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[@clerk/electron] Passkey autofill runs as a modal prompt: OS passkey dialog opens as soon as sign-in mounts #9496

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Packages:@clerk/electron@0.0.24 (with @clerk/electron-passkeys@0.0.3), @clerk/clerk-js@6.25.13, @clerk/react@6.12.10, @clerk/shared@4.25.10

TL;DR: The Electron passkey provider reports passkey autofill as supported, but it executes the autofill request as a modal prompt. <SignIn> starts the autofill flow on mount, so an OS passkey dialog opens the instant the sign-in form renders, before any user intent.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Electron app with createClerkBridge({ passkeys: true, renderer: { scheme, host } }) in the main process and <ClerkProvider passkeys={passkeys}> from @clerk/electron/react + @clerk/electron/passkeys in the renderer (app served from a custom scheme).
  2. Enable passkeys with autofill on the Clerk instance.
  3. Sign in once and register a passkey.
  4. Sign out, then call clerk.openSignIn() (or render <SignIn />).

Expected behavior:

Same as the browser: autofill is a background conditional-mediation request. Passkeys show up in the identifier field autocomplete. A passkey dialog appears only after the user picks one or clicks "Use passkey".

Actual behavior:

On macOS and Windows, the native OS passkey sheet opens immediately when the sign-in form mounts. On the renderer path (https-served Electron apps), Chromium's modal WebAuthn dialog opens instead. On Linux with a custom scheme, the flow fails silently with passkey_not_supported (no dialog, but the autofill attempt still errors).

Why (traced through the published dist of packages/electron):

  1. clerk-js's sign-in form checks __internal_isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() and, if true, auto-starts SignIn.authenticateWithPasskey({ flow: 'autofill' }), passing conditionalUI: true to __internal_getPublicCredentials.
  2. createPasskeys().isAutoFillSupported in the default auto mode returns isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() from @clerk/shared/webauthn, which is true in Electron's Chromium.
  3. createPasskeys().get destructures only { publicKeyOptions } and drops conditionalUI:
    • The renderer path hardcodes webAuthnGetCredential({ publicKeyOptions, conditionalUI: false }), which @clerk/shared maps to mediation: "optional" — a modal request.
    • A custom-scheme origin can never satisfy the RP ID in originSatisfiesRpId, so decidePath routes to the native bridge on macOS/Windows — also modal.

So the provider advertises quiet autofill and then fulfills it with a blocking dialog.

Suggested fix:

Either honor conditionalUI in get() when the renderer path can do real conditional mediation, or make isAutoFillSupported() return false whenever the request would resolve to a modal path. It already returns false for mode: 'native'; the auto mode reports the renderer's capability even when the request will route native or be forced non-conditional.

Workaround we are shipping in T3 Code (pingdotgg/t3code#7437):

import{passkeysaselectronPasskeys}from'@clerk/electron/passkeys';constpasskeys={
...electronPasskeys,isAutoFillSupported: ()=>Promise.resolve(false),};

This stops the auto-prompt while keeping the explicit "Use passkey" button working.

🤖 Filed by Claude Code (Fable 5).

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      [@clerk/electron] Passkey autofill runs as a modal prompt: OS passkey dialog opens as soon as sign-in mounts · Issue #9496 · clerk/javascript · GitHub
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      [@clerk/electron] Passkey autofill runs as a modal prompt: OS passkey dialog opens as soon as sign-in mounts #9496

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      @t3dotgg

      Packages:@clerk/electron@0.0.24 (with @clerk/electron-passkeys@0.0.3), @clerk/clerk-js@6.25.13, @clerk/react@6.12.10, @clerk/shared@4.25.10

      TL;DR: The Electron passkey provider reports passkey autofill as supported, but it executes the autofill request as a modal prompt. <SignIn> starts the autofill flow on mount, so an OS passkey dialog opens the instant the sign-in form renders, before any user intent.

      Steps to reproduce:

      1. Electron app with createClerkBridge({ passkeys: true, renderer: { scheme, host } }) in the main process and <ClerkProvider passkeys={passkeys}> from @clerk/electron/react + @clerk/electron/passkeys in the renderer (app served from a custom scheme).
      2. Enable passkeys with autofill on the Clerk instance.
      3. Sign in once and register a passkey.
      4. Sign out, then call clerk.openSignIn() (or render <SignIn />).

