NodeOps Auth Setup
Add NodeOps PKCE OAuth to an existing Next.js (App Router) project.
Prerequisites
Before starting, verify the project is compatible:
- App Router required: Check if
app/ directory exists. If only pages/ exists, stop and tell the user: "This skill only supports Next.js App Router. Your project uses Pages Router."
- Next.js required: Check
package.json for next in dependencies. If missing, stop and tell the user this is a Next.js-only package.
Idempotency
Before each step, check if the work is already done. Skip steps that are already complete:
- If
@nodeops-createos/integration-oauth is already in package.json dependencies, skip install.
- If
app/api/auth/me/route.ts and app/api/auth/token/route.ts already exist, skip route creation.
- If
AuthProvider from @nodeops-createos/integration-oauth is already imported in the layout, skip wrapping.
- If
app/callback/page.tsx (or .jsx) already exists, skip callback page creation.
- If
.env.example already exists and contains NODEOPS_, skip env file creation.
Steps
- Detect project setup — read
package.json and check for lock files:
- Package manager: if pnpm-lock.yaml exists → pnpm, if yarn.lock exists → yarn, else → npm - TypeScript: if tsconfig.json exists use .ts/.tsx extensions, else .js/.jsx - Confirm app/ directory exists (App Router). If only pages/ exists, stop. - Confirm next is in dependencies. If not, stop.
- Install the package — run the appropriate install command:
- npm: npm install @nodeops-createos/integration-oauth - pnpm: pnpm add @nodeops-createos/integration-oauth - yarn: yarn add @nodeops-createos/integration-oauth - If install fails: check if the user has network access and the registry is reachable. Suggest running the command manually if it keeps failing.
- Create the API routes — create two separate route files, creating directories as needed:
app/api/auth/me/route.ts (or .js): ``ts export { GET } from '@nodeops-createos/integration-oauth/server/me'; ``
app/api/auth/token/route.ts (or .js): ``ts export { POST } from '@nodeops-createos/integration-oauth/server/token'; ``
- Wrap layout with AuthProvider — read the root layout file. It could be
app/layout.tsx, app/layout.jsx, app/layout.js, or app/layout.ts. Find whichever exists.
- Add the import at the top of the file: ``tsx import { AuthProvider } from '@nodeops-createos/integration-oauth'; ` - Find {children} inside the <body> tag. Wrap it with <AuthProvider>: `tsx <AuthProvider>{children}</AuthProvider> ` - Do NOT add "use client" to the layout. AuthProvider is already marked "use client" internally — it works fine when imported from a Server Component layout. - If the layout already has other providers (e.g., ThemeProvider, QueryClientProvider), nest <AuthProvider> alongside them. Do NOT remove or replace existing providers. - If {children} is not directly inside <body> (e.g., it's inside a wrapper div or fragment), wrap wherever {children}` appears. - If no layout file exists, stop and tell the user to create a root layout first.
- Create the callback page — ask the user: "Where should users be redirected after login? (default: /dashboard)". Use their answer as the
redirectTo value. Then create app/callback/page.tsx (or .jsx):
```tsx "use client"; import { useCallbackHandler } from "@nodeops-createos/integration-oauth";
export default function Callback() { const { loading, error } = useCallbackHandler({ redirectTo: "/dashboard" });
if (loading) return ( <div style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "center", alignItems: "center", height: "100vh" }}> <p>Signing in...</p> </div> ); if (error) return <p>Login failed: {error}</p>; return null; } ```
- Create
.env.example — create this file at the project root:
``` # ── Client-side (exposed to browser via NEXTPUBLIC prefix) ────────────────── NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSAUTHURL=https://id.nodeops.network/oauth2/auth NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID=yourclientidhere NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSREDIRECTURI=http://localhost:3000/callback NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSSCOPES=offline_access offline openid
# ── Server-side only (never sent to browser) ────────────────────────────────── NODEOPSCLIENTSECRET=yourclientsecrethere NODEOPSTOKENURL=https://id.nodeops.network/oauth2/token NODEOPSUSERINFO_URL=https://autogen-v2-api.nodeops.network/v1/users/me ```
- Create
.env.local — if .env.local does not already exist, copy .env.example to .env.local and remind the user to fill in NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID and NODEOPSCLIENTSECRET with their credentials from the NodeOps developer portal. If .env.local already exists, append the missing NODEOPS_ vars only — do NOT overwrite existing values.
- Check
.gitignore — read .gitignore (if it exists). If .env.local is NOT listed, add it to prevent leaking secrets. Also ensure .env is listed. If no .gitignore exists, create one with at least:
`` .env .env.local ``
- Docker/container deployment — check if a
Dockerfile exists in the project root. If it does, verify it handles NodeOps env vars correctly and warn the user if not. If the user asks about Docker or deployment, create or update the Dockerfile.
Critical: NEXTPUBLIC* vars are baked into the JS bundle at build time by Next.js. They must be set as ENV or ARG in the Dockerfile before RUN npm run build. Setting them only at runtime does nothing — the bundle will contain undefined.
