clerk

name	clerk
description	Clerk authentication CLI - set up auth, pull environment variables. Use when user mentions 'clerk', 'clerk auth', or wants to configure Clerk authentication.
category	devtools
install_command	npm i -g @clerk/clerk-sdk-node

clerk

Setup

npm i -g @clerk/clerk-sdk-node

Or use via npx:

npx @clerk/cli

Resources

Project Setup

Command	Description
npx @clerk/cli setup	Initialize Clerk in a project
npx @clerk/cli env pull	Pull environment variables from Clerk dashboard
npx @clerk/cli env pull --env-file .env.local	Pull env vars to a specific file

Development

Command	Description
npx @clerk/cli dev	Start development with Clerk

Environment Variables

After running env pull, the following variables are typically set:

• NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY - Public key for frontend
• CLERK_SECRET_KEY - Secret key for backend
• NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL - Sign-in page URL
• NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL - Sign-up page URL