      Expected behavior:

      Same as the browser: autofill is a background conditional-mediation request. Passkeys show up in the identifier field autocomplete. A passkey dialog appears only after the user picks one or clicks "Use passkey".

      Actual behavior:

      On macOS and Windows, the native OS passkey sheet opens immediately when the sign-in form mounts. On the renderer path (https-served Electron apps), Chromium's modal WebAuthn dialog opens instead. On Linux with a custom scheme, the flow fails silently with passkey_not_supported (no dialog, but the autofill attempt still errors).

      Why (traced through the published dist of packages/electron):

      1. clerk-js's sign-in form checks __internal_isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() and, if true, auto-starts SignIn.authenticateWithPasskey({ flow: 'autofill' }), passing conditionalUI: true to __internal_getPublicCredentials.
      2. createPasskeys().isAutoFillSupported in the default auto mode returns isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() from @clerk/shared/webauthn, which is true in Electron's Chromium.
      3. createPasskeys().get destructures only { publicKeyOptions } and drops conditionalUI:
        • The renderer path hardcodes webAuthnGetCredential({ publicKeyOptions, conditionalUI: false }), which @clerk/shared maps to mediation: "optional" — a modal request.
        • A custom-scheme origin can never satisfy the RP ID in originSatisfiesRpId, so decidePath routes to the native bridge on macOS/Windows — also modal.

      So the provider advertises quiet autofill and then fulfills it with a blocking dialog.

      Suggested fix:

      Either honor conditionalUI in get() when the renderer path can do real conditional mediation, or make isAutoFillSupported() return false whenever the request would resolve to a modal path. It already returns false for mode: 'native'; the auto mode reports the renderer's capability even when the request will route native or be forced non-conditional.

      Workaround we are shipping in T3 Code (pingdotgg/t3code#7437):

      import{passkeysaselectronPasskeys}from'@clerk/electron/passkeys';constpasskeys={
      ...electronPasskeys,isAutoFillSupported: ()=>Promise.resolve(false),};

      This stops the auto-prompt while keeping the explicit "Use passkey" button working.

      🤖 Filed by Claude Code (Fable 5).

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          @t3dotgg

          Packages:@clerk/electron@0.0.24 (with @clerk/electron-passkeys@0.0.3), @clerk/clerk-js@6.25.13, @clerk/react@6.12.10, @clerk/shared@4.25.10

          TL;DR: The Electron passkey provider reports passkey autofill as supported, but it executes the autofill request as a modal prompt. <SignIn> starts the autofill flow on mount, so an OS passkey dialog opens the instant the sign-in form renders, before any user intent.

          Steps to reproduce:

          1. Electron app with createClerkBridge({ passkeys: true, renderer: { scheme, host } }) in the main process and <ClerkProvider passkeys={passkeys}> from @clerk/electron/react + @clerk/electron/passkeys in the renderer (app served from a custom scheme).
          2. Enable passkeys with autofill on the Clerk instance.
          3. Sign in once and register a passkey.
          4. Sign out, then call clerk.openSignIn() (or render <SignIn />).

          Expected behavior:

          Same as the browser: autofill is a background conditional-mediation request. Passkeys show up in the identifier field autocomplete. A passkey dialog appears only after the user picks one or clicks "Use passkey".

          Actual behavior:

          On macOS and Windows, the native OS passkey sheet opens immediately when the sign-in form mounts. On the renderer path (https-served Electron apps), Chromium's modal WebAuthn dialog opens instead. On Linux with a custom scheme, the flow fails silently with passkey_not_supported (no dialog, but the autofill attempt still errors).

          Why (traced through the published dist of packages/electron):

          1. clerk-js's sign-in form checks __internal_isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() and, if true, auto-starts SignIn.authenticateWithPasskey({ flow: 'autofill' }), passing conditionalUI: true to __internal_getPublicCredentials.
          2. createPasskeys().isAutoFillSupported in the default auto mode returns isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() from @clerk/shared/webauthn, which is true in Electron's Chromium.
          3. createPasskeys().get destructures only { publicKeyOptions } and drops conditionalUI:
            • The renderer path hardcodes webAuthnGetCredential({ publicKeyOptions, conditionalUI: false }), which @clerk/shared maps to mediation: "optional" — a modal request.
            • A custom-scheme origin can never satisfy the RP ID in originSatisfiesRpId, so decidePath routes to the native bridge on macOS/Windows — also modal.

