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docs(mosaic): add sign-in and sign-up next-step design - #10733
Adds the design for how sign-in and sign-up report their next step (packages/mosaic/docs/internals/sign-in-sign-up-flow.md).
Each sign-in and sign-up has a typed next step (first_factor, second_factor, fields, verify_email, …). Clients derive the screen from it instead of rebuilding the flow from status, missing_fields and unverified_fields. Decided for clients; the FAPI side (FAPI sending next_step, FAPI-owned transfer) is a proposal to the FAPI team.
The getNextStep bridge the doc describes is in a stacked PR on carp/signup-next-step-bridge.
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(If applicable) JSDoc comments have been added or updated for any package exports
The pull request adds a design document for FAPI-derived sign-in and sign-up steps. It describes step-to-route mappings, navigation behavior, entry actions, transfer rules, API-version handling, and rollout phases. It also updates controller guidance on deriving screens from next-step helpers while retaining route-specific state. The changeset file gains two horizontal rules.
clerk/javascript#10742: Implements the next-step helpers and bridge described in the design.
clerk/javascript#10727: Structures sign-in views around steps, matching the design’s step-driven screen selection.
clerk/javascript#10691: Revises multi-step controller guidance, which this change extends with sign-in and sign-up guidance.
Suggested reviewers:austincalvelage, ephem
Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 49d21
This PR only adds design documentation, so nothing runs differently today. The invitation, email-link, and completion-error parts of the design still need correcting before engineers build from it, and the controller guide points at helpers that have not landed yet.
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alexcarpenter
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docs(mosaic): propose a shared next-step model for sign-in and sign-up
docs(mosaic): propose FAPI-sent next step for sign-in and sign-up
Nov 10, 2026
alexcarpenter
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docs(mosaic): propose FAPI-sent next step for sign-in and sign-up
feat(shared,mosaic): add next-step design and getNextStep bridge
Nov 10, 2026
Tested on b3b0b573, untouched since — On the new head, all 20 FAPI-shaped sign-in and sign-up states loaded into clerk-js resources still return the expected step in the documented order through the published subpath.
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New sign-up returns start Sign-up parity with navigateToNextStepSignUp Resources satisfy bridge input types
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New sign-up returns start
An uncreated sign-up's Future resource still reports missing_requirements, so the bridge returns unknown, not start; the new Entry actions section, which runs tickets on the start screen, inherits this.
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Review comments at @packages/mosaic/docs/internals/sign-in-sign-up-flow.md:
- Line 35: Update the sign-up example around signUp.update to check and display
its returned error before routing, and apply the same handling to the sign-in
example so failed updates do not continue to the switch.
- Around line 66-67: Update the sign-up flow around getSignUpNextStep and the
screen selection so the initial route and reset explicitly show the fields
screen before sign-up requirements are available. Preserve the existing
next-step behavior once sign-up has started, and do not rely on the bridge’s
unknown result for the initial state.
- Line 71: Move the FAPI-owned step exception from the sign-in/sign-up flow
guidance into the multi-step flow section of Controllers, where it qualifies the
rule that the machine owns the step. Link to that controller guidance from this
paragraph, preserving the explanation that FAPI-owned steps should not be
duplicated in machine state.
Review comments at @packages/shared/src/internal/clerk-js/getNextStep.ts:
- Around line 101-115: Update the next-step logic for `SignUpNextStepInput` so
an unverified `web3_wallet` produces the supported wallet verification step
instead of falling through to `{ type: 'unknown' }`. Reuse the established step
shape and wallet verification state; do not invent a new step type or
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- Line 72: Update the “No step machine” rule in the sign-in/sign-up flow
documentation and the corresponding “Multi-step flows” rule in controllers.md to
allow keeping the user’s selected factor identifier or route parameter locally
when needed to distinguish factors that share a strategy. Preserve the rule
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Guard the in-flight redemption.
A “not redeemed yet” check remains true while the first request is pending. A StrictMode effect rerun or remount can therefore start a second redemption before the first completes. One request can then fail after the other consumes the ticket. Specify a synchronous in-flight guard that survives remounts, and release it on failure so the user can retry.
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- Line 78: Update the ticket-handling documentation to distinguish the resource
used by each screen: document signIn.ticket() for the identifier screen and
retain signUp.ticket() for the start screen. Ensure the documented flow
preserves sign-in for existing users accepting invitations.
