# nuxt-better-auth

Guides Nuxt authentication with @nuxtjs/better-auth, including sessions, route protection, server APIs, and plugins.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2000 installs · ★ 724
- Author: onmax
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/onmax/nuxt-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/nuxt-better-auth/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
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## What it does

This skill routes each task to a focused reference: module setup, client or server authentication, page protection, database settings, types, or `clientOnly` mode. It guides work with `@nuxtjs/better-auth` APIs in a Nuxt project.

Protected API reads and mutations belong on the server through `requireUserSession(event)`. Redirects should use validated local paths. After changing session payload fields on the server, call `refreshSessionCookieCache(event)`; client auth endpoints that change the current session need `runWithSessionRefresh()`.

Check the installed package version before using an API, because the published skill can be newer than the lockfile. That is a real compatibility check, not a cosmetic step. In `clientOnly` mode, local server helpers and SSR session hydration do not apply. Finish by running typecheck and the narrowest relevant authentication test.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add onmax/nuxt-skills --skill nuxt-better-auth -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add onmax/nuxt-skills --skill nuxt-better-auth -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install onmax/nuxt-skills nuxt-better-auth
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add onmax/nuxt-skills --skill nuxt-better-auth -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/onmax/nuxt-skills --path skills/nuxt-better-auth
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add onmax/nuxt-skills --skill nuxt-better-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/onmax/nuxt-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/nuxt-better-auth/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- configure `@nuxtjs/better-auth` in a Nuxt app
- enforce a session check in an API handler
- protect pages and API routes
- refresh the session cookie cache after server changes
- register Better Auth plugins with client companions

## Example prompts
- “Set up `@nuxtjs/better-auth` in this Nuxt project and check the environment configuration.”
- “Protect this API handler with `requireUserSession(event)`.”
- “After changing session payload fields, add `refreshSessionCookieCache(event)`.”

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: nuxt-better-auth
description: Guides authentication in Nuxt apps using @nuxtjs/better-auth. Use when installing or configuring the module, using its client or server APIs, protecting routes, refreshing sessions, or integrating Better Auth plugins.
license: MIT
---

# Nuxt Better Auth

Use the smallest reference that matches the task.

## Pick a reference

| Task                                                                                         | Read                                                             |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Install the module, configure environment variables, or create config files                  | [references/installation.md](references/installation.md)         |
| Read client session state, build auth forms, call plugins, or fetch auth-bound data          | [references/client-auth.md](references/client-auth.md)           |
| Read or enforce sessions in server handlers, create sessions, or refresh cached session data | [references/server-auth.md](references/server-auth.md)           |
| Protect pages or API routes and configure redirects                                          | [references/route-protection.md](references/route-protection.md) |
| Register Better Auth plugins and their client companions                                     | [references/plugins.md](references/plugins.md)                   |
| Configure NuxtHub, generated schema, or secondary storage                                    | [references/database.md](references/database.md)                 |
| Connect a Nuxt frontend to an external Better Auth server                                    | [references/client-only.md](references/client-only.md)           |
| Use inferred auth types or add project fields                                                | [references/types.md](references/types.md)                       |

## Rules that apply across tasks

- Confirm the consumer's installed package version supports each API you use. The published skill may be newer than the consumer's lockfile.
- Enforce protected API reads and mutations server-side with `requireUserSession(event)`. Route rules and page meta also control navigation.
- Navigate only to validated local redirect paths.
- In `clientOnly` mode, do not use local server helpers or expect SSR session hydration.
- After server-side changes to session payload fields, call `refreshSessionCookieCache(event)`. Wrap custom client auth endpoints that create or change the current session with `runWithSessionRefresh()`.

Before finishing an implementation, run the consumer's typecheck and the narrowest relevant auth test.

## Resources

- [Documentation site](https://better-auth.nuxt.dev)
- [Better Auth docs](https://www.better-auth.com/)
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