          So the provider advertises quiet autofill and then fulfills it with a blocking dialog.

          Suggested fix:

          Either honor conditionalUI in get() when the renderer path can do real conditional mediation, or make isAutoFillSupported() return false whenever the request would resolve to a modal path. It already returns false for mode: 'native'; the auto mode reports the renderer's capability even when the request will route native or be forced non-conditional.

          Workaround we are shipping in T3 Code (pingdotgg/t3code#7437):

          import{passkeysaselectronPasskeys}from'@clerk/electron/passkeys';constpasskeys={
          ...electronPasskeys,isAutoFillSupported: ()=>Promise.resolve(false),};

          This stops the auto-prompt while keeping the explicit "Use passkey" button working.

          🤖 Filed by Claude Code (Fable 5).

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              @t3dotgg

              Packages:@clerk/electron@0.0.24 (with @clerk/electron-passkeys@0.0.3), @clerk/clerk-js@6.25.13, @clerk/react@6.12.10, @clerk/shared@4.25.10

              TL;DR: The Electron passkey provider reports passkey autofill as supported, but it executes the autofill request as a modal prompt. <SignIn> starts the autofill flow on mount, so an OS passkey dialog opens the instant the sign-in form renders, before any user intent.

              Steps to reproduce:

              1. Electron app with createClerkBridge({ passkeys: true, renderer: { scheme, host } }) in the main process and <ClerkProvider passkeys={passkeys}> from @clerk/electron/react + @clerk/electron/passkeys in the renderer (app served from a custom scheme).
              2. Enable passkeys with autofill on the Clerk instance.
              3. Sign in once and register a passkey.
              4. Sign out, then call clerk.openSignIn() (or render <SignIn />).

              Expected behavior:

              Same as the browser: autofill is a background conditional-mediation request. Passkeys show up in the identifier field autocomplete. A passkey dialog appears only after the user picks one or clicks "Use passkey".

              Actual behavior:

              On macOS and Windows, the native OS passkey sheet opens immediately when the sign-in form mounts. On the renderer path (https-served Electron apps), Chromium's modal WebAuthn dialog opens instead. On Linux with a custom scheme, the flow fails silently with passkey_not_supported (no dialog, but the autofill attempt still errors).

              Why (traced through the published dist of packages/electron):

              1. clerk-js's sign-in form checks __internal_isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() and, if true, auto-starts SignIn.authenticateWithPasskey({ flow: 'autofill' }), passing conditionalUI: true to __internal_getPublicCredentials.
              2. createPasskeys().isAutoFillSupported in the default auto mode returns isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() from @clerk/shared/webauthn, which is true in Electron's Chromium.
              3. createPasskeys().get destructures only { publicKeyOptions } and drops conditionalUI:
                • The renderer path hardcodes webAuthnGetCredential({ publicKeyOptions, conditionalUI: false }), which @clerk/shared maps to mediation: "optional" — a modal request.
                • A custom-scheme origin can never satisfy the RP ID in originSatisfiesRpId, so decidePath routes to the native bridge on macOS/Windows — also modal.

              So the provider advertises quiet autofill and then fulfills it with a blocking dialog.

              Suggested fix:

              Either honor conditionalUI in get() when the renderer path can do real conditional mediation, or make isAutoFillSupported() return false whenever the request would resolve to a modal path. It already returns false for mode: 'native'; the auto mode reports the renderer's capability even when the request will route native or be forced non-conditional.

              Workaround we are shipping in T3 Code (pingdotgg/t3code#7437):

              import{passkeysaselectronPasskeys}from'@clerk/electron/passkeys';constpasskeys={
              ...electronPasskeys,isAutoFillSupported: ()=>Promise.resolve(false),};

              This stops the auto-prompt while keeping the explicit "Use passkey" button working.

              🤖 Filed by Claude Code (Fable 5).

