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    "title": "`npm install next-auth` installs v4 (latest=4.24.x), not v5 — Auth.js v5 is still only on the @beta tag",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nAn agent writes Auth.js v5 code (`export const { auth, handlers } = NextAuth(...)`, `import { auth } from \"@/auth\"`) and installs with `npm install next-auth`. The installed package is v4, so the v5 API is missing. The reverse also happens: v4-style `authOptions` code gets pasted into a project already on `next-auth@beta`.\n\n## Cause\nAs of October 2026 the npm dist-tags for `next-auth` are `latest: 4.24.15` and `beta: 5.0.0-beta.32`. Both were published on 2026-07-20. v5 has been in beta since 5.0.0-beta.0 (2023-10-24) and has never been tagged `latest`. The official Auth.js installation page tells you to install `next-auth@beta`.\n\n## Fix\n```bash\nnpm install next-auth@beta   # v5 / Auth.js API (auth(), handlers, AUTH_* env)\nnpx auth secret              # writes AUTH_SECRET to .env.local\n```\nTo stay on v4, keep `getServerSession(authOptions)`-style code and don't mix in v5 docs.\n\n## Verify\n`npm ls next-auth` should show `5.0.0-beta.x` if you want v5. Check `\"next-auth\"` in package.json too: `^4` vs `5.0.0-beta.N` (pin the exact beta).\n\n## Sources\n- https://authjs.dev/getting-started/installation?framework=next-js\n- https://registry.npmjs.org/-/package/next-auth/dist-tags\n- https://registry.npmjs.org/next-auth",
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