# better-auth-integrations

Configures Better Auth route handlers in TypeScript web frameworks like Next.js, Remix, Hono, and Express. Solves cookie and header forwarding for SSR and server actions.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 354 installs · ★ 78
- Author: bobmatnyc
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/toolchains/platforms/auth/better-auth/better-auth-integrations/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-18
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/better-auth-integrations

## What it does

This skill gives your coding agent reference patterns for integrating Better Auth into TypeScript projects. It targets Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Remix, SvelteKit, Express, and Hono. The primary objective is wiring the `/api/auth/*` catch-all endpoint without header or cookie issues during SSR.

The skill specifies official helper functions for each environment. Next.js App Router mounts routes through `toNextJsHandler(auth)`. Pages Router endpoints wrap `auth.handler` using `toNodeHandler`. When Next.js server actions handle authentication, the skill requires adding the `nextCookies()` plugin from `better-auth/next-js`.

Running a body parser before Better Auth breaks incoming authentication payloads. Pages Router routes must set `bodyParser: false`. Client and server paths must match exactly.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill better-auth-integrations -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/better-auth-integrations/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/better-auth-integrations/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill better-auth-integrations -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/better-auth-integrations/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill better-auth-integrations -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/better-auth-integrations/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills better-auth-integrations
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/better-auth-integrations/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill better-auth-integrations -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --path toolchains/platforms/auth/better-auth/better-auth-integrations
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/better-auth-integrations/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills --skill better-auth-integrations -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/bobmatnyc/claude-mpm-skills/tree/HEAD/toolchains/platforms/auth/better-auth/better-auth-integrations/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- mount a catch-all `/api/auth/*` handler in Next.js App Router
- configure Next.js Pages Router authentication with `bodyParser` disabled
- handle session cookies in Next.js server actions via `nextCookies`
- align authentication base paths between client and server

## Example prompts
- Mount Better Auth handlers in Next.js App Router under `/api/auth/[...all]/route.ts`
- Set up Better Auth inside Next.js Pages Router and disable the default body parser
- Configure the `nextCookies` plugin in Better Auth so server actions can write cookies

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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````text
---
name: better-auth-integrations
description: Better Auth framework integrations for TypeScript. Use when wiring route handlers in Next.js, SvelteKit, Remix, Express, Hono, or other web frameworks.
user-invocable: false
disable-model-invocation: true
progressive_disclosure:
  entry_point:
    summary: "Better Auth framework integrations for TypeScript. Use when wiring route handlers in Next.js, SvelteKit, Remix, Express, Hono, or other web frameworks."
    when_to_use: "When implementing authentication, authorization, or security."
    quick_start: "1. Review the core concepts below. 2. Apply patterns to your use case. 3. Follow best practices for implementation."
  references:
    - frameworks.md
    - nextjs.md
---
# Better Auth Integrations

## Goals
- Mount the Better Auth handler at `/api/auth/*` (or a custom base path).
- Use framework helpers where available.
- Ensure cookies and headers flow correctly in SSR and server actions.

## Quick start
1. Create an `auth` instance (see `better-auth-core`).
2. Add a catch-all route for `/api/auth/*`.
3. Use a framework helper (or `auth.handler`) to return a Response.

### Next.js App Router
```ts
import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
import { toNextJsHandler } from "better-auth/next-js";

export const { GET, POST } = toNextJsHandler(auth);
```

### Next.js Pages Router
```ts
import { auth } from "@/lib/auth";
import { toNodeHandler } from "better-auth/node";

export const config = { api: { bodyParser: false } };
export default toNodeHandler(auth.handler);
```

## Cookie handling in Next.js server actions
Use the `nextCookies` plugin so server actions set cookies correctly.

```ts
import { betterAuth } from "better-auth";
import { nextCookies } from "better-auth/next-js";

export const auth = betterAuth({
  // ...config
  plugins: [nextCookies()],
});
```

## Guardrails
- Keep the base path consistent between server and client.
- Prefer framework helpers when available.
- Avoid running custom body parsers before the auth handler.

## References
- `toolchains/platforms/auth/better-auth/better-auth-integrations/references/nextjs.md`
- `toolchains/platforms/auth/better-auth/better-auth-integrations/references/frameworks.md`
````
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