# multitenant

A Vovk.ts skill for serving several tenants from one Next.js app through subdomain routing, with proxy, segments and pages.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 57
- Author: finom
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/finom/vovk/tree/HEAD/skills/multitenant/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/multitenant

## What it does

This skill walks through hosting multiple tenants on a single Next.js app built with Vovk.ts. One layout it covers: a root tenant at `example.com`, an admin tenant at `admin.example.com`, a customer portal at `customer.example.com`, and a per-customer instance at `<customer>.customer.example.com`. The shape is yours to pick; the wiring is shown for any of them.

Three layers handle one request. `src/proxy.ts` intercepts it, passes the URL, the host and your `overrides` map into `multitenant()` from `vovk`, and gets `{ action, destination }` back. From there it branches into `NextResponse.rewrite`, `NextResponse.redirect` or a 404. The proxy rewrites rather than redirects, so `admin.example.com/` stays in the address bar while Next.js serves `src/app/admin/page.tsx` internally. Backend side is a named segment per tenant, frontend side is a page route per tenant.

In `vovk.config.mjs` you flip to the segmented client: `composedClient.enabled: false` together with `segmentedClient.enabled: true`. Each tenant also gets `segmentNameOverride: ''` so the segment name stays out of the client's call URLs. `targetHost` holds your root domain, and skipping the `process.env.VERCEL` branch means local dev points at the production hostname instead of `localhost:3000`. Creating a segment, writing controllers inside one, and the finer points of the segmented client live in the `segment`, `procedure` and `rpc` skills.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add finom/vovk --skill multitenant -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add finom/vovk --skill multitenant -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add finom/vovk --skill multitenant -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install finom/vovk multitenant
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add finom/vovk --skill multitenant -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/finom/vovk --path skills/multitenant
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add finom/vovk --skill multitenant -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/finom/vovk/tree/HEAD/skills/multitenant/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- serve several customers from one Next.js app on separate subdomains
- route requests through `proxy.ts` with rewrites instead of redirects
- give every tenant its own API segment and frontend page
- set up wildcard DNS and local subdomains on `localhost`
- move a project from the composed client to the segmented one

## Example prompts
- Set up multitenancy so `admin.example.com` and `customer.example.com` are served by the same app
- Wire the `<customer>.customer.example.com` subdomain to the `customer/[customer_name]` segment with `multitenant()`
- Switch `vovk.config.mjs` to the segmented client and add `segmentNameOverride` for each tenant

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: multitenant
description: Multi-tenant / multitenancy patterns in Vovk.ts — hosting multiple tenants from one Next.js app via subdomain routing. Covers the `multitenant()` helper from `vovk`, the Next.js `proxy.ts` file that wires it up, the `overrides` shape (static / dynamic / nested subdomain patterns), the `vovk.config.mjs` changes needed (switch to segmented client, `segmentNameOverride`), per-tenant frontend page routes, wildcard DNS, and local subdomains under `localhost`. Triggers on phrasings like "multi-tenant", "multitenancy", "per-tenant API", "per-tenant frontend", "host `admin.example.com`", "serve per subdomain", "tenant per customer", "wildcard subdomains", "route subdomain to segment". Does NOT cover creating or configuring an individual segment — hand off to the `segment` skill. Does NOT cover writing controllers inside a tenant segment — hand off to the `procedure` skill. Does NOT cover composed-vs-segmented client specifics beyond the flip — hand off to the `rpc` skill.
---

# Vovk.ts multi-tenant routing

Host multiple tenants from one Next.js app. Each tenant gets own **named segment** on backend, own **frontend page route** on frontend, wired together with subdomain-aware **proxy** calling `multitenant()` from `vovk`.

Typical shape:

- `example.com/` → root tenant (marketing home, or tenant picker).
- `admin.example.com/` → admin tenant — internal backend + UI.
- `customer.example.com/` → customer-facing portal (signup, landing, etc.).
- `<customer>.customer.example.com/` → per-customer instance.
- `pro.<customer>.customer.example.com/` → per-customer pro tier.

Pick any shape; this skill shows wiring for any.

## Architecture

Three layers, one request:

1. **Proxy (`src/proxy.ts`)** — intercepts every request, calls `multitenant()` with incoming URL, host, your `overrides` map, gets back `{ action, destination }`. Branches into `NextResponse.rewrite`, `NextResponse.redirect`, or 404.
2. **Named segment per tenant** on backend (`src/app/api/admin/[[...vovk]]/route.ts`, etc.). Each tenant's `api/*` calls land here after proxy rewrite.
3. **Per-tenant frontend page routes** on frontend (`src/app/admin/page.tsx`, etc.). Each tenant's non-api requests land here after proxy rewrite.
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