catalyst-authentication
Catalyst Authentication — user login/signup, ZAID, Web SDK auth flows, OAuth token management via Connections, third-party authentication (Okta, Auth0, Duo, custom IdP), social logins (Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft), generateCustomToken, signinWithJwt. Trigger on 'authentication', 'login', 'signup', 'getCurrentUser', 'ZAID', 'isUserAuthenticated', 'signOut', 'Connections', 'getAccessToken', 'third-party auth', 'social login', 'Google login', 'signinWithJwt', or 'generateCustomToken'. You MUST load this skill whenever implementing user login or protecting data — ZAID differs between Development and Production and is the 1 cause of auth failures after environment promotion. For Security Rules (function invocation control), route to catalyst-functions.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-authentication- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads catalyst-authentication automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Local auth requires plain catalyst serve
Auth works locally only when served through catalyst serve. NEVER use the native dev server (npm run dev, vite, next dev, ng serve, etc.) for auth development — the Catalyst auth middleware, cookie injection, and /__catalyst/sdk/init.js are only available through catalyst serve.
How It Works
- Identify flow type — Hosted login (redirect to Catalyst login page), embedded login (custom UI), or backend
getCurrentUsercheck. - Load
references/auth-basics.md— for signup/login flows, ZAID gotcha, hosted vs embedded login, and common auth errors. - ZAID warning — ZAID differs between Development and Production. This is the #1 auth issue in production. Always verify the environment.
- Security Rules — If the query involves controlling who can invoke a function, route to
catalyst-functionsskill and itsreferences/functions-basics.mdSecurity Rules section. Security Rules has two parameters: (a)methods— which HTTP methods (GET/POST/PUT/DELETE/PATCH) are enabled for the function (removing a method blocks that verb entirely), and (b)authentication— a single binary flag (optional= public,required= authenticated users only) applied function-wide, not per-method. For role-based data access control, route to DataStore Scopes and Permissions (Console → Table → Scopes and Permissions). - OAuth / Connections — Load
references/connections.mdfor external API OAuth token management (Zoho or third-party). - Third-party auth / social logins — If the query involves Okta, Auth0, Duo, custom IdP, Google/Facebook/LinkedIn/Microsoft login,
generateCustomToken, orsigninWithJwt, loadreferences/auth-thirdparty.md.
Security Checklist
- ZAID is environment-specific. The Development ZAID is different from the Production ZAID. Social logins (Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft) configured in Development MUST be reconfigured with the Production ZAID and production app domain before going live — using the wrong ZAID causes all social logins to silently fail in production.
- DataStore permissions are separate from function-level auth. Requiring authentication in Security Rules only controls who can call the function. App User table permissions (Console → Table → Scopes and Permissions) separately control which DataStore operations authenticated users can perform.
Triggers
Use this skill for: "authentication", "user management", "login", "signup", getCurrentUser, "ZAID", registerUser, isUserAuthenticated, signOut, "cross-domain logout", "hosted login", "embedded login", "Connections", "OAuth token", getConnector, getAccessToken, "Security Rules", "App User", "credentials include", "auth redirect", "third-party auth", "third-party authentication", "social login", "Google login", "Facebook login", "LinkedIn login", "Microsoft login", signinWithJwt, generateCustomToken, "Okta", "Auth0", "Duo", "custom IdP".
References
| Reference | Load when the query is about… |
|---|---|
references/auth-basics.md | User signup/login, getCurrentUser, Web SDK auth flows, ZAID gotcha, hosted vs embedded login, common auth errors |
references/auth-thirdparty.md | Third-party auth services (Okta, Auth0, Duo), social logins (Google/Facebook/LinkedIn/Microsoft), generateCustomToken, signinWithJwt, token flow, console setup |
catalyst-functions skill | Security Rules — function invocation control (methods, authentication: optional/required) |
references/connections.md | OAuth token management for external APIs — getConnector, getAccessToken, Zoho and third-party service connections |
FAQ
What does the catalyst-authentication skill do?
Catalyst Authentication — user login/signup, ZAID, Web SDK auth flows, OAuth token management via Connections, third-party authentication (Okta, Auth0, Duo, custom IdP), social logins (Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft), generateCustomToken, signinWithJwt. Trigger on 'authentication', 'login', 'signup', 'getCurrentUser', 'ZAID', 'isUserAuthenticated', 'signOut', 'Connections', 'getAccessToken', 'third-party auth', 'social login', 'Google login', 'signinWithJwt', or 'generateCustomToken'. You MUST load this skill whenever implementing user login or protecting data — ZAID differs between Development and Production and is the 1 cause of auth failures after environment promotion. For Security Rules (function invocation control), route to catalyst-functions.
How do I install catalyst-authentication?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/catalystbyzoho/agent-skills --skill catalyst-authentication in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/catalyst-authentication/ (personal) or .claude/skills/catalyst-authentication/ (project).
Which AI agents can use catalyst-authentication?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is catalyst-authentication safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains catalyst-authentication?
It is published by catalystbyzoho in catalystbyzoho/agent-skills. It has 1,022 recorded installs.
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