The two categories of vars:
| Variable |
When needed |
Why |
NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSAUTHURL |
Build time |
Inlined into client JS bundle |
NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID |
Build time |
Inlined into client JS bundle |
NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSREDIRECTURI |
Build time |
Inlined into client JS bundle |
NEXTPUBLICNODEOPS_SCOPES |
Build time |
Inlined into client JS bundle |
NODEOPSCLIENTSECRET |
Runtime only |
Read by API route on each request |
NODEOPSTOKENURL |
Runtime only |
Read by API route on each request |
NODEOPSUSERINFOURL |
Runtime only |
Read by API route on each request |
> CreateOS note: CreateOS uses the Dockerfile when one is present. Use a single-stage Dockerfile only — multi-stage builds with COPY --from=builder fail on this platform. Remove the Dockerfile entirely to fall back to CreateOS's default install/run commands. See the CreateOS section (step 10) for the runtime config workaround for NEXTPUBLIC* vars.
Example Dockerfile (single-stage, compatible with CreateOS): ```dockerfile FROM node:20-alpine WORKDIR /app COPY package*.json ./ RUN npm ci
COPY . .
# NEXTPUBLIC* must be present at build time — they get baked into the JS bundle ARG NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSAUTHURL=https://id.nodeops.network/oauth2/auth ARG NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID ARG NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSREDIRECTURI ARG NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSSCOPES=offlineaccess offline openid
ENV NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSAUTHURL=$NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSAUTHURL ENV NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID=$NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID ENV NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSREDIRECTURI=$NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSREDIRECTURI ENV NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSSCOPES=$NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSSCOPES
# Server-side vars — only needed at runtime, read per-request by API routes ENV NODEOPSCLIENTSECRET="" ENV NODEOPSTOKENURL=https://id.nodeops.network/oauth2/token ENV NODEOPSUSERINFOURL=https://autogen-v2-api.nodeops.network/v1/users/me
RUN npm run build
EXPOSE 3000 CMD ["npm", "start"] ```
Also ensure .dockerignore excludes .env.local: `` .env .env.local node_modules .next ``
If the project deploys to Vercel or similar: no Dockerfile is needed — those platforms inject env vars before building automatically. Just remind the user to add the vars in their platform's dashboard.
- CreateOS / build-then-inject platforms — CreateOS uses the Dockerfile when one is present, but injects env vars after the build step. This means
NEXTPUBLIC* vars are undefined at build time even with ARG/ENV in the Dockerfile. Use the runtime config workaround below, or remove the Dockerfile entirely to fall back to CreateOS's default install/run commands.
### What the package handles automatically (v1.x+)
AuthProvider from @nodeops-createos/integration-oauth v1.x+ auto-fetches /api/config at runtime if NEXTPUBLIC* vars are missing from the bundle. No extra setup is needed — just make sure the API route exists (step 10a below).
### If using an older package version, add manually:
10a. Create app/api/config/route.ts (or .js): ```ts import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
export async function GET() { return NextResponse.json({ NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSAUTHURL: process.env.NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSAUTHURL || 'https://id.nodeops.network/oauth2/auth';, NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID: process.env.NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID || '', NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSREDIRECTURI: process.env.NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSREDIRECTURI || '', NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSSCOPES: process.env.NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSSCOPES || 'offline_access offline openid', }); } ```
This route reads NEXTPUBLIC* vars from the server environment at runtime (where they ARE available) and exposes them to the client via a JSON endpoint.
10b. Create components/EnvBootstrap.tsx (or .jsx): ```tsx "use client"; import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
export default function EnvBootstrap({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) { const [ready, setReady] = useState( // If vars are already baked in (e.g. local dev), skip the fetch typeof window !== "undefined" && !!process.env.NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID );
useEffect(() => { if (ready) return; fetch("/api/config") .then((r) => r.json()) .then((env) => { // Patch process.env so AuthProvider picks them up Object.assign(process.env, env); setReady(true); }) .catch((err) => { console.error("Failed to load runtime config:", err); setReady(true); // render anyway so error states show }); }, [ready]);
if (!ready) return null; return <>{children}</>; } ```
10c. Update the root layout to wrap AuthProvider with EnvBootstrap: ```tsx import { AuthProvider } from '@nodeops-createos/integration-oauth'; import EnvBootstrap from '@/components/EnvBootstrap';
// inside <body>: <EnvBootstrap> <AuthProvider>{children}</AuthProvider> </EnvBootstrap> ```
This ensures env vars are fetched from the server and patched into process.env before AuthProvider initializes on the client.
- Show a summary — print a clear summary:
- Files created/modified (list each one) - Files skipped (if any were already present) - Remind user to fill in the 2 required env vars: NEXTPUBLICNODEOPSCLIENTID and NODEOPSCLIENTSECRET - If a Dockerfile exists, remind that NEXTPUBLIC* vars must be set before npm run build in the Dockerfile - Show how to use the hooks in any page: ```tsx import { useAuth, useUser } from '@nodeops-createos/integration-oauth';
const { isAuthenticated, login, logout, loading, authError } = useAuth(); const { user } = useUser(); ```