clerk · Jan 19, 2023 · Jan 19, 2023 · Jan 19, 2023 · Jan 19, 2023 · Jan 19, 2023
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ labels: 'Status: Triage'
 - [ ] `@clerk/themes`
 - [ ] `@clerk/localizations`
 - [ ] `@clerk/clerk-expo`
-- [ ] `@clerk/backend-core`
 - [ ] `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node`
-- [ ] `@clerk/edge`
+- [ ] `@clerk/backend`
 - [ ] other:
 
 ### Version:

diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ labels: 'Status: Feature Request'
 - [ ] `@clerk/nextjs`
 - [ ] `@clerk/remix`
 - [ ] `@clerk/clerk-expo`
-- [ ] `@clerk/backend-core`
 - [ ] `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node`
 - [ ] `@clerk/edge`
 - [ ] `@clerk/localizations`

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 - [ ] `@clerk/localizations`
 - [ ] `@clerk/clerk-expo`
 - [ ] `@clerk/backend`
-- [ ] `@clerk/backend-core`
 - [ ] `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node`
-- [ ] `@clerk/edge`
 - [ ] `@clerk/shared`
 - [ ] `build/tooling/chore`
 

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ yarn add @clerk/clerk-sdk-node
 
 For package specific details on installation, architecture and usage usage, you can refer to the package's README file.
 
-- [`@clerk/backend-core`](./packages/backend-core): Functionalities regarded as "core" for Clerk to operate with. _Authentication resolution, API Resources etc._
-- [`@clerk/edge`](./packages/edge): Top level SDK for edge environments containing all required helpers and middleware.
+- [`@clerk/backend`](./packages/backend): Functionalities regarded as "core" for Clerk to operate with. _Authentication resolution, API Resources etc._
 - [`@clerk/clerk-sdk-node`](./packages/sdk-node): SDK for native Node.js environment and frameworks.
 - [`@clerk/nextjs`](./packages/nextjs): Clerk package for Next.js.
 - [`@clerk/clerk-js`](./packages/clerk-js): Core JavaScript implementation used by Clerk in the browser.

diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/backend-core/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [2.13.1](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/backend-core@2.13.0...@clerk/backend-core@2.13.1) (2023-01-19)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **backend-core,edge:** Mark @clerk/backend-core and @clerk/edge as deprecated ([944ebec](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/commit/944ebeccb99099c17926098710a150aa1eb74a65))
+
 ## [2.13.0](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/backend-core@2.13.0-staging.1...@clerk/backend-core@2.13.0) (2023-01-17)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @clerk/backend-core

diff --git a/packages/backend-core/README.md b/packages/backend-core/README.md
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
 
 ---
 
+# Deprecation warning
+
+This package has been deprecated in favor of the isomorphic [`@clerk/backend`](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript) which is now used across all server-enabled Clerk packages. This package will not receive any future updates. It should not be used directly - please use as a reference only.
+
 ## Overview
 
 This package provides Clerk Backend API core resources and low-level authentication utilities for JavaScript environments. It is mostly used as the base for other Clerk SDKs.

diff --git a/packages/backend-core/package.json b/packages/backend-core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@clerk/backend-core",
-  "version": "2.13.0",
+  "version": "2.13.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Clerk Backend API core resources and authentication utilities for JavaScript environments.",
   "scripts": {

diff --git a/packages/edge/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/edge/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [1.13.1](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/edge@1.13.0...@clerk/edge@1.13.1) (2023-01-19)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **backend-core,edge:** Mark @clerk/backend-core and @clerk/edge as deprecated ([944ebec](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/commit/944ebeccb99099c17926098710a150aa1eb74a65))
+
 ## [1.13.0](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/edge@1.13.0-staging.1...@clerk/edge@1.13.0) (2023-01-17)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @clerk/edge

diff --git a/packages/edge/README.md b/packages/edge/README.md
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 
 ---
 
+# Deprecation warning
+
+This package has been deprecated in favor of the isomorphic [`@clerk/backend`](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript) which is now used across all server-enabled Clerk packages. This package will not receive any future updates. It should not be used directly - please use as a reference only.
+
 ## Overview
 
 This package is a wrapper around Clerk core capabilities with added functionality and helpers aimed towards different edge and serverless platforms.

diff --git a/packages/edge/package.json b/packages/edge/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@clerk/edge",
-  "version": "1.13.0",
+  "version": "1.13.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Clerk SDK for serverless and edge environments",
   "keywords": [
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint ."
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@clerk/backend-core": "^2.13.0",
+    "@clerk/backend-core": "^2.13.1",
     "@clerk/types": "^3.24.0",
     "@peculiar/webcrypto": "1.4.1",
     "@types/node": "16.18.6"

diff --git a/packages/edge/src/info.ts b/packages/edge/src/info.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 /** DO NOT EDIT: This file is automatically generated by ../scripts/info.js */
-export const LIB_VERSION = '1.13.0';
+export const LIB_VERSION = '1.13.1';
 export const LIB_NAME = '@clerk/edge';
diff --git a/packages/expo/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [0.11.3](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/clerk-expo@0.11.2...@clerk/clerk-expo@0.11.3) (2023-01-19)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @clerk/clerk-expo
+
 ### [0.11.2](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/clerk-expo@0.11.1...@clerk/clerk-expo@0.11.2) (2023-01-17)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @clerk/clerk-expo

diff --git a/packages/expo/package.json b/packages/expo/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@clerk/clerk-expo",
-  "version": "0.11.2",
+  "version": "0.11.3",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Clerk.dev React Native/Expo library",
   "keywords": [
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@clerk/clerk-js": "^4.23.1",
-    "@clerk/clerk-react": "^4.8.1",
+    "@clerk/clerk-react": "^4.8.2",
     "base-64": "1.0.0",
     "react-native-url-polyfill": "1.3.0"
   },

