clerk-setup

Clerk authentication setup for Next.js App Router involves configuring the ClerkProvider, establishing protected routes with middleware, and identifying the required development environment keys by following the official framework quickstart.

Yes, Clerk authentication works with Express, Vue, Expo, and other supported platforms. This Skill provides framework-aware setup by selecting the correct SDK and configuring the appropriate environment variables across supported web and mobile frameworks.

Yes, you can migrate from NextAuth, Firebase, Supabase Auth, Auth0, Cognito, Passport, or custom sessions to Clerk. This Skill provides planning guidance for authentication migration alongside the standard Clerk setup process.

Configuring protected routes with Clerk involves setting up middleware that checks authentication state before rendering or API access. This Skill establishes protected access patterns and configures the required middleware based on official quickstart guidance.

Setting up Clerk authentication requires framework-specific Clerk packages, valid Clerk publishable and secret keys where applicable, and Node.js 20.9.0 or higher. The setup also uses Clerk CLI workflows to create or link applications and pull environment keys.

Clerk publishable and secret keys are required to authenticate your application with Clerk's backend services. This Skill uses CLI-first provisioning to pull these environment variables and diagnose integrations or rotate secret keys as needed.