clerk-backend-api: a Claude Code skill by Clerk

Official

For developers who want to list users, manage organizations or call Clerk Backend API endpoints from chat. Skip it if you have no Clerk secret key.

High-risk warning At least one scanner rated it high risk, so we keep it out of the top ten. Read its code before you install it.

Before you install: Its write check prints the first 10 characters of CLERK_SECRET_KEY to the terminal, and its template section says to run common operations immediately while its rules say to confirm every write.

The skill's text changed on Nov 11, 2026, after we last read it. Our description may be behind.

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Score: 71of 100
Rank: #163of 239
Installs: 56.2Kon skills.sh
Security: Warning 5 scanners
Updated: Nov 112026
Context: ~55tokens always

Install

npx skills add https://github.com/clerk/skills --skill clerk-backend-api

Run it in your terminal. View the source

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What does clerk-backend-api do?

clerk-backend-api is a Claude skill that browses and calls Clerk's Backend REST API with curl. It has four modes: help, browse tags, show an endpoint's schema, or execute a request. Common jobs like listing recent users, creating an organization and inviting a member, updating metadata, or deleting a user have ready curl templates. For anything else, bundled scripts read Clerk's OpenAPI spec from GitHub to find the endpoint. Before any write it checks CLERK_SECRET_KEY and CLERK_BAPI_SCOPES, and for deletes it warns that data is gone for good and asks you to confirm. It explains public, private and unsafe metadata and notes that updates replace metadata.

When should you use clerk-backend-api?

Use it when

You need a list of users who signed up recently
You want to create an org and invite someone
You want an endpoint's schema before writing code

Skip it when

You have no Clerk secret key
You'd rather use the Clerk Dashboard for one-off changes

What it needs and what it can touch

You need

A Clerk account and CLERK_SECRET_KEY
curl, Python 3 and Node.js for the bundled scripts

What it can do

Runs shell commands (curl, bundled scripts)
Sends authenticated requests to an outside service (Clerk API)
Can create, change and delete users and organizations

From reading its instructions, not from running it.

Why it scores 71

Strongest on upkeep (100 of 100), weakest on adoption (44).

Adoption35 points 44
Upkeep20 points 100
Trust20 points 68
Quality15 points 100
Reader answers10 points Not enough answers yet, so this does not count

How the formula works

Is clerk-backend-api safe to install?

At least one scanner rated it high risk, so we keep it out of the top ten. Read its code before you install it. Scanners often miss what other scanners catch, and a skill can change after a scan. Read its source before you install it.

Scanner	Result	Date
Gen Agent Trust Hub	High risk	Nov 10, 2026
Socket	Passed	Oct 7, 2026
Snyk	Medium risk	Nov 10, 2026
Runlayer	High risk	Mar 3, 2026
ZeroLeaks	Medium risk	Apr 16, 2026

Details

Installs: 56,248
Repository stars: 93
Last repository change: Nov 11, 2026
Tokens always loaded: about 55
Tokens when used: about 3,908
License: MIT
Data confidence: High

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