# supabase-server

Tells the agent how to write Edge Functions, Hono apps and webhook handlers on @supabase/server: auth modes, clients, inbound request checks.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 9700 installs · ★ 94
- Author: supabase
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/supabase/server/tree/HEAD/skills/supabase-server/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-19
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/supabase-server

## What it does

The skill fires when the agent is about to write or edit a file that imports `@supabase/server` or a sub-path like `@supabase/server/core`. It also loads during planning: if a plan mentions `withSupabase`, `createSupabaseContext`, `createAdminClient`, `createContextClient`, `verifyAuth`, `verifyCredentials` or `extractCredentials`, the skill comes in before any code is drafted.

Inside are the rules for the four `auth` modes: `'user'`, `'publishable'`, `'secret'`, `'none'`. Array syntax such as `auth: ['user', 'secret']` is first-match-wins, and a present-but-invalid JWT rejects with `InvalidJwtError` (`INVALID_JWT`) instead of quietly falling through to the next mode. Migration gets its own section: `allow:` was renamed to `auth:`, the `'always'` and `'public'` values are gone, and `authType` became `authMode`. The skill advises against the legacy `SUPABASE_ANON_KEY` and `SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY` keys.

For Edge Functions there is a trap worth knowing before you debug for an hour. The platform demands a valid JWT on every request by default. Functions running `auth: 'publishable'`, `auth: 'secret'` or `auth: 'none'` need `verify_jwt = false` in `supabase/config.toml`, or the request is rejected before it reaches your handler. Deno imports go through the `npm:` specifier. The bundled `@supabase/server/adapters/*` are marked deprecated in favour of the `@supabase/middleware` bridge.

## Requirements
- Works with: Supabase

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add supabase/server --skill supabase-server -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add supabase/server --skill supabase-server -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add supabase/server --skill supabase-server -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install supabase/server supabase-server
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add supabase/server --skill supabase-server -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/supabase/server --path skills/supabase-server
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add supabase/server --skill supabase-server -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/supabase/server/tree/HEAD/skills/supabase-server/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- write an Edge Function that validates an inbound JWT
- pick an `auth` mode for a webhook with no user
- migrate old code from `allow:` to `auth:`
- swap `SUPABASE_ANON_KEY` for a publishable key
- wire a Supabase client into a Hono app

## Example prompts
- Write an Edge Function on `@supabase/server` with `auth: 'user'` that returns the current user's profile
- Build a webhook handler with `auth: 'secret'` and tell me what to change in `supabase/config.toml`
- Refactor this function: drop `Deno.serve` and `SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY`, move it to `@supabase/server`

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: supabase-server
description: Use when planning or writing server-side code that uses `@supabase/server` — Edge Functions, Hono apps, webhook handlers, or any backend that creates Supabase clients or validates inbound auth. Trigger **before** writing or modifying any file that imports from `@supabase/server` (or sub-paths like `@supabase/server/core`); calls `withSupabase`, `createSupabaseContext`, `createAdminClient`, `createContextClient`, `verifyAuth`, `verifyCredentials`, or `extractCredentials`; configures an `auth:` mode (`'none'` | `'publishable'` | `'secret'` | `'user'`, or keyed variants like `'secret:*'`); or lives under `supabase/functions/` and authenticates an inbound request. Also trigger during planning — if a plan mentions any of the above, load the skill before drafting code; do not extrapolate `auth:` values or auth modes from neighboring functions. Also trigger when you see legacy patterns to migrate to this package — `Deno.serve`, `createClient(Deno.env.get('SUPABASE_URL'))`, imports from `esm.sh/@supabase` or `deno.land/std`, usage of `SUPABASE_ANON_KEY` / `SUPABASE_SERVICE_ROLE_KEY`, or the deprecated `allow:` config option / removed `'always'` / `'public'` mode values / removed `authType` field.
---

# @supabase/server

> **This is a brand new package.** There is no information available online yet — no blog posts, no Stack Overflow answers, no tutorials. Do not search the web for usage examples. Rely exclusively on the documentation files listed below and the source code in this repository.

> **The config option is `auth`, not `allow`.** `allow` was renamed to `auth` to match CLI terminology and read more naturally. The legacy `allow` key still works (with a one-time `console.warn`) but is deprecated and will be removed in a future major release. **Always emit `auth` in new code** — e.g. `withSupabase({ auth: 'user' }, ...)`. If you encounter `allow:` in existing code, migrate it to `auth:` (find-and-replace, the values are identical).
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