Clerk Performance Tuning

Overview

Optimize Clerk authentication for best performance. Covers middleware optimization, user data caching, token handling, lazy loading, and edge runtime configuration.

Prerequisites

• Clerk integration working
• Performance monitoring in place (Lighthouse, Web Vitals)
• Understanding of Next.js rendering strategies

Instructions

Step 1: Optimize Middleware (Skip Static Assets)

// middleware.ts — avoid running auth on static files
import { clerkMiddleware, createRouteMatcher } from '@clerk/nextjs/server'

const isPublicRoute = createRouteMatcher(['/', '/sign-in(.*)', '/sign-up(.*)', '/api/webhooks(.*)'])

export default clerkMiddleware(async (auth, req) => {