feat(backend,nextjs): Machine-to-Machine

[jakobevangelista]

Description

Adds machine to machine. Dx guide here

The spicy changes are in /backend/src/tokens/request.ts, /nextjs/src/server/clerkMiddleware.ts, /nextjs/src/server/data/getAuthFromRequest.ts.

The changes to authenticate request adds the MachineAuthenticated and MachineUnauthenticated objects and the logic required.

In nextjs middleware specifically, I check the JWT sub claim in middleware and if it's prefixed with mch_ , pass entity: machine to authenticateRequest. There's a few alternatives but that's the meat and potatoes of this. Discussion here Introducing entity: any

Half of this PR is just test code

Checklist

• pnpm test runs as expected.
• pnpm build runs as expected.
• (If applicable) JSDoc comments have been added or updated for any package exports
• (If applicable) Documentation has been updated

Type of change

• 🐛 Bug fix
• 🌟 New feature
• 🔨 Breaking change
• 📖 Refactoring / dependency upgrade / documentation
• other:

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This PR includes changesets to release 11 packages

Name	Type
@clerk/backend	Minor
@clerk/nextjs	Minor
@clerk/agent-toolkit	Patch
@clerk/astro	Patch
@clerk/express	Patch
@clerk/fastify	Patch
@clerk/nuxt	Patch
@clerk/react-router	Patch
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@clerk/tanstack-start	Patch
@clerk/testing	Patch

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[alexcarpenter]

!snapshot

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Hey @alexcarpenter - the snapshot version command generated the following package versions:

Package	Version
@clerk/astro	2.1.7-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/backend	1.22.0-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/chrome-extension	2.1.11-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/clerk-js	5.44.0-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/clerk-expo	2.6.10-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/express	1.3.34-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/fastify	2.1.7-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/nextjs	6.10.0-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/nuxt	1.0.3-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/react-router	0.1.8-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/remix	4.4.9-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/tanstack-start	0.8.8-snapshot.v20250122203406
@clerk/testing	1.4.7-snapshot.v20250122203406

Tip: Use the snippet copy button below to quickly install the required packages.
@clerk/astro

npm i @clerk/astro@2.1.7-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/backend

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@clerk/chrome-extension

npm i @clerk/chrome-extension@2.1.11-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/clerk-js

npm i @clerk/clerk-js@5.44.0-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/clerk-expo

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@clerk/express

npm i @clerk/express@1.3.34-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/fastify

npm i @clerk/fastify@2.1.7-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/nextjs

npm i @clerk/nextjs@6.10.0-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/nuxt

npm i @clerk/nuxt@1.0.3-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/react-router

npm i @clerk/react-router@0.1.8-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/remix

npm i @clerk/remix@4.4.9-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/tanstack-start

npm i @clerk/tanstack-start@0.8.8-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

@clerk/testing

npm i @clerk/testing@1.4.7-snapshot.v20250122203406 --save-exact

[jakobevangelista]

we need to run every test in this file with entity: 'machine' and entity: 'any' now and in the future when future features get tests written to ensure the entities are doing the right thing

currently, these tests do pass when i manually copy and paste the file and manually input the entities

but i need recommendations on a idiomatic way to do this in vitest 🙏

(chatgpt recommended some cursed ways so unless there's a straightforward way to do this, imma send the cursed way)

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