better-auth-scaffold

name

better-auth-scaffold

description

Scaffolds a Better Auth setup in a Next.js (App Router) + Drizzle project — lib/auth.ts, lib/auth-client.ts, the /api/auth/[...all] route handler, middleware.ts, .env.example, and a permissions module. Produces convention-enforced templates for three plugin presets (minimal, social, advanced with twoFactor+magicLink). Trigger even when the user doesn't explicitly say "scaffold" — phrases like "set up Better Auth", "wire up auth", "initialize auth in this project", or "add auth to Next.js" should pull this in. Pairs with the `better-auth` skill, which covers the rules these templates encode.

Better Auth Scaffold (Next.js + Drizzle)

Parameterized templates for bootstrapping a Better Auth setup in a Next.js App Router project using the Drizzle adapter. Each template enforces the conventions documented in references/conventions.md — file layout, plugin ordering, env handling, runtime selection.

When to Apply

Reference these templates when:

• Starting a new Next.js project that needs authentication
• Adding Better Auth to an existing Next.js + Drizzle codebase
• Refactoring a partial Better Auth setup that's missing the catch-all route, middleware, or nextCookies() ordering
• Generating a per-feature variant (minimal, social, advanced) on top of an existing project

Setup

Required parameters

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
preset	no	minimal	minimal (email+password) | social (adds Google + GitHub) | advanced (social + twoFactor + magicLink)
db_provider