clerk-nextjs-skills

You can integrate Clerk authentication into Next.js 16 by using the proxy.ts middleware to manage user access control. This Skill provides automated setup scripts and documentation to configure environment variables and secure routes.

To migrate Clerk authentication to Next.js 16, you transition your route protection logic from the Next.js 15 middleware.ts file to the new proxy.ts middleware, using the provided migration support and setup scripts.

Yes, you can secure MCP servers with Clerk OAuth to protect AI agent interactions. This integration ensures that your automated agent workflows authenticate safely using Clerk's robust access control system.

Clerk authentication works directly with the Next.js 16 proxy.ts middleware to secure App Router applications. This replaces the older middleware.ts approach and provides comprehensive development and production deployment documentation.

Before setting up Clerk authentication, you need to configure the required environment variables for your Clerk instance. The Skill includes automated setup scripts that facilitate this configuration for Next.js 16 deployments.