# Clerk Skills [Clerk Skills](https://github.com/clerk/skills) are installable packages that give AI coding agents specialized knowledge about Clerk. Once installed, your agent can help you add authentication, manage organizations, sync users, and more. ## Installation To install all available Skills, use: ```bash npx skills add clerk/skills ``` To install a specific Skill, use: ```bash npx skills add clerk/skills --skill {skill-name} ``` Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Codex, Gemini CLI, and more. See [all supported agents](https://github.com/vercel-labs/skills?tab=readme-ov-file#supported-agents). ## Available skills The following table lists the available Skills. See the linked reference for more information about each Skill. ### Core | Skill | Description | When to use | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | | [/clerk](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/core/clerk/SKILL.md) | Router - routes to the right skill | Always start here | | [/clerk-setup](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/core/clerk-setup/SKILL.md) | Add Clerk to any framework | New projects, framework setup | | [/clerk-custom-ui](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/core/clerk-custom-ui/SKILL.md) | Custom sign-in/up flows and appearance | Building custom forms, styling, branding | | [/clerk-backend-api](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/core/clerk-backend-api/SKILL.md) | Backend REST API explorer | Browsing and executing Clerk Backend API endpoints | ### Features | Skill | Description | When to use | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [/clerk-orgs](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/features/clerk-orgs/SKILL.md) | Multi-tenant business-to-business (B2B) organizations | Team workspaces, role-based access control (RBAC), verified domains, enterprise single sign-on (SSO) | | [/clerk-testing](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/features/clerk-testing/SKILL.md) | End-to-end (E2E) testing for auth flows | Writing Playwright/Cypress tests | | [/clerk-webhooks](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/features/clerk-webhooks/SKILL.md) | Real-time events and data syncing | Database sync, notifications, integrations | ### Frameworks | Skill | Description | When to use | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | | [/clerk-nextjs-patterns](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/frameworks/clerk-nextjs-patterns/SKILL.md) | Advanced Next.js patterns | Server Actions, middleware, caching | | [/clerk-react-patterns](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/frameworks/clerk-react-patterns/SKILL.md) | React SPA patterns (Vite/CRA) | ClerkProvider, hooks, protected routes | | [/clerk-expo-patterns](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/frameworks/clerk-expo-patterns/SKILL.md) | Expo / React Native patterns | SecureStore, OAuth deep linking, Expo Router | | [/clerk-tanstack-patterns](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/frameworks/clerk-tanstack-patterns/SKILL.md) | TanStack React Start patterns | createServerFn, beforeLoad guards, loaders | | [/clerk-react-router-patterns](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/frameworks/clerk-react-router-patterns/SKILL.md) | React Router v7 patterns | rootAuthLoader, getAuth in loaders, SSR | | [/clerk-astro-patterns](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/frameworks/clerk-astro-patterns/SKILL.md) | Astro patterns | Middleware, SSR pages, island components, API routes | | [/clerk-chrome-extension-patterns](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/frameworks/clerk-chrome-extension-patterns/SKILL.md) | Chrome Extension auth | Popup/sidepanel, syncHost, service workers | | [/clerk-nuxt-patterns](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/frameworks/clerk-nuxt-patterns/SKILL.md) | Nuxt 3 patterns | Middleware, composables, server API routes, SSR | | [/clerk-vue-patterns](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/frameworks/clerk-vue-patterns/SKILL.md) | Vue 3 patterns | Composables, Vue Router guards, Pinia | ### Mobile | Skill | Description | When to use | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ | | [/clerk-android](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/mobile/clerk-android/SKILL.md) | Native Android/Kotlin authentication | Building native Android/Compose apps | | [/clerk-swift](https://github.com/clerk/skills/blob/main/skills/mobile/clerk-swift/SKILL.md) | Native iOS/SwiftUI authentication | Building native Swift/iOS apps | ## Example prompts Once Skills are installed, you can ask your AI agent: | You say | Skill used | | -------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | "Add Clerk auth to my Next.js app" | `/clerk-setup` | | "Build custom sign-in form with styling" | `/clerk-custom-ui` | | "List all user endpoints in the Backend API" | `/clerk-backend-api` | | "Set up organizations for my B2B app" | `/clerk-orgs` | | "Add Playwright tests for auth" | `/clerk-testing` | | "Sync users to Prisma via webhooks" | `/clerk-webhooks` | | "Use Server Actions with Clerk" | `/clerk-nextjs-patterns` | | "Add Clerk auth to my Vite React app" | `/clerk-react-patterns` | | "Add auth to my Expo / React Native app" | `/clerk-expo-patterns` | | "Add Clerk to my TanStack Start app" | `/clerk-tanstack-patterns` | | "Protect routes in my React Router v7 app" | `/clerk-react-router-patterns` | | "Set up Clerk in Astro with SSR" | `/clerk-astro-patterns` | | "Sign users in from a Chrome extension" | `/clerk-chrome-extension-patterns` | | "Add auth to my Nuxt 3 app" | `/clerk-nuxt-patterns` | | "Use Clerk composables in Vue" | `/clerk-vue-patterns` | | "Integrate Clerk in my Android Compose app" | `/clerk-android` | | "Add Clerk auth to my SwiftUI app" | `/clerk-swift` | --- ## 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