- Line 78: Update the ticket handling description around `hasTicket` and
`redeemTicket` to recognize both `__clerk_ticket` and the legacy
`__clerk_invitation_token` parameter. Specify how `hasTicket` selects the
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feat(shared,mosaic): add next-step design and getNextStep bridge
docs(mosaic): add sign-in and sign-up next-step design
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- Line 78: Update the controller’s entry-action handling to inspect email-link
return status before routing by the new sign-up step. Route expired or
client-mismatch returns to an error state and links verified on another device
to a switch-tab state; ensure this also handles returns without a created
session ID rather than relying only on emailLinkVerification.
- Line 78: Update the sign-up ticket redemption flow represented by redeemTicket
so the model reads the ticket and passes it together with configured
unsafeMetadata to signUp.ticket. Preserve the existing controller behavior of
running redemption on the start or identifier screen and routing by the
resulting step.
- Line 80: Update the ticket redemption guidance in the sign-in/sign-up flow to
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Define a phase-1 fallback for per-target sends.
When a user switches to another email or phone with the same strategy, the bridge reports the first target’s sent state for the second target. The new flow can then ask for a code that was never sent. Define a client-side send or resend path for this case rather than waiting for FAPI to add per-target state.
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Preserve transfers from sign-up to sign-in.
The proposed FAPI transfer covers an unknown identifier during sign-in. It does not cover an SSO sign-up whose identity already has an account. The current callback transfers that attempt to sign-in. Keep that client path until FAPI supports the reverse transfer too. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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- Line 54: Update the sign-in/sign-up flow documentation’s phase 1 `transfer`
step to specify that the handler calls `signUp.create({ transfer: true })`
before routing and describe how it handles errors. Make clear that changing
routes alone does not transfer the verified identity, and retain this behavior
until FAPI owns transfers.
- Line 75: Update the allowedRoute documentation to give the unknown-step
fallback precedence over route allowances: when the step is unknown, render the
“Start over” screen even if the current route is start, while preserving that
neither route table defines an unknown route for other current routes.
- Line 90: Update the sign-in flow around getSignInNextStep so a completed
password submission calls signIn.finalize() and handles its errors before
navigating; keep routeFor and go for the appropriate post-finalization
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Do not use an unscoped sent value to suppress sending.
In phase 1, selecting a second email or phone with the same strategy leaves sent true for the first target. The proposed rule then skips sending to the selected target, blocking code verification. Gate this behavior until sent state identifies the target, or define a safe bridge fallback for factor changes. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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- Line 153: Update the sign-in and sign-up guidance around getSignInNextStep and
getSignUpNextStep to mark these helpers and the linked flow guidance as pending
until the bridge makes them available; do not present them as currently
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Review comments at @packages/mosaic/docs/internals/sign-in-sign-up-flow.md:
- Line 137: Update the invitation entry action so it selects the redemption flow
from `__clerk_status`: use sign-in for `sign_in` invitations and preserve
sign-up for other statuses. Ensure the existing-user path redeems the ticket
through sign-in rather than always calling `SignUp.ticket`.
- Line 137: Update the documented invitation redemption flow around
`SignUpStart` and `signUp.ticket()` to read either `__clerk_ticket` or
`__clerk_invitation_token`, then pass the resolved token as `ticket` alongside
`unsafeMetadata`. Ensure the call satisfies `SignUpFutureTicketParams` when
arguments are provided.
- Line 138: Update the email-link return flow description to specify that a
verified return activates the session identified by __clerk_created_session
before routing by step; do not imply that activation depends on the current
sign-in or sign-up step.
- Line 82: Update the `shown` route-selection logic so transitions to `complete`
or `transfer` preserve the current screen while the action runs and on failure,
rather than falling through to `routeFor(step)`. Keep existing route selection
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The view side is in [Views → Moving between screens](views.md#moving-between-screens-on-one-surface).
**Exception: sign-in and sign-up.** FAPI owns their step, so there is no step machine. The controller derives the screen from `getSignInNextStep` or `getSignUpNextStep`, and keeps what the step can't say in the route, such as the factor the user picked ([Sign-in and sign-up flow](internals/sign-in-sign-up-flow.md#how-the-route-and-the-step-fit-together)).
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Mark the helpers as pending.
The linked design names shared/src/internal/clerk-js/nextStep.ts, but that file is absent at this revision. The bridge is in stacked PR #10742, so developers cannot yet import the required helpers. Mark this guidance as pending or land the bridge with it. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update the sign-in and sign-up guidance around getSignInNextStep and
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Supported by static analysis
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Keep the current screen mounted during completion.
