Set up Clerk

Use the Clerk CLI to add authentication. In agent environments, supported frameworks default to accountless setup: npx -y clerk@latest init provisions a claimable application and writes temporary development keys without requiring a Clerk account.

Before you start

Show the user this checklist and wait for a yes:

Here's what I'll do to get you set up with Clerk.

1. Set up Clerk in this project, or scaffold a new app if this directory is empty.
2. Install Clerk's agent skills for the coding agents on this machine, if they aren't installed yet.
3. Start your app with Clerk installed.

Shall I proceed?

Existing authentication