diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/add/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/add/index.ts
index db3d18fc767e..5b5478c31c7c 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/add/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/add/index.ts
@@ -105,8 +105,12 @@ export default async function add(names: string[], { cwd, flags, logging, teleme
 
 	// Some packages might have a common alias! We normalize those here.
 	const integrationNames = names.map((name) => (ALIASES.has(name) ? ALIASES.get(name)! : name));
-	const integrations = await validateIntegrations(integrationNames);
+	const integrationsAndAdapters = await validateIntegrations(integrationNames);
+	const integrations = integrationsAndAdapters.filter(isIntegration);
+	const adapters = integrationsAndAdapters.filter(isAdapter);
 
+	logAdapterInstallInstructions(adapters, logging);
+	if (integrations.length) {
 	let ast: t.File | null = null;
 	try {
 		ast = await parseAstroConfig(configURL);
@@ -126,12 +130,8 @@ export default async function add(names: string[], { cwd, flags, logging, teleme
 		debug('add', 'Astro config ensured `defineConfig`');
 
 		for (const integration of integrations) {
-			if (integration.type === 'adapter') {
-				await setAdapter(ast, integration);
-			} else {
 				await addIntegration(ast, integration);
-			}
-			debug('add', `Astro config added integration ${integration.id}`);
+				debug('add', `Astro config added ${integration.type} ${integration.id}`);
 		}
 	} catch (err) {
 		debug('add', 'Error parsing/modifying astro config: ', err);
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ export default async function add(names: string[], { cwd, flags, logging, teleme
 	}
 
 	let configResult: UpdateResult | undefined;
-	let installResult: UpdateResult | undefined;
 
 	if (ast) {
 		try {
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ export default async function add(names: string[], { cwd, flags, logging, teleme
 				const missingDeps = integrations.filter(
 					(integration) => !deps.includes(integration.packageName)
 				);
-				if (missingDeps.length === 0) {
+					if (missingDeps.length === 0 && !adapters.length) {
 					info(logging, null, msg.success(`Configuration up-to-date.`));
 					return;
 				}
@@ -175,13 +174,19 @@ export default async function add(names: string[], { cwd, flags, logging, teleme
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	}
 
-	installResult = await tryToInstallIntegrations({ integrations, cwd, flags, logging });
+	let installResult = await tryToInstallIntegrations({
+		integrations: integrationsAndAdapters,
+		cwd,
+		flags,
+		logging
+	});
 
 	switch (installResult) {
 		case UpdateResult.updated: {
-			const len = integrations.length;
-			if (integrations.find((integration) => integration.id === 'tailwind')) {
+			const len = integrationsAndAdapters.length;
+			if (integrationsAndAdapters.find((entry) => entry.id === 'tailwind')) {
 				const possibleConfigFiles = [
 					'./tailwind.config.cjs',
 					'./tailwind.config.mjs',
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ export default async function add(names: string[], { cwd, flags, logging, teleme
 					debug('add', `Using existing Tailwind configuration`);
 				}
 			}
-			const list = integrations.map((integration) => `  - ${integration.packageName}`).join('\n');
+			const list = integrationsAndAdapters.map((entry) => `  - ${entry.packageName}`).join('\n');
 			info(
 				logging,
 				null,
@@ -268,6 +273,29 @@ Documentation: https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/integrations-guide/`;
 	return err;
 }
 
+function isIntegration(integration: IntegrationInfo): integration is IntegrationInfo & { type: 'integration' } {
+	return integration.type === 'integration';
+}
+
+function isAdapter(integration: IntegrationInfo): integration is IntegrationInfo & { type: 'adapter' } {
+	return integration.type === 'adapter';
+}
+
+function logAdapterInstallInstructions(adapters: (IntegrationInfo & { type: 'adapter' })[], logging: LogOptions) {
+	for (const adapter of adapters) {
+		info(
+			logging,
+			null,
+			`\n  ${cyan(`Check our deployment docs for ${bold(adapter.packageName)} to update your "adapter" config.`)}`
+		);
+	}
+	info(
+		logging,
+		null,
+		`\n  ${bold(cyan('https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/deploy/'))}`
+	);
+}
+
 async function addIntegration(ast: t.File, integration: IntegrationInfo) {
 	const integrationId = t.identifier(toIdent(integration.id));
 
@@ -324,50 +352,6 @@ async function addIntegration(ast: t.File, integration: IntegrationInfo) {
 	});
 }
 
-async function setAdapter(ast: t.File, adapter: IntegrationInfo) {
-	const adapterId = t.identifier(toIdent(adapter.id));
-
-	ensureImport(
-		ast,
-		t.importDeclaration(
-			[t.importDefaultSpecifier(adapterId)],
-			t.stringLiteral(adapter.packageName)
-		)
-	);
-
-	visit(ast, {
-		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-shadow
-		ExportDefaultDeclaration(path) {
-			if (!t.isCallExpression(path.node.declaration)) return;
-
-			const configObject = path.node.declaration.arguments[0];
-			if (!t.isObjectExpression(configObject)) return;
-
-			let adapterProp = configObject.properties.find((prop) => {
-				if (prop.type !== 'ObjectProperty') return false;
-				if (prop.key.type === 'Identifier') {
-					if (prop.key.name === 'adapter') return true;
-				}
-				if (prop.key.type === 'StringLiteral') {
-					if (prop.key.value === 'adapter') return true;
-				}
-				return false;
-			}) as t.ObjectProperty | undefined;
-
-			const adapterCall = t.callExpression(adapterId, []);
-
-			if (!adapterProp) {
-				configObject.properties.push(
-					t.objectProperty(t.identifier('adapter'), adapterCall)
-				);
-				return;
-			}
-
-			adapterProp.value = adapterCall;
-		},
-	});
-}
-
 const enum UpdateResult {
 	none,
 	updated,