When the step changes to complete or transfer, the factor route is no longer allowed. The tables define no route for either step, so the design does not show how routeFor(step) preserves the screen for a finalize or transfer error.
Keep the current screen mounted while the action runs and if it fails.
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Update the `shown` route-selection logic so transitions to `complete` or
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Some URLs carry an action to run before the user does anything. The controller runs it on `start`, then calls `next(step)`.
- An invitation's `__clerk_ticket`: the model exposes `redeemTicket: () => signUp.ticket({ unsafeMetadata })`. `ticket()` reads the param itself (`clerk-js/src/core/resources/SignUp.ts:1281-1283`), and `unsafeMetadata` goes along as in `ui` (`ui/src/components/SignUp/SignUpStart.tsx:153`).
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Redeem existing-user invitations through sign-in.
For an organization invitation with __clerk_status=sign_in, the existing flow redeems the ticket with sign-in. The proposed entry action always uses sign-up, so it cannot complete that existing-user path. Select the flow from the invitation status before redeeming the ticket. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update the invitation entry action so it selects the redemption flow from
`__clerk_status`: use sign-in for `sign_in` invitations and preserve sign-up for
other statuses. Ensure the existing-user path redeems the ticket through sign-in
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Read and pass both supported invitation token parameters.
SignUpStart accepts __clerk_invitation_token as well as __clerk_ticket, but signUp.ticket() reads only the latter. The proposed flow therefore misses invitation-token links. The shown call also fails TypeScript checking because SignUpFutureTicketParams requires ticket when an argument is supplied.
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Update the documented invitation redemption flow around `SignUpStart` and
`signUp.ticket()` to read either `__clerk_ticket` or `__clerk_invitation_token`,
then pass the resolved token as `ticket` alongside `unsafeMetadata`. Ensure the
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Some URLs carry an action to run before the user does anything. The controller runs it on `start`, then calls `next(step)`.
- An invitation's `__clerk_ticket`: the model exposes `redeemTicket: () => signUp.ticket({ unsafeMetadata })`. `ticket()` reads the param itself (`clerk-js/src/core/resources/SignUp.ts:1281-1283`), and `unsafeMetadata` goes along as in `ui` (`ui/src/components/SignUp/SignUpStart.tsx:153`).
- The return from an email link: `__clerk_status` says how it went (`shared/src/internal/clerk-js/queryParams.ts:29-32`). Only `verified` continues by step. `transferable` and the error statuses (expired, failed, client mismatch) show their own screen, as `ui/src/common/EmailLinkVerify.tsx` does, because no step says them.
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Activate the session returned by a verified email link.
A verified return can identify a client session through __clerk_created_session. The existing handler activates that session directly; the current sign-in or sign-up step need not identify it. Specify session activation before routing by step. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update the email-link return flow description to specify that a verified return
activates the session identified by __clerk_created_session before routing by
step; do not imply that activation depends on the current sign-in or sign-up
step.
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New sign-up returns start: An uncreated sign-up's Future resource still reports missing_requirements, so the bridge returns unknown, not start
Confirmed on f873f6fb, and fixed in #10742, where the bridge now lives. getSignUpNextStep returns start when the sign-up has no id (2621790), since SignUpFuture.status falls back to missing_requirements before the sign-up exists while id stays undefined until FAPI sends one.
dacef85 adds a test that passes new SignUp(null).__internal_future to the bridge and expects start. Against the pre-fix bridge it fails with expected { type: 'unknown' } to deeply equal { type: 'start' }, and with the fix it passes.
The flow doc here needs no change: it already says start is what Mosaic shows before the resource exists, and the Entry actions section gets the fix through the bridge.
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Description
Adds the design for how sign-in and sign-up report their next step (
packages/mosaic/docs/internals/sign-in-sign-up-flow.md).Each sign-in and sign-up has a typed next step (
first_factor,second_factor,fields,verify_email, …). Clients derive the screen from it instead of rebuilding the flow fromstatus,missing_fieldsandunverified_fields. Decided for clients; the FAPI side (FAPI sendingnext_step, FAPI-owned transfer) is a proposal to the FAPI team.The
getNextStepbridge the doc describes is in a stacked PR oncarp/signup-next-step-bridge.Checklist
pnpm testruns as expected.pnpm buildruns as expected.Type of change