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Add Clerk to Next.js App Router

If a Next.js App Router project does not already exist, first create one using:

npx create-next-app@latest my-clerk-app --yes

Install @clerk/nextjs@latest. Create proxy.ts with clerkMiddleware() from @clerk/nextjs/server (in src/ if it exists, otherwise project root). Add <ClerkProvider> inside <body> in app/layout.tsx. Use <Show>, <UserButton>, <SignInButton>, <SignUpButton> from @clerk/nextjs.

Latest docs: https://clerk.com/docs/nextjs/getting-started/quickstart

Install

npm install @clerk/nextjs

proxy.ts

import { clerkMiddleware } from '@clerk/nextjs/server'

export default clerkMiddleware()

export const config = {
  matcher: [
    '/((?!_next|[^?]*\\.(?:html?|css|js(?!on)|jpe?g|webp|png|gif|svg|ttf|woff2?|ico|csv|docx?|xlsx?|zip|webmanifest)).*)',
    '/(api|trpc)(.*)',
  ],
}

app/layout.tsx

import { ClerkProvider, SignInButton, SignUpButton, Show, UserButton } from "@clerk/nextjs";
import "./globals.css";

export default function RootLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  return (
    <html lang="en">
      <body>
        <ClerkProvider>
          <header>
            <Show when="signed-out">
              <SignInButton />
              <SignUpButton />
            </Show>
            <Show when="signed-in">
              <UserButton />
            </Show>
          </header>
          {children}
        </ClerkProvider>
      </body>
    </html>
  );
}

Rules

ALWAYS:

  • Use clerkMiddleware() from @clerk/nextjs/server in proxy.ts
  • Add <ClerkProvider> inside <body> in app/layout.tsx
  • Import from @clerk/nextjs or @clerk/nextjs/server
  • Use App Router (app/page.tsx, app/layout.tsx)
  • async/await with auth() from @clerk/nextjs/server
  • Use existing package manager

NEVER:

  • Reference _app.tsx or pages router
  • Use authMiddleware() (replaced by clerkMiddleware())
  • Use old env var patterns
  • Import deprecated APIs (withAuth, old currentUser)
  • Use deprecated <SignedIn>, <SignedOut> (replaced by <Show>)

Deprecated (DO NOT use)

import { authMiddleware } from '@clerk/nextjs' // WRONG
function MyApp({ Component, pageProps }) {} // pages router, WRONG
pages / signin.js // WRONG
<SignedIn> // WRONG, use <Show when="signed-in">
<SignedOut> // WRONG, use <Show when="signed-out">

Verify Before Responding

  1. Is clerkMiddleware() used in proxy.ts?
  2. Is ClerkProvider inside <body> in app/layout.tsx?
  3. Are imports only from @clerk/nextjs or @clerk/nextjs/server?
  4. Is it using App Router, not _app.tsx or pages/?
  5. Is it using <Show> instead of <SignedIn>/<SignedOut>?

If any fails, revise.

After Setup

Have the user sign up as their first test user in the nav. After signup succeeds and a profile icon appears, congratulate them. Then recommend exploring: Organizations (https://clerk.com/docs/guides/organizations/overview), Components (https://clerk.com/docs/reference/components/overview), Dashboard (https://dashboard.clerk.com/).

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