# Vercel CLI commands now scoped to local directory

DevFeed: [Vercel CLI commands now scoped to local directory](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/vercel-cli-commands-now-scoped-to-local-directory-1131.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://vercel.com/changelog/vercel-cli-commands-now-scope-to-the-local-directory>)

Author: Melkey Moksyakov

Published: 2026-04-06T07:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Vercel News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/vercel-news.md>)

Topics: [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [Vercel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vercel.md>)

Tags: [cli](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cli.md>), [local](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/local.md>), [ls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ls.md>), [projects](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects.md>), [scope](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scope.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [vercel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vercel.md>)

## AI overview

Vercel CLI commands such as vc project ls and vc domains ls now use the scope of the linked local directory by default instead of the global team. Users can still override the target team with the --scope flag, and the update requires Vercel CLI v50.40.0 or later.

## Source excerpt

Commands like vc project ls and vc domains ls now automatically use the scope of your linked local directory instead of defaulting to your global team. Previously, querying projects or domains inside a linked repository would return global results, creating an unexpected disconnect between your immediate working environment and the CLI output. This update aligns read-only commands with your local context, though you can still manually override the target team by passing the --scope flag. Run pnpm i -g vercel@latest to update to the latest Vercel CLI (at least v50.40.0). Read more