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                  @t3dotgg

                  Packages:@clerk/electron@0.0.24 (with @clerk/electron-passkeys@0.0.3), @clerk/clerk-js@6.25.13, @clerk/react@6.12.10, @clerk/shared@4.25.10

                  TL;DR: The Electron passkey provider reports passkey autofill as supported, but it executes the autofill request as a modal prompt. <SignIn> starts the autofill flow on mount, so an OS passkey dialog opens the instant the sign-in form renders, before any user intent.

                  Steps to reproduce:

                  1. Electron app with createClerkBridge({ passkeys: true, renderer: { scheme, host } }) in the main process and <ClerkProvider passkeys={passkeys}> from @clerk/electron/react + @clerk/electron/passkeys in the renderer (app served from a custom scheme).
                  2. Enable passkeys with autofill on the Clerk instance.
                  3. Sign in once and register a passkey.
                  4. Sign out, then call clerk.openSignIn() (or render <SignIn />).

                  Expected behavior:

                  Same as the browser: autofill is a background conditional-mediation request. Passkeys show up in the identifier field autocomplete. A passkey dialog appears only after the user picks one or clicks "Use passkey".

                  Actual behavior:

                  On macOS and Windows, the native OS passkey sheet opens immediately when the sign-in form mounts. On the renderer path (https-served Electron apps), Chromium's modal WebAuthn dialog opens instead. On Linux with a custom scheme, the flow fails silently with passkey_not_supported (no dialog, but the autofill attempt still errors).

                  Why (traced through the published dist of packages/electron):

                  1. clerk-js's sign-in form checks __internal_isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() and, if true, auto-starts SignIn.authenticateWithPasskey({ flow: 'autofill' }), passing conditionalUI: true to __internal_getPublicCredentials.
                  2. createPasskeys().isAutoFillSupported in the default auto mode returns isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() from @clerk/shared/webauthn, which is true in Electron's Chromium.
                  3. createPasskeys().get destructures only { publicKeyOptions } and drops conditionalUI:
                    • The renderer path hardcodes webAuthnGetCredential({ publicKeyOptions, conditionalUI: false }), which @clerk/shared maps to mediation: "optional" — a modal request.
                    • A custom-scheme origin can never satisfy the RP ID in originSatisfiesRpId, so decidePath routes to the native bridge on macOS/Windows — also modal.

                  So the provider advertises quiet autofill and then fulfills it with a blocking dialog.

                  Suggested fix:

                  Either honor conditionalUI in get() when the renderer path can do real conditional mediation, or make isAutoFillSupported() return false whenever the request would resolve to a modal path. It already returns false for mode: 'native'; the auto mode reports the renderer's capability even when the request will route native or be forced non-conditional.

                  Workaround we are shipping in T3 Code (pingdotgg/t3code#7437):

                  import{passkeysaselectronPasskeys}from'@clerk/electron/passkeys';constpasskeys={
                  ...electronPasskeys,isAutoFillSupported: ()=>Promise.resolve(false),};

                  This stops the auto-prompt while keeping the explicit "Use passkey" button working.

                  🤖 Filed by Claude Code (Fable 5).

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                      Description

                      @t3dotgg

                      Packages:@clerk/electron@0.0.24 (with @clerk/electron-passkeys@0.0.3), @clerk/clerk-js@6.25.13, @clerk/react@6.12.10, @clerk/shared@4.25.10

                      TL;DR: The Electron passkey provider reports passkey autofill as supported, but it executes the autofill request as a modal prompt. <SignIn> starts the autofill flow on mount, so an OS passkey dialog opens the instant the sign-in form renders, before any user intent.

                      Steps to reproduce:

                      1. Electron app with createClerkBridge({ passkeys: true, renderer: { scheme, host } }) in the main process and <ClerkProvider passkeys={passkeys}> from @clerk/electron/react + @clerk/electron/passkeys in the renderer (app served from a custom scheme).
                      2. Enable passkeys with autofill on the Clerk instance.
                      3. Sign in once and register a passkey.
                      4. Sign out, then call clerk.openSignIn() (or render <SignIn />).

                      Expected behavior:

                      Same as the browser: autofill is a background conditional-mediation request. Passkeys show up in the identifier field autocomplete. A passkey dialog appears only after the user picks one or clicks "Use passkey".

