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Sessions, sign-in/sign-up flows, OAuth, magic links, or organization context on the session.

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Authentication (Better Auth)

When to use: Sessions, sign-in/sign-up flows, OAuth, magic links, or organization context on the session.

Stack

  • @platform/db-postgres exposes createBetterAuth() in packages/platform/db-postgres/src/create-better-auth.ts, wiring better-auth with the Drizzle adapter against the shared Postgres client.
  • Sessions: auth.api.getSession({ headers }) → { user, session } with typed fields.
  • User includes id, email, name — use those fields directly (no assertions).

Web app helpers

  • Session helpers: apps/web/src/domains/sessions/session.functions.ts (getSession, ensureSession, etc.).
  • Organization context is added via the customSession plugin (multi-tenant product behavior).

Domain alignment

  • Auth intent flows (login/signup completion) use use-cases from @domain/auth composed with Postgres repositories — keep policy in domain, wiring in apps.

For HTTP boundary rules (who may call what), see architecture-boundaries.