npx skills add ...
npx skills add clerk/skills --skill clerk-vue-patterns
npx skills add clerk/skills --skill clerk-vue-patterns
Vue 3 patterns with Clerk — composables (useAuth, useUser,
SDK: @clerk/vue v2+ (Vue 3). For Nuxt, use clerk-nuxt-patterns.
| Task | Reference |
|---|---|
| Composables: useAuth, useUser, useOrganization | references/composables.md |
| Vue Router navigation guards | references/vue-router-guards.md |
| Pinia store with auth state | references/pinia-integration.md |
Vue uses composables from @clerk/vue:
useAuth() — reactive isSignedIn, userId, signOutuseUser() — reactive user objectuseClerk() — full Clerk instance for advanced operationsuseOrganization() — reactive organization, membership| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
Composables return undefined | Not inside ClerkProvider tree | Ensure app.use(clerkPlugin, { publishableKey }) is called |
userId reactive but not updating | Destructuring loses reactivity | Use const { userId } = useAuth() (toRefs-style composable, reactive) |
| What | Import |
|---|---|
| Composables | @clerk/vue |
| Plugin setup | @clerk/vue |
| Components | @clerk/vue |
clerk-setup - Initial Clerk installclerk-custom-ui - Custom flows & appearanceclerk-orgs - B2B organizations<script setup lang="ts">
import { useAuth, useUser } from '@clerk/vue'
const { isSignedIn, userId, signOut } = useAuth()
const { user } = useUser()
</script>
<template>
<div v-if="isSignedIn">
<p>Hello {{ user?.firstName }}</p>
<button @click="signOut()">Sign Out</button>
</div>
<SignInButton v-else />
</template><script setup lang="ts">
import { useOrganizationList } from '@clerk/vue'
const { userMemberships, setActive } = useOrganizationList()
</script>
<template>
<button
v-for="mem in userMemberships.data ?? []"
:key="mem.organization.id"
@click="setActive({ organization: mem.organization.id })"
>
{{ mem.organization.name }}
</button>
</template>