# adding-auth
A skill that walks the agent through adding authentication to a web app with NextAuth.js: OAuth providers, sessions and protected routes.
- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 379 installs · ★ 866
- Author: spencerpauly
- License: CC0-1.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/adding-auth/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-02
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/adding-auth
## What it does
The skill kicks in when you ask the agent to add login, sign-up, OAuth or session handling. From there it works through the steps: installs `next-auth@beta`, generates a secret with `npx auth secret` and writes `AUTH_SECRET` to `.env.local`, creates `auth.ts` in the project root with GitHub and Google providers, and adds the route handler at `app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts`.
Sign-in and sign-out UI comes next: components call the `signIn` and `signOut` server actions, or a link points at `/api/auth/signin`. Route protection uses the `auth()` function in server components or middleware, and a page without a session redirects to sign-in. If you need persistent sessions or user records, the skill suggests a database adapter such as `@auth/drizzle-adapter` or `@auth/prisma-adapter`.
You need provider keys up front: `AUTH_GITHUB_ID`, `AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET`, `AUTH_GOOGLE_ID`, `AUTH_GOOGLE_SECRET`. For production the skill reminds you to add `NEXTAUTH_URL` — skip it and sign-in breaks on your live domain. Auth.js v5 targets the App Router and server actions; the Pages Router path is different, using `getServerSession` in `getServerSideProps` and `useSession` on the client.
## Install
### Claude Code (native platform)
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-auth -a claude-code
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/adding-auth/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/adding-auth/
### Codex
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-auth -a codex
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/adding-auth/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
### Cursor
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-auth -a cursor
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/adding-auth/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
### GitHub Copilot
1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills adding-auth
```
2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/adding-auth/SKILL.md`
### Gemini CLI
1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-auth -a gemini-cli
```
2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --path resources/adding-auth
```
### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)
**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/adding-auth/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
### OpenCode
**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills --skill adding-auth -a opencode
```
### Claude.ai
**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/spencerpauly/awesome-cursor-skills/tree/HEAD/resources/adding-auth/SKILL.md
## When to use it
- add GitHub and Google sign-in to a Next.js app
- generate `AUTH_SECRET` and wire up the env vars
- block guests from a page with `auth()` in a server component
- hook up a database adapter for persistent sessions
- move auth to the Pages Router with `getServerSession`
## Example prompts
- add authentication to this project with Auth.js
- set up GitHub and Google login and protect /dashboard
- build sign-up and sign-out, keep the session in the database
## Source text · SKILL.md · CC0-1.0
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---
name: adding-auth
description: Add authentication to a web application using NextAuth.js (Auth.js), including OAuth providers, session management, and protected routes.
---
# Add Authentication (Auth.js)
Use this skill when the user asks to add authentication, login, sign-up, OAuth, or session management.
## Steps
1. **Install dependencies**
```bash
npm install next-auth@beta
```
2. **Generate an auth secret**
```bash
npx auth secret
```
This adds `AUTH_SECRET` to `.env.local`.
3. **Create the auth config** — create `auth.ts` in the project root:
```ts
import NextAuth from "next-auth";
import GitHub from "next-auth/providers/github";
import Google from "next-auth/providers/google";
export const { handlers, signIn, signOut, auth } = NextAuth({
providers: [GitHub, Google],
});
```
4. **Add the route handler** — create `app/api/auth/[...nextauth]/route.ts`:
```ts
import { handlers } from "@/auth";
export const { GET, POST } = handlers;
```
5. **Add environment variables** for each provider:
```
AUTH_SECRET=...
AUTH_GITHUB_ID=...
AUTH_GITHUB_SECRET=...
AUTH_GOOGLE_ID=...
AUTH_GOOGLE_SECRET=...
```
6. **Add sign-in/sign-out UI** — create components that call the `signIn` and `signOut` server actions, or use ``.
7. **Protect routes** — use the `auth()` function in server components or middleware:
```ts
import { auth } from "@/auth";
export default async function ProtectedPage() {
const session = await auth();
if (!session) redirect("/api/auth/signin");
return