firebase-auth-basics
Guide for setting up and using Firebase Authentication. Use this skill when the user's app requires user sign-in, user management…
What it does
- Firebase Project: Created via
- Firebase CLI: Installed and logged in (see firebase-basics).
- uid: Unique identifier.
- email: User's email address (if available).
- displayName: User's display name (if available).
- photoURL: URL to user's photo (if available).
- emailVerified: Boolean indicating if the email is verified.
Requirements & configuration
- When a user signs in, they receive an ID Token (JWT). This token is used to
- ID Token: Short-lived (1 hour), verifies identity.
- Refresh Token: Long-lived, used to get new ID tokens.
Derived from the skill's own SKILL.md documentation · extracted 2026-07-23
Guide for setting up and using Firebase Authentication. Use this skill when the user's app requires user sign-in, user management, or secure data access using auth rules.
Source
Repository: https://github.com/firebase/agent-skills
firebase-auth-basics FAQ
What does the firebase-auth-basics skill do?
Guide for setting up and using Firebase Authentication. Use this skill when the user's app requires user sign-in, user management, or secure data access using auth rules. Firebase Project: Created via Firebase CLI: Installed and logged in (see firebase-basics).
What does firebase-auth-basics require?
When a user signs in, they receive an ID Token (JWT). This token is used to ID Token: Short-lived (1 hour), verifies identity. Refresh Token: Long-lived, used to get new ID tokens.
How do I install firebase-auth-basics?
Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/firebase/agent-skills --skill firebase-auth-basics --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/firebase/agent-skills.
Maintain firebase-auth-basics?
Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.
[](https://getagentictools.com/skills/firebase-agent-skills-firebase-auth-basics?ref=badge) npx agentictools info skills/firebase-agent-skills-firebase-auth-basics The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.
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