chore(backend): Replace Clerk with createClerkClient [SDK-1058]

.changeset/eight-badgers-speak.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-sdk-node': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/fuzzy-years-taste.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/backend` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method that will create a Clerk client instance for you. This aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to better ship DX improvements in the future.
+
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/metal-ears-cheat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'gatsby-plugin-clerk': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `gatsby-plugin-clerk` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/shiny-pumas-share.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/remix': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/remix` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/remix` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/small-cats-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+'@clerk/fastify': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/fastify` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/fastify` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/sour-avocados-sin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/nextjs` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/nextjs` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

integration/cleanup/cleanup.setup.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { User } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { appConfigs } from '../presets/';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup('cleanup instances ', async () => {
 
  for (const secretKey of secretKeys) {
  console.log(`Cleanup for ${secretKey.replace(/(sk_test_)(.+)(...)/, '$1***$3')}`);
- const clerkClient = Clerk({ secretKey });
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient({ secretKey });
  const { data: users, errors } = await clerkClient.users.getUserList({
  orderBy: '-created_at',
  query: 'clerkcookie',

integration/testUtils/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient as backendCreateClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import type { Browser, BrowserContext, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import type { Application } from '../models/application';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { createUserService } from './usersService';
 
 export type { FakeUser };
 const createClerkClient = (app: Application) => {
- return Clerk({
+ return backendCreateClerkClient({
  secretKey: app.env.privateVariables.get('CLERK_SECRET_KEY'),
  publishableKey: app.env.publicVariables.get('CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY'),
  });

packages/backend/README.md

@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ npm install @clerk/backend
 ```
 
 ```
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser("user_...");
 ```
 
 ### API
 
-#### Clerk(options: ClerkOptions)
+#### createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions)
 
 Create Clerk SDK that includes an HTTP Rest client for the Backend API and session verification helpers. The clerk object contains the following APIs and methods:
 
 ```js
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser('user_...');
 

packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/InvitationApi.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type GetInvitationListParams = {
  * @example
  * get all revoked invitations
  *
- * import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
- * const clerkClient = Clerk(...)
+ * import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+ * const clerkClient = createClerkClient(...)
  * await clerkClient.invitations.getInvitationList({ status: 'revoked })
  *
  */

packages/backend/src/exports.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  const exportedApiKeys = [
  'AllowlistIdentifier',
  'AuthStatus',
- 'Clerk',
  'Client',
  'DeletedObject',
  'Email',
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  'buildRequestUrl',
  'constants',
  'createAuthenticateRequest',
+ 'createClerkClient',
  'createIsomorphicRequest',
  'debugRequestState',
  'decodeJwt',

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type ClerkOptions = CreateBackendApiOptions &
  >
  > & { sdkMetadata?: SDKMetadata; telemetry?: Pick<TelemetryCollectorOptions, 'disabled' | 'debug'> };
 
-export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions) {
+export function createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions) {
  const opts = { ...options };
  const apiClient = createBackendApiClient(opts);
  const requestState = createAuthenticateRequest({ options: opts, apiClient });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const ClerkMock = jest.fn(() => {
+const createClerkClientMock = jest.fn(() => {
  return 'clerkClient';
 });
 
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: ClerkMock,
+createClerkClient: createClerkClientMock,
  };
 });
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('clerk', () => {
  });
 
  test('initializes clerk with constants', () => {
- expect(ClerkMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
+ expect(createClerkClientMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
  expect(clerkClient).toEqual('clerkClient');
  });
 });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, JWT_KEY, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY } from './constants';
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient };
 
 export const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,

packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const localInterstitialMock = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: () => {
+createClerkClient: () => {
  return {
  authenticateRequest: (...args: any) => authenticateRequestMock(...args),
  localInterstitial: (...args: any) => localInterstitialMock(...args),

packages/gatsby-plugin-clerk/src/ssr/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY, TELEMETRY_DEBUG, TELEMETRY_DISABLED } from '../constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -15,10 +15,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/exports.test.ts.snap

