Clerk
Directory Sync (SCIM) completed its GA rollout, with groups and custom attributes mapping now available to all users.1
Machine authentication reached production with API Keys now generally available. Billing is active: 1,000 key creations per month free, then $0.001 per creation; 100,000 verifications free, then $0.00001 per verification.2 Clerk Billing also added annual-only plans and organization seat limits for tighter subscription control.3
The Clerk CLI shipped. clerk init detects your framework and scaffolds auth; clerk config manages application settings from the terminal; clerk api lets you query users, orgs, and sessions directly.4 Available via npm, Homebrew, and a curl installer. clerk deploy is in progress.
Directory Sync reached full GA — groups-to-role mapping and custom attribute mapping are now stable alongside the base SCIM provisioning.5 IdP group membership now drives Clerk role assignment automatically; custom attributes sync into publicMetadata and become read-only while Directory Sync is active.
Components gained a flush rendering mode. The new elevation appearance option renders <SignIn /> and related components without the card wrapper — useful for embedding auth UI directly into a page layout.6
Application Logs surface auth and org activity in the dashboard: a reverse-chronological feed filterable by event type, actor, subject, trace ID, device, and date range.7 Retention tiers vary by plan.
On mobile, the iOS SDK added OIDC prompt support, OAuth scope configuration in user profiles, Enterprise SSO manual browser flow, and immutable attribute handling (1.0.9).8 The @clerk/expo config plugin now accepts a JSON theme file for native component styling on iOS and Android.9
JavaScript SDK releases this window were dependency-cascade patches; no new capabilities shipped in the JS surface.