convex-setup-auth — Skills

What it does

Setting up authentication for the first time

Implementing user management (users table, identity mapping)

Creating authentication helper functions

Setting up auth providers (Convex Auth, Clerk, WorkOS AuthKit, Auth0, custom

Auth for a non-Convex backend

Pure OAuth/OIDC documentation without a Convex implementation

Debugging unrelated bugs that happen to surface near auth code

Set up Convex authentication with the right provider, user management, and access control patterns.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/get-convex/agent-skills

convex-setup-auth FAQ

What does the convex-setup-auth skill do?

Sets up Convex auth, identity mapping, and access control. Use for login, auth providers, users tables, protected functions, or roles in a Convex app. Setting up authentication for the first time Implementing user management (users table, identity mapping)

What does convex-setup-auth require?

The auth provider is already fully configured and the user only needs a actually needs user documents in Convex. Not every app needs a users table. [ ] Only added app-level user storage if the app actually needs it [ ] Added authorization checks where the app actually needs them

How do I install convex-setup-auth?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/get-convex/agent-skills --skill convex-setup-auth --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/get-convex/agent-skills.

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