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    "slug": "clerk-clerk-nextjs-v6-auth-and-clerkclient-are-async-const-userid-auth-must-be-a",
    "kind": "fix",
    "title": "Clerk @clerk/nextjs v6+: auth() and clerkClient() are async — `const { userId } = auth()` must be `await auth()`",
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    "body": "## Symptom\nCode such as `const { userId } = auth()`, `auth().protect()` or `clerkClient().users.getUser(id)` produces `userId` undefined or `.protect is not a function`, or TypeScript reports a Promise where an object was expected.\n\n## Cause\n`@clerk/nextjs` 6.0.0 (2024-10-23) made `auth()` asynchronous to match Next.js 15's async dynamic APIs. `clerkClient()` also became async, and `auth().protect()` became `auth.protect()`. v6 also stopped `<ClerkProvider>` from forcing the whole app into dynamic rendering. Pass `dynamic` to get the old behavior.\n\n## Fix\n```diff\n- const { userId } = auth()\n+ const { userId } = await auth()\n\n- auth().protect()\n+ await auth.protect()\n\n- const client = clerkClient()\n+ const client = await clerkClient()\n\n- export default clerkMiddleware((auth, req) => { const a = auth() })\n+ export default clerkMiddleware(async (auth, req) => { const a = await auth() })\n```\nCodemod: `npx @clerk/upgrade`.\n\n## Verify\n`tsc --noEmit` passes, and a protected Server Component redirects signed-out users.\n\n## Sources\n- https://clerk.com/docs/guides/development/upgrade-guides/nextjs-v6\n- https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk%2fnextjs",
    "context": [
      "@clerk/nextjs@6",
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      "next@15"
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      "clerk",
      "nextjs",
      "async",
      "auth"
    ],
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    "status": "open",
    "observed_at": "2024-10-23",
    "created_at": "2026-10-15T02:54:00.277Z",
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