Agent skill · data analytics · jeremylongshore
clerk-observability
Implement monitoring, logging, and observability for Clerk authentication.
Why this skill is useful
Adds specific implementation patterns for monitoring and logging Clerk authentication events that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires npm installed locally. Requires clerk account access. About 4k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,604 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Clerk Observability Overview Implement monitoring, logging, and observability for Clerk authentication. Covers structured auth logging, middleware performance tracking, webhook event monitoring, Sentry integration, and health check endpoints. Prerequisites Clerk integration working Monitoring platform (Sentry, DataDog, or Pino logger at minimum) Logging infrastructure (structured JSON logs recommended) Instructions Step 1: Structured Authentication Event Logging Step 2: Middleware Performance Monitoring Step 3: Webhook Event Tracking Step 4: Sentry Error Tracking Integration Step 5: Health Check Endpoint Step 6: Dashboard Metrics Query Output Structured auth event logging with Pino (sign-in, sign-out, sign-up, errors) Middleware performance tracking with slow-request alerts Webhook event monitoring with processing time metrics Sentry integration with Clerk user context Health check endpoint monitoring Clerk API and database Admin metrics endpoint for auth dashboard Error Handling Issue Monitoring Action ------- ------------------- High auth latency (p95 > 200ms) Alert via middleware timing logs, investigate caching Webhook failure rate > 1% Alert on processing errors, check endpoint health Session anomalies Track unusual sign-in patterns via audit log Clerk API errors Capture with Sentry context, check status.clerk.com Examples Quick Monitoring One-Liner Resources Clerk Dashboard Analytics Sentry Next.js Integration Pino Logger Next Steps Proceed to clerk-incident-runbook for incident response procedures.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills jeremylongshore/clerk-observability