# clerk-vue-patterns

A skill that tells your agent how to wire Vue 3 to Clerk: composables, Vue Router guards and a Pinia auth store.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 14000 installs · ★ 89
- Author: clerk
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/clerk/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/clerk-vue-patterns/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/clerk-vue-patterns

## What it does

The skill covers `@clerk/vue` v2+ inside a Vue 3 app. It ships reference files for the composables `useAuth`, `useUser`, `useClerk` and `useOrganization`, for Vue Router navigation guards, and for a Pinia store holding auth state. Your agent opens the right file when you ask about sign-in, sign-out or org switching.

Setup goes through `clerkPlugin` in `main.ts`, with `publishableKey` read from `VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY`. The composables hand back reactive values: `isSignedIn`, `userId`, `user`, `organization`. Switching the active organization runs through `useOrganizationList` and `setActive`.

The skill also lists the usual breakages. A composable returning `undefined` means the call sits outside the `ClerkProvider` tree, so check that `app.use(clerkPlugin, { publishableKey })` actually ran. Nuxt projects are out of scope here — the description points to `clerk-nuxt-patterns` instead.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add clerk/skills --skill clerk-vue-patterns -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add clerk/skills --skill clerk-vue-patterns -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add clerk/skills --skill clerk-vue-patterns -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install clerk/skills clerk-vue-patterns
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/clerk-vue-patterns/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add clerk/skills --skill clerk-vue-patterns -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/clerk/skills --path skills/clerk-vue-patterns
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add clerk/skills --skill clerk-vue-patterns -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/clerk/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/clerk-vue-patterns/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- register Clerk in a Vue 3 app through clerkPlugin
- read reactive isSignedIn and userId inside a component
- block unauthenticated users from Vue Router routes
- keep auth state in a Pinia store
- switch the active organization with useOrganizationList

## Example prompts
- Show me how to render the user's first name with useUser in Vue 3
- Add a Vue Router guard that only lets signed-in users through
- Build a Pinia store that holds Clerk auth state

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: clerk-vue-patterns
description: 'Vue 3 patterns with Clerk — composables (useAuth, useUser,
  useClerk, useOrganization), Vue Router guards, Pinia auth store
  integration. Triggers on: vue clerk, useAuth vue, clerk composables,
  vue router clerk guard, pinia auth clerk. For Nuxt, use clerk-nuxt-patterns instead.'
license: MIT
allowed-tools: WebFetch
metadata:
  author: clerk
  version: 1.0.0
---

# Vue Patterns

SDK: `@clerk/vue` v2+ (Vue 3). For Nuxt, use `clerk-nuxt-patterns`.

## What Do You Need?

| Task | Reference |
|------|-----------|
| Composables: useAuth, useUser, useOrganization | references/composables.md |
| Vue Router navigation guards | references/vue-router-guards.md |
| Pinia store with auth state | references/pinia-integration.md |

## Mental Model

Vue uses composables from `@clerk/vue`:

- **`useAuth()`** — reactive `isSignedIn`, `userId`, `signOut`
- **`useUser()`** — reactive `user` object
- **`useClerk()`** — full Clerk instance for advanced operations
- **`useOrganization()`** — reactive `organization`, `membership`

## Setup

### Vue (Plain)

```ts
// main.ts
import { clerkPlugin } from '@clerk/vue'
import { createApp } from 'vue'
import App from './App.vue'

const app = createApp(App)
app.use(clerkPlugin, {
  publishableKey: import.meta.env.VITE_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY,
})
app.mount('#app')
```

## Composables Usage

```vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import { useAuth, useUser } from '@clerk/vue'

const { isSignedIn, userId, signOut } = useAuth()
const { user } = useUser()
</script>

<template>
  <div v-if="isSignedIn">
    <p>Hello {{ user?.firstName }}</p>
    <button @click="signOut()">Sign Out</button>
  </div>
  <SignInButton v-else />
</template>
```

## Org Switching

```vue
<script setup lang="ts">
import { useOrganizationList } from '@clerk/vue'

const { userMemberships, setActive } = useOrganizationList()
</script>

<template>
  <button
    v-for="mem in userMemberships.data ?? []"
    :key="mem.organization.id"
    @click="setActive({ organization: mem.organization.id })"
  >
    {{ mem.organization.name }}
  </button>
</template>
```

## Common Pitfalls

| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---------|-------|-----|
| Composables return `undefined` | Not inside `ClerkProvider` tree | Ensure `app.use(clerkPlugin, { publishableKey })` is called |
| `userId` reactive but not updating | Destructuring loses reactivity | Use `const { userId } = useAuth()` (toRefs-style composable, reactive) |
## Import Map

| What | Import |
|------|--------|
| Composables | `@clerk/vue` |
| Plugin setup | `@clerk/vue` |
| Components | `@clerk/vue` |

## See Also

- `clerk-setup` - Initial Clerk install
- `clerk-custom-ui` - Custom flows & appearance
- `clerk-orgs` - B2B organizations

## Docs

- [Vue SDK](https://clerk.com/docs/vue/getting-started/quickstart)
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