Clerk Documentation

Clerk authentication documentation. Use for user authentication, session management, organizations, OAuth, social login, React/Next.js integration, and user management.

Quick Reference

When to use

Use this skill when the user asks about:

• User authentication and sign-in flows
• Session management and JWT tokens
• User management (CRUD, metadata, profiles)
• Organization features (multi-tenancy, roles, permissions)
• Social login (Google, GitHub, Microsoft, etc.)
• Enterprise SSO (SAML, OIDC)
• OAuth integration
• React/Next.js/Remix integration
• Clerk components and hooks
• Backend authentication with Node.js, Go, Ruby
• Webhooks and event handling
• Migration from other auth providers

How to find information

1. First, read TOC.md for complete file listing organized by directory
2. Identify relevant section based on user's question:
   • New users: Start with getting-started/
   • Authentication setup: Check guides/configure/auth-strategies/
   • User operations: Look in guides/users/
   • Organizations: Check guides/organizations/
   • API usage: Browse reference/{framework}/
   • Integration: Check guides/development/integrations/
3. Read specific files for details

TOC.md contains all 679 files organized by directory - always check it first.