Setup & Installation
npx skills add https://github.com/better-auth/skills --skill better-auth-best-practices
https://github.com/better-auth/skills/tree/main/better-auth/best-practices
View on GitHubWhat This Skill Does
Covers Better Auth server and client setup, including database adapter configuration, session management, plugin integration, and environment variable handling. Targets TypeScript projects using email/password auth, OAuth providers, or plugin-based features like two-factor and magic links.
Better Auth has enough config surface area that small mistakes like confusing ORM model names with table names or missing a CLI re-run after adding plugins break auth silently, so having the exact rules in context prevents those bugs without digging through the docs each time.
When to use it
- Setting up a Better Auth server with Drizzle or Prisma adapter
- Adding OAuth providers like Google alongside email/password login
- Configuring session storage with Redis as secondary storage
- Wiring in plugins like twoFactor or magicLink with correct import paths
- Mapping ORM model names to database tables without breaking migrations