better-auth
Self-hosted auth for TypeScript/Cloudflare Workers with social auth, 2FA, passkeys, organizations, RBAC, and 15+ plugins. Requires Drizzle ORM or Kysely for D1 (no direct adapter). Self-hosted alternative to Clerk/Auth.js. Use when: self-hosting auth on D1, building OAuth provider, multi-tenant SaaS, or troubleshooting D1 adapter errors, session caching, rate limits, Expo crashes, additionalFields bugs.
Why use this skill?
Learn how to self-host authentication on Cloudflare D1 using better-auth. Expert guide for Drizzle ORM, Kysely, OAuth, and RBAC.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/veeramanikandanr48/better-authWhat This Skill Does
The better-auth skill provides a comprehensive interface for managing authentication in Cloudflare Workers and TypeScript environments. It acts as a powerful, self-hosted alternative to Auth.js or Clerk. The skill facilitates the integration of complex authentication workflows, including social logins (GitHub, Google, Patreon, etc.), 2FA, passkeys, RBAC, and multi-tenancy. It handles the critical D1 database adapter requirements, ensuring that developers use the recommended Drizzle ORM or Kysely patterns for high-performance database interactions. This skill is essential for maintaining secure, scalable user identity management within modern edge-native architectures.
Installation
To install this skill, run the following command in your terminal: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/veeramanikandanr48/better-auth
Ensure that you have your database environment properly configured, as this skill specifically requires an ORM adapter to interface with Cloudflare D1. We recommend Drizzle ORM for the most robust integration.
Use Cases
- Multi-tenant SaaS: Implementing organization-based access control (RBAC) and team management features for B2B applications.
- OAuth Provider Creation: Leveraging the OAuth 2.1 plugin to build your own identity provider service.
- Enterprise Auth: Integrating SAML 2.0 via the @better-auth/sso package for SSO compliance.
- High-Performance Edge Apps: Offloading session management to stateless JWTs or database-backed sessions on Cloudflare D1 without the overhead of external auth services.
Example Prompts
- "Help me configure a Drizzle ORM adapter for better-auth on Cloudflare D1, ensuring I have the correct schema for multi-tenant users."
- "I am getting a session caching error in my Workers environment; can you help me troubleshoot my better-auth configuration for performance?"
- "Guide me through implementing the Patreon OAuth provider using the latest better-auth v1.4.10 plugins."
Tips & Limitations
- D1 Requirement: Note that better-auth lacks a direct d1Adapter(). You must utilize Drizzle ORM or Kysely. Using unsupported adapter patterns will lead to runtime errors.
- Breaking Changes: Keep in mind the v1.4.0 shift to ESM-only. Ensure your
package.jsonreflects "type": "module". - Admin Security: Remember that impersonation of admins is disabled by default as of v1.4.6. You will need to explicitly override this if your internal tooling requires it.
- Versioning: Always check the release notes at better-auth.com/changelogs before upgrading, as recent versions have introduced significant changes to table structures, particularly regarding multi-team support.
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{
"plugins": {
"official-veeramanikandanr48-better-auth": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: external-api, code-execution
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