dev, and other Vercel documentation sites. Full graph as JSON: https://vercel.com/docs/graph.jsonSemantically closest pagesHow requests flow through Vercel — Learn how Vercel routes, secures, and serves requests from your users to your application.How Vercel builds your application — Learn how Vercel transforms your source code into optimized assets ready to serve globally.How Vercel CDN works — Learn how Vercel's CDN processes requests through routing, caching, and compute layers to deliver your content with lowVercel KMS Concepts — Understand how Vercel KMS rotates signing keys and how it authorizes signing, management, and verification.Vercel Connect Concepts — Understand the core building blocks of Vercel Connect: connectors, installations, tokens, project links, triggers, and aThis page links to (3)How Vercel builds your application — Learn how Vercel transforms your source code into optimized assets ready to serve globally.How requests flow through Vercel — Learn how Vercel routes, secures, and serves requests from your users to your application.What is Compute? — Learn how compute works on Vercel with Fluid compute, and how it compares to traditional server and serverless models.Pages that link here (1)By site: vercel-docs (1)Getting started with Vercel — Install the Vercel CLI, add the Vercel Plugin or agent skills, and deploy your first project.