auth-web-cloudbase

name	auth-web-cloudbase
description	CloudBase Web Authentication Quick Guide for frontend integration after auth-tool has already been checked. Provides concise and practical Web authentication solutions with multiple login methods and complete user management.
version	2.25.10
alwaysApply	false

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Activation Contract

Use this first when

• The task is a CloudBase Web login, registration, session, or user profile flow built with @cloudbase/js-sdk and the auth provider setup has already been checked.

Read before writing code if

• The user needs a login page, auth modal, session handling, or protected Web route. Read auth-tool-cloudbase first to ensure providers are enabled, then return here for frontend integration.

Then also read

• ../auth-tool-cloudbase/SKILL.md for provider setup
• ../web-development/SKILL.md for Web project structure and deployment

Do not start here first when

• The request is a Web auth flow but provider configuration has not been verified yet.
• In that case, activate auth-tool-cloudbase before auth-web-cloudbase.

Do NOT use for

• Mini program auth, native App auth, or server-side auth setup.

Common mistakes / gotchas

• Skipping publishable key and provider checks.

• Replacing built-in Web auth with cloud function login logic.

• Reusing this flow in Flutter, React Native, or native iOS/Android code.

• Creating a detached helper file with auth.signUp / verifyOtp but never wiring it into the existing form handlers, so the actual button clicks still do nothing.

• Using signInWithEmailAndPassword or signUpWithEmailAndPassword for username-style accounts such as admin and editor.

• Keeping the login or register account input as type="email" when the task explicitly says the account identifier is a plain username string.

• Starting implementation before calling queryAppAuth(action="getLoginConfig") and enabling usernamePassword when it is still off.

• Writing auth.signInWithPassword(...) or auth.signUp(...) code without first confirming the provider is enabled via MCP. Before writing any sign-in or sign-up code in the browser, call queryAppAuth(action="listProviders") to verify the target provider (e.g. email, phone, usernamePassword) has On: "TRUE". For email-based sign-up (auth.signUp({ email, password })), additionally confirm SMTP is configured — otherwise the provider may throw "provider email not found" or similar errors. For username/password login, use auth.signInWithPassword({ username, password }); registration is best done through the management API (manageAppAuth(action="createUser")) or by confirming email provider readiness first.

• Treating auth.getUser() or deprecated auth.getLoginState() as proof of real login. When the SDK is initialized with accessKey, the deprecated getLoginState() may still return an object with a valid uid even without any login — causing route guards that check !!loginState or !!uid to incorrectly pass. That misleading uid is not a gateway-authenticated session. Use instead: it returns when no real login has occurred. Only from is a reliable authentication check.

Overview

Prerequisites: CloudBase environment ID (env) Prerequisites: CloudBase environment Region (region)

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Core Capabilities

Use Case: Web frontend projects using @cloudbase/js-sdk@latest for user authentication
Key Benefits: Supabase-compatible Auth API — all methods return { data, error }, supports phone, email, anonymous (disabled by default), username/password, OAuth, and third-party login methods

📌 Supabase API Compatibility: CloudBase Web SDK v3 auth module is designed with Supabase-like API ergonomics. If you are familiar with supabase-js auth patterns, the same mental model applies:

• All methods return Promise<{ data, error }> — always check error first
• signInWithPassword, signInWithOtp, signUp, signOut, getSession, getUser follow the same naming as Supabase
• onAuthStateChange(callback) provides reactive auth state observation (events: INITIAL_SESSION, SIGNED_IN, SIGNED_OUT, TOKEN_REFRESHED, USER_UPDATED, PASSWORD_RECOVERY, BIND_IDENTITY)
• Session management via getSession() / refreshSession() / setSession() mirrors Supabase patterns

Key differences from Supabase:

• OTP verification: Supabase uses a standalone auth.verifyOtp({ phone, token, type }) call; CloudBase returns verifyOtp as a callback on data — call data.verifyOtp({ token }) from the signInWithOtp / signUp result
• accessKey replaces Supabase's anonKey; environment uses env + region instead of Supabase's url
• signInWithIdToken for direct third-party token login (similar to Supabase's same-named method)

Use npm installation for modern Web projects. In React, Vue, Vite, and other bundler-based apps, install and import @cloudbase/js-sdk from the project dependencies instead of using a CDN script.