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`/server public exports should not include a breaking change 1`] = `
 [
  "AllowlistIdentifier",
  "AuthStatus",
- "Clerk",
  "Client",
  "DeletedObject",
  "Email",

packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import {
  API_URL,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
  TELEMETRY_DISABLED,
 } from './constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -28,10 +28,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/api/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
-
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-export { createClerkClient };
-
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/ssr/authenticateRequest.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { buildRequestUrl, Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { buildRequestUrl, createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { apiUrlFromPublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared/apiUrlFromPublishableKey';
 import { handleValueOrFn } from '@clerk/shared/handleValueOrFn';
 import { isDevelopmentFromSecretKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function authenticateRequest(args: LoaderFunctionArgs, opts: RootAuthLoad
  throw new Error(satelliteAndMissingSignInUrl);
  }
 
- return Clerk({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
+ return createClerkClient({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
  audience,
  secretKey,
  jwtKey,

packages/sdk-node/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { ClerkOptions, VerifyTokenOptions } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk as _Clerk, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { createClerkExpressRequireAuth } from './clerkExpressRequireAuth';
 import { createClerkExpressWithAuth } from './clerkExpressWithAuth';
 import { loadApiEnv, loadClientEnv } from './utils';
 
-type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
+type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof createClerkClient> & {
  expressWithAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressWithAuth>;
  expressRequireAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressRequireAuth>;
  verifyToken: (token: string, verifyOpts?: Parameters<typeof _verifyToken>[1]) => ReturnType<typeof _verifyToken>;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
  * Arrow functions can never be called with the new keyword because they do not have the [[Construct]] method
  */
 export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
- const clerkClient = _Clerk(options);
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient(options);
  const expressWithAuth = createClerkExpressWithAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const expressRequireAuth = createClerkExpressRequireAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const verifyToken = (token: string, verifyOpts?: VerifyTokenOptions) => {
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
  });
 }
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 let clerkClientSingleton = {} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof Clerk>;
 
 export const clerkClient = new Proxy(clerkClientSingleton, {
  get(_target, property) {
  const hasBeenInitialised = !!clerkClientSingleton.authenticateRequest;
  if (hasBeenInitialised) {
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
  const env = { ...loadApiEnv(), ...loadClientEnv() };
  if (env.secretKey) {
  clerkClientSingleton = Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' });
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' })[property];
  },
  set() {

.changeset/eight-badgers-speak.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-sdk-node': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/fuzzy-years-taste.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/backend` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method that will create a Clerk client instance for you. This aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to better ship DX improvements in the future.
+
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/metal-ears-cheat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'gatsby-plugin-clerk': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `gatsby-plugin-clerk` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/shiny-pumas-share.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/remix': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/remix` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/remix` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/small-cats-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+'@clerk/fastify': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/fastify` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/fastify` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/sour-avocados-sin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/nextjs` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/nextjs` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

integration/cleanup/cleanup.setup.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { User } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { appConfigs } from '../presets/';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup('cleanup instances ', async () => {
 
  for (const secretKey of secretKeys) {
  console.log(`Cleanup for ${secretKey.replace(/(sk_test_)(.+)(...)/, '$1***$3')}`);
- const clerkClient = Clerk({ secretKey });
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient({ secretKey });
  const { data: users, errors } = await clerkClient.users.getUserList({
  orderBy: '-created_at',
  query: 'clerkcookie',

integration/testUtils/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient as backendCreateClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import type { Browser, BrowserContext, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import type { Application } from '../models/application';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { createUserService } from './usersService';
 
 export type { FakeUser };
 const createClerkClient = (app: Application) => {
- return Clerk({
+ return backendCreateClerkClient({
  secretKey: app.env.privateVariables.get('CLERK_SECRET_KEY'),
  publishableKey: app.env.publicVariables.get('CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY'),
  });

packages/backend/README.md

@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ npm install @clerk/backend
 ```
 
 ```
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser("user_...");
 ```
 
 ### API
 
-#### Clerk(options: ClerkOptions)
+#### createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions)
 
 Create Clerk SDK that includes an HTTP Rest client for the Backend API and session verification helpers. The clerk object contains the following APIs and methods:
 
