Better Auth Core
Securely manages user authentication and authorization workflows, minimizing vulnerabilities and simplifying access control.
Install on your platform
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add better-auth-core npx -- -y @trustedskills/better-auth-core
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"better-auth-core": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/better-auth-core"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
The better-auth-core skill provides a robust, production-ready authentication layer for AI applications. It handles secure user registration, login sessions, and password management without requiring complex custom implementations. This core module ensures your agents can verify identities safely before executing sensitive tasks.
When to use it
- Rapid Prototyping: Integrate secure login flows into new AI projects in minutes instead of days.
- Session Management: Maintain persistent user sessions across different AI agent interactions and API calls.
- Multi-Provider Support: Enable users to authenticate via email/password or social providers like Google and GitHub.
- Security Compliance: Enforce standard security practices for handling credentials and protecting user data in unstructured environments.
Key capabilities
- Secure user registration and login logic
- Session persistence and token management
- Password hashing and verification
- Social authentication integration (Google, GitHub)
- Middleware for protected routes
Example prompts
- "Initialize a secure authentication system for my new AI chatbot using better-auth-core."
- "How do I configure session expiration for users accessing sensitive agent features?"
- "Set up Google OAuth so my AI agent can verify user identity before processing payments."
Tips & gotchas
Ensure your backend environment has the necessary dependencies installed before attempting to initialize the auth server. While this skill handles core security, you must still configure environment variables for database connections and secret keys to prevent vulnerabilities in production deployments.
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Security Audits
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Pass |
| Socket | Pass |
| Snyk | Pass |
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