                      Actual behavior:

                      On macOS and Windows, the native OS passkey sheet opens immediately when the sign-in form mounts. On the renderer path (https-served Electron apps), Chromium's modal WebAuthn dialog opens instead. On Linux with a custom scheme, the flow fails silently with passkey_not_supported (no dialog, but the autofill attempt still errors).

                      Why (traced through the published dist of packages/electron):

                      1. clerk-js's sign-in form checks __internal_isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() and, if true, auto-starts SignIn.authenticateWithPasskey({ flow: 'autofill' }), passing conditionalUI: true to __internal_getPublicCredentials.
                      2. createPasskeys().isAutoFillSupported in the default auto mode returns isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() from @clerk/shared/webauthn, which is true in Electron's Chromium.
                      3. createPasskeys().get destructures only { publicKeyOptions } and drops conditionalUI:
                        • The renderer path hardcodes webAuthnGetCredential({ publicKeyOptions, conditionalUI: false }), which @clerk/shared maps to mediation: "optional" — a modal request.
                        • A custom-scheme origin can never satisfy the RP ID in originSatisfiesRpId, so decidePath routes to the native bridge on macOS/Windows — also modal.

                      So the provider advertises quiet autofill and then fulfills it with a blocking dialog.

                      Suggested fix:

                      Either honor conditionalUI in get() when the renderer path can do real conditional mediation, or make isAutoFillSupported() return false whenever the request would resolve to a modal path. It already returns false for mode: 'native'; the auto mode reports the renderer's capability even when the request will route native or be forced non-conditional.

                      Workaround we are shipping in T3 Code (pingdotgg/t3code#7437):

                      import{passkeysaselectronPasskeys}from'@clerk/electron/passkeys';constpasskeys={
                      ...electronPasskeys,isAutoFillSupported: ()=>Promise.resolve(false),};

                      This stops the auto-prompt while keeping the explicit "Use passkey" button working.

                      🤖 Filed by Claude Code (Fable 5).

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                          [@clerk/electron] Passkey autofill runs as a modal prompt: OS passkey dialog opens as soon as sign-in mounts #9496

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                          @t3dotgg

                          Packages:@clerk/electron@0.0.24 (with @clerk/electron-passkeys@0.0.3), @clerk/clerk-js@6.25.13, @clerk/react@6.12.10, @clerk/shared@4.25.10

                          TL;DR: The Electron passkey provider reports passkey autofill as supported, but it executes the autofill request as a modal prompt. <SignIn> starts the autofill flow on mount, so an OS passkey dialog opens the instant the sign-in form renders, before any user intent.

                          Steps to reproduce:

                          1. Electron app with createClerkBridge({ passkeys: true, renderer: { scheme, host } }) in the main process and <ClerkProvider passkeys={passkeys}> from @clerk/electron/react + @clerk/electron/passkeys in the renderer (app served from a custom scheme).
                          2. Enable passkeys with autofill on the Clerk instance.
                          3. Sign in once and register a passkey.
                          4. Sign out, then call clerk.openSignIn() (or render <SignIn />).

                          Expected behavior:

                          Same as the browser: autofill is a background conditional-mediation request. Passkeys show up in the identifier field autocomplete. A passkey dialog appears only after the user picks one or clicks "Use passkey".

                          Actual behavior:

                          On macOS and Windows, the native OS passkey sheet opens immediately when the sign-in form mounts. On the renderer path (https-served Electron apps), Chromium's modal WebAuthn dialog opens instead. On Linux with a custom scheme, the flow fails silently with passkey_not_supported (no dialog, but the autofill attempt still errors).

                          Why (traced through the published dist of packages/electron):

                          1. clerk-js's sign-in form checks __internal_isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() and, if true, auto-starts SignIn.authenticateWithPasskey({ flow: 'autofill' }), passing conditionalUI: true to __internal_getPublicCredentials.
                          2. createPasskeys().isAutoFillSupported in the default auto mode returns isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() from @clerk/shared/webauthn, which is true in Electron's Chromium.
                          3. createPasskeys().get destructures only { publicKeyOptions } and drops conditionalUI:
                            • The renderer path hardcodes webAuthnGetCredential({ publicKeyOptions, conditionalUI: false }), which @clerk/shared maps to mediation: "optional" — a modal request.
                            • A custom-scheme origin can never satisfy the RP ID in originSatisfiesRpId, so decidePath routes to the native bridge on macOS/Windows — also modal.