 ```js
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser('user_...');
 

packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/InvitationApi.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type GetInvitationListParams = {
  * @example
  * get all revoked invitations
  *
- * import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
- * const clerkClient = Clerk(...)
+ * import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+ * const clerkClient = createClerkClient(...)
  * await clerkClient.invitations.getInvitationList({ status: 'revoked })
  *
  */

packages/backend/src/exports.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  const exportedApiKeys = [
  'AllowlistIdentifier',
  'AuthStatus',
- 'Clerk',
  'Client',
  'DeletedObject',
  'Email',
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  'buildRequestUrl',
  'constants',
  'createAuthenticateRequest',
+ 'createClerkClient',
  'createIsomorphicRequest',
  'debugRequestState',
  'decodeJwt',

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type ClerkOptions = CreateBackendApiOptions &
  >
  > & { sdkMetadata?: SDKMetadata; telemetry?: Pick<TelemetryCollectorOptions, 'disabled' | 'debug'> };
 
-export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions) {
+export function createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions) {
  const opts = { ...options };
  const apiClient = createBackendApiClient(opts);
  const requestState = createAuthenticateRequest({ options: opts, apiClient });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const ClerkMock = jest.fn(() => {
+const createClerkClientMock = jest.fn(() => {
  return 'clerkClient';
 });
 
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: ClerkMock,
+createClerkClient: createClerkClientMock,
  };
 });
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('clerk', () => {
  });
 
  test('initializes clerk with constants', () => {
- expect(ClerkMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
+ expect(createClerkClientMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
  expect(clerkClient).toEqual('clerkClient');
  });
 });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, JWT_KEY, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY } from './constants';
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient };
 
 export const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,

packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const localInterstitialMock = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: () => {
+createClerkClient: () => {
  return {
  authenticateRequest: (...args: any) => authenticateRequestMock(...args),
  localInterstitial: (...args: any) => localInterstitialMock(...args),

packages/gatsby-plugin-clerk/src/ssr/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY, TELEMETRY_DEBUG, TELEMETRY_DISABLED } from '../constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -15,10 +15,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/exports.test.ts.snap

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`/server public exports should not include a breaking change 1`] = `
 [
  "AllowlistIdentifier",
  "AuthStatus",
- "Clerk",
  "Client",
  "DeletedObject",
  "Email",

packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import {
  API_URL,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
  TELEMETRY_DISABLED,
 } from './constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -28,10 +28,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/api/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
-
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-export { createClerkClient };
-
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/ssr/authenticateRequest.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { buildRequestUrl, Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { buildRequestUrl, createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { apiUrlFromPublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared/apiUrlFromPublishableKey';
 import { handleValueOrFn } from '@clerk/shared/handleValueOrFn';
 import { isDevelopmentFromSecretKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function authenticateRequest(args: LoaderFunctionArgs, opts: RootAuthLoad
  throw new Error(satelliteAndMissingSignInUrl);
  }
 
- return Clerk({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
+ return createClerkClient({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
  audience,
  secretKey,
  jwtKey,

packages/sdk-node/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { ClerkOptions, VerifyTokenOptions } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk as _Clerk, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { createClerkExpressRequireAuth } from './clerkExpressRequireAuth';
 import { createClerkExpressWithAuth } from './clerkExpressWithAuth';
 import { loadApiEnv, loadClientEnv } from './utils';
 
-type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
+type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof createClerkClient> & {
  expressWithAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressWithAuth>;
  expressRequireAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressRequireAuth>;
  verifyToken: (token: string, verifyOpts?: Parameters<typeof _verifyToken>[1]) => ReturnType<typeof _verifyToken>;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
  * Arrow functions can never be called with the new keyword because they do not have the [[Construct]] method
  */
 export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
- const clerkClient = _Clerk(options);
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient(options);
  const expressWithAuth = createClerkExpressWithAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const expressRequireAuth = createClerkExpressRequireAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const verifyToken = (token: string, verifyOpts?: VerifyTokenOptions) => {
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
  });
 }
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 let clerkClientSingleton = {} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof Clerk>;
 
 export const clerkClient = new Proxy(clerkClientSingleton, {
  get(_target, property) {
  const hasBeenInitialised = !!clerkClientSingleton.authenticateRequest;
  if (hasBeenInitialised) {
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
  const env = { ...loadApiEnv(), ...loadClientEnv() };
  if (env.secretKey) {
  clerkClientSingleton = Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' });
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' })[property];
  },
  set() {