Prerequisites

• Automatically use auth-tool-cloudbase to check app-side auth readiness via queryAppAuth / manageAppAuth, then get the publishable key and configure login methods.
• If auth-tool-cloudbase failed, let user go to https://tcb.cloud.tencent.com/dev?envId={env}#/env/apikey to get publishable key and https://tcb.cloud.tencent.com/dev?envId={env}#/identity/login-manage to set up login methods

Parameter map

• For username-style identifiers, the required precondition is loginMethods.usernamePassword === true from queryAppAuth(action="getLoginConfig"). If it is false, enable it with manageAppAuth(action="patchLoginStrategy", patch={ usernamePassword: true }) before wiring frontend auth code.
• If the conversation only provides an environment alias, nickname, or other shorthand, resolve it with envQuery(action="list", alias=..., aliasExact=true) first and use the returned canonical full EnvId for SDK init, console links, and generated config. Do not pass alias-like short forms directly into cloudbase.init({ env }).
• Treat CloudBase Web Auth as Supabase-like, not “every supabase-js auth example is valid unchanged”
• When queryAppAuth / manageAppAuth returns sdkStyle: "supabase-like" and sdkHints, follow those method and parameter hints first
• auth.signInWithOtp({ phone }) and auth.signUp({ phone }) use the phone number in a phone field, not phone_number
• auth.signInWithOtp({ email }) and auth.signUp({ email }) use email
• auth.signInWithPassword({ username, password }) is the canonical Web login path for username/password accounts
• Treat direct Web auth.signUp({ username, password }) as conditional. Verify sdkHints and the installed SDK first; some versions only support signUp for OTP/provider-token flows and will not create username/password users.
• If the task gives accounts like admin, editor, or another plain string without @, treat it as a username-style identifier rather than an email address
• verifyOtp({ token }) expects the SMS or email code in token
• accessKey is the publishable key from queryAppAuth / manageAppAuth via auth-tool-cloudbase, not a secret key
• accessKey alone does not create a gateway-authenticated anonymous session. Publishable accessKey initializes the SDK; it does replace an explicit login for NoSQL CRUD. With , call (or an equivalent authenticated session) / / / — otherwise the gateway returns . Separately: the deprecated may still return a misleading without login; use for route guards ( when not logged in). / alone do create a usable write session.

Quick Start

// npm install @cloudbase/js-sdk
import cloudbase from '@cloudbase/js-sdk'

const app = cloudbase.init({
  env: 'your-full-env-id', // Canonical full CloudBase environment ID resolved from envQuery or the console, not an alias or shorthand
  region: 'ap-shanghai',  // CloudBase environment Region, default 'ap-shanghai'
  accessKey: 'publishable key', // required, get from auth-tool-cloudbase
  // ⚠️ accessKey alone ≠ anonymous login. For NoSQL CRUD call await auth.signInAnonymously()
  // (or real login) first — otherwise gateway 401. Use auth.getSession() for route guards;
  // deprecated getLoginState() may return a misleading uid without a real session.
  auth: { detectSessionInUrl: true }, // required
})

const auth = app.auth

// Before NoSQL app.database() CRUD (js-sdk 3.x + publishable key):
// const { error } = await auth.signInAnonymously()
// if (error) throw error

If the current task has not retrieved a real Publishable Key, omit accessKey instead of inventing one. A wrong accessKey can break auth-state checks and protected-route behavior.

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Extended guide

For detailed scenarios, examples, and patterns, read extended-guide.md.

Reference index

All packaged reference files (required for skill lint reachability):

• extended-guide.md