                          So the provider advertises quiet autofill and then fulfills it with a blocking dialog.

                          Suggested fix:

                          Either honor conditionalUI in get() when the renderer path can do real conditional mediation, or make isAutoFillSupported() return false whenever the request would resolve to a modal path. It already returns false for mode: 'native'; the auto mode reports the renderer's capability even when the request will route native or be forced non-conditional.

                          Workaround we are shipping in T3 Code (pingdotgg/t3code#7437):

                          import{passkeysaselectronPasskeys}from'@clerk/electron/passkeys';constpasskeys={
                          ...electronPasskeys,isAutoFillSupported: ()=>Promise.resolve(false),};

                          This stops the auto-prompt while keeping the explicit "Use passkey" button working.

                          🤖 Filed by Claude Code (Fable 5).

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                              [@clerk/electron] Passkey autofill runs as a modal prompt: OS passkey dialog opens as soon as sign-in mounts #9496

                              Description

                              @t3dotgg

                              Packages:@clerk/electron@0.0.24 (with @clerk/electron-passkeys@0.0.3), @clerk/clerk-js@6.25.13, @clerk/react@6.12.10, @clerk/shared@4.25.10

                              TL;DR: The Electron passkey provider reports passkey autofill as supported, but it executes the autofill request as a modal prompt. <SignIn> starts the autofill flow on mount, so an OS passkey dialog opens the instant the sign-in form renders, before any user intent.

                              Steps to reproduce:

                              1. Electron app with createClerkBridge({ passkeys: true, renderer: { scheme, host } }) in the main process and <ClerkProvider passkeys={passkeys}> from @clerk/electron/react + @clerk/electron/passkeys in the renderer (app served from a custom scheme).
                              2. Enable passkeys with autofill on the Clerk instance.
                              3. Sign in once and register a passkey.
                              4. Sign out, then call clerk.openSignIn() (or render <SignIn />).

                              Expected behavior:

                              Same as the browser: autofill is a background conditional-mediation request. Passkeys show up in the identifier field autocomplete. A passkey dialog appears only after the user picks one or clicks "Use passkey".

                              Actual behavior:

                              On macOS and Windows, the native OS passkey sheet opens immediately when the sign-in form mounts. On the renderer path (https-served Electron apps), Chromium's modal WebAuthn dialog opens instead. On Linux with a custom scheme, the flow fails silently with passkey_not_supported (no dialog, but the autofill attempt still errors).

                              Why (traced through the published dist of packages/electron):

                              1. clerk-js's sign-in form checks __internal_isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() and, if true, auto-starts SignIn.authenticateWithPasskey({ flow: 'autofill' }), passing conditionalUI: true to __internal_getPublicCredentials.
                              2. createPasskeys().isAutoFillSupported in the default auto mode returns isWebAuthnAutofillSupported() from @clerk/shared/webauthn, which is true in Electron's Chromium.
                              3. createPasskeys().get destructures only { publicKeyOptions } and drops conditionalUI:
                                • The renderer path hardcodes webAuthnGetCredential({ publicKeyOptions, conditionalUI: false }), which @clerk/shared maps to mediation: "optional" — a modal request.
                                • A custom-scheme origin can never satisfy the RP ID in originSatisfiesRpId, so decidePath routes to the native bridge on macOS/Windows — also modal.

                              So the provider advertises quiet autofill and then fulfills it with a blocking dialog.

                              Suggested fix:

                              Either honor conditionalUI in get() when the renderer path can do real conditional mediation, or make isAutoFillSupported() return false whenever the request would resolve to a modal path. It already returns false for mode: 'native'; the auto mode reports the renderer's capability even when the request will route native or be forced non-conditional.

                              Workaround we are shipping in T3 Code (pingdotgg/t3code#7437):

                              import{passkeysaselectronPasskeys}from'@clerk/electron/passkeys';constpasskeys={
                              ...electronPasskeys,isAutoFillSupported: ()=>Promise.resolve(false),};

                              This stops the auto-prompt while keeping the explicit "Use passkey" button working.

                              🤖 Filed by Claude Code (Fable 5).

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