diff --git a/packages/nextjs/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/nextjs/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [4.7.4](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/nextjs@4.7.3...@clerk/nextjs@4.7.4) (2023-01-19)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @clerk/nextjs
+
 ### [4.7.3](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/nextjs@4.7.3-staging.0...@clerk/nextjs@4.7.3) (2023-01-18)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @clerk/nextjs

diff --git a/packages/nextjs/package.json b/packages/nextjs/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@clerk/nextjs",
-  "version": "4.7.3",
+  "version": "4.7.4",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Clerk.dev SDK for NextJS",
   "keywords": [
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@clerk/backend": "^0.4.1",
-    "@clerk/clerk-react": "^4.8.1",
+    "@clerk/clerk-react": "^4.8.2",
     "@clerk/clerk-sdk-node": "^4.6.1",
     "@clerk/types": "^3.24.0",
     "tslib": "2.4.1"

diff --git a/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/react/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [4.8.2](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/clerk-react@4.8.1...@clerk/clerk-react@4.8.2) (2023-01-19)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- **clerk-react:** Do not throw missing key error if a Clerk instance is used ([a300016](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/commit/a3000164483e7ed947d448f7593e0ce4dd110db3))
+- **clerk-react:** Do not throw missing key error in isomorphicClerk.load ([8b3b763](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/commit/8b3b763ed67d3af101573627fc7b00fb0a526b9b))
+
 ### [4.8.1](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/clerk-react@4.8.0...@clerk/clerk-react@4.8.1) (2023-01-17)
 
 ### Bug Fixes

diff --git a/packages/react/package.json b/packages/react/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@clerk/clerk-react",
-  "version": "4.8.1",
+  "version": "4.8.2",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Clerk.dev React library",
   "keywords": [

diff --git a/packages/react/src/contexts/ClerkProvider.tsx b/packages/react/src/contexts/ClerkProvider.tsx
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ export type ClerkProviderProps = IsomorphicClerkOptions & {
 
 function ClerkProviderBase(props: ClerkProviderProps): JSX.Element {
   const { initialState, children, ...restIsomorphicClerkOptions } = props;
-  const { frontendApi = '', publishableKey = '' } = restIsomorphicClerkOptions;
-
-  if (!publishableKey && !frontendApi) {
-    errorThrower.throwMissingFrontendApiOrPublishableKeyError();
-  } else if (publishableKey && !isPublishableKey(publishableKey)) {
-    errorThrower.throwInvalidPublishableKeyError({ key: publishableKey });
-  } else if (frontendApi && !isLegacyFrontendApiKey(frontendApi)) {
-    errorThrower.throwInvalidFrontendApiError({ key: frontendApi });
+  const { frontendApi = '', publishableKey = '', Clerk: userInitialisedClerk } = restIsomorphicClerkOptions;
+
+  if (!userInitialisedClerk) {
+    if (!publishableKey && !frontendApi) {
+      errorThrower.throwMissingFrontendApiOrPublishableKeyError();
+    } else if (publishableKey && !isPublishableKey(publishableKey)) {
+      errorThrower.throwInvalidPublishableKeyError({ key: publishableKey });
+    } else if (frontendApi && !isLegacyFrontendApiKey(frontendApi)) {
+      errorThrower.throwInvalidFrontendApiError({ key: frontendApi });
+    }
   }
 
   return (

diff --git a/packages/react/src/info.ts b/packages/react/src/info.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 /** DO NOT EDIT: This file is automatically generated by ../scripts/info.js */
-export const LIB_VERSION = '4.8.1';
+export const LIB_VERSION = '4.8.2';
 export const LIB_NAME = '@clerk/clerk-react';
diff --git a/packages/react/src/isomorphicClerk.ts b/packages/react/src/isomorphicClerk.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import type {
   HeadlessBrowserClerkConstrutor,
   IsomorphicClerkOptions,
 } from './types';
-import { errorThrower, inClientSide, isConstructor, loadScript } from './utils';
+import { inClientSide, isConstructor, loadScript } from './utils';
 
 export interface Global {
   Clerk?: HeadlessBrowserClerk | BrowserClerk;
@@ -97,10 +97,6 @@ export default class IsomorphicClerk {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!this.publishableKey && !this.frontendApi) {
-      errorThrower.throwMissingFrontendApiOrPublishableKeyError();
-    }
-
     // Store frontendAPI value on window as a fallback. This value can be used as a
     // fallback during ClerkJS hot loading in case ClerkJS fails to find the
     // "data-clerk-frontend-api" attribute on its script tag.

diff --git a/packages/remix/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/remix/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 See [Conventional Commits](https://conventionalcommits.org) for commit guidelines.
 
+### [2.0.3](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/remix@2.0.2...@clerk/remix@2.0.3) (2023-01-19)
+
+**Note:** Version bump only for package @clerk/remix
+
 ### [2.0.2](https://github.com/clerkinc/javascript/compare/@clerk/remix@2.0.2-staging.0...@clerk/remix@2.0.2) (2023-01-18)
 
 **Note:** Version bump only for package @clerk/remix

diff --git a/packages/remix/package.json b/packages/remix/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@clerk/remix",
-  "version": "2.0.2",
+  "version": "2.0.3",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "Clerk.dev SDK for Remix",
   "keywords": [
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@clerk/backend": "^0.4.1",
-    "@clerk/clerk-react": "^4.8.1",
+    "@clerk/clerk-react": "^4.8.2",
     "@clerk/types": "^3.24.0",
     "cookie": "0.5.0",
     "tslib": "2.4.1"