hono-authentication

What problem does it solve?

Designing, implementing, or refactoring authentication and authorization in Hono + TypeScript backends, including JWT, sessions/cookies, middleware, and role-based patterns, can be complex and security-critical. This Skill automates the setup of robust auth flows and secure route protection, ensuring consistent and reliable access control.

Core Features & Use Cases

• JWT-Based Auth Flows: Implement JWT access tokens (and optional refresh tokens) using jose for stateless API authentication across various runtimes.
• Auth Middleware & Route Protection: Add auth middleware to extract, verify tokens, and attach user information to c.var for protected routes.
• Role-Based Authorization: Implement helper middleware for role/permission checks, enabling fine-grained access control per route or route group.

Quick Start

Add auth to this Hono API, protecting routes with JWT, implementing login/signup endpoints, and checking roles on these Hono routes.