.changeset/eight-badgers-speak.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-sdk-node': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/fuzzy-years-taste.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/backend` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method that will create a Clerk client instance for you. This aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to better ship DX improvements in the future.
+
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/metal-ears-cheat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'gatsby-plugin-clerk': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `gatsby-plugin-clerk` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/shiny-pumas-share.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/remix': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/remix` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/remix` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/small-cats-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+'@clerk/fastify': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/fastify` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/fastify` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/sour-avocados-sin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/nextjs` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/nextjs` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

integration/cleanup/cleanup.setup.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { User } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { appConfigs } from '../presets/';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup('cleanup instances ', async () => {
 
  for (const secretKey of secretKeys) {
  console.log(`Cleanup for ${secretKey.replace(/(sk_test_)(.+)(...)/, '$1***$3')}`);
- const clerkClient = Clerk({ secretKey });
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient({ secretKey });
  const { data: users, errors } = await clerkClient.users.getUserList({
  orderBy: '-created_at',
  query: 'clerkcookie',

integration/testUtils/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient as backendCreateClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import type { Browser, BrowserContext, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import type { Application } from '../models/application';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { createUserService } from './usersService';
 
 export type { FakeUser };
 const createClerkClient = (app: Application) => {
- return Clerk({
+ return backendCreateClerkClient({
  secretKey: app.env.privateVariables.get('CLERK_SECRET_KEY'),
  publishableKey: app.env.publicVariables.get('CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY'),
  });

packages/backend/README.md

@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ npm install @clerk/backend
 ```
 
 ```
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser("user_...");
 ```
 
 ### API
 
-#### Clerk(options: ClerkOptions)
+#### createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions)
 
 Create Clerk SDK that includes an HTTP Rest client for the Backend API and session verification helpers. The clerk object contains the following APIs and methods:
 
 ```js
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser('user_...');
 

packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/InvitationApi.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type GetInvitationListParams = {
  * @example
  * get all revoked invitations
  *
- * import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
- * const clerkClient = Clerk(...)
+ * import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+ * const clerkClient = createClerkClient(...)
  * await clerkClient.invitations.getInvitationList({ status: 'revoked })
  *
  */

packages/backend/src/exports.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  const exportedApiKeys = [
  'AllowlistIdentifier',
  'AuthStatus',
- 'Clerk',
  'Client',
  'DeletedObject',
  'Email',
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  'buildRequestUrl',
  'constants',
  'createAuthenticateRequest',
+ 'createClerkClient',
  'createIsomorphicRequest',
  'debugRequestState',
  'decodeJwt',

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type ClerkOptions = CreateBackendApiOptions &
  >
  > & { sdkMetadata?: SDKMetadata; telemetry?: Pick<TelemetryCollectorOptions, 'disabled' | 'debug'> };
 
-export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions) {
+export function createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions) {
  const opts = { ...options };
  const apiClient = createBackendApiClient(opts);
  const requestState = createAuthenticateRequest({ options: opts, apiClient });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const ClerkMock = jest.fn(() => {
+const createClerkClientMock = jest.fn(() => {
  return 'clerkClient';
 });
 
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: ClerkMock,
+createClerkClient: createClerkClientMock,
  };
 });
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('clerk', () => {
  });
 
  test('initializes clerk with constants', () => {
- expect(ClerkMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
+ expect(createClerkClientMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
  expect(clerkClient).toEqual('clerkClient');
  });
 });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, JWT_KEY, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY } from './constants';
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient };
 
 export const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,

packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const localInterstitialMock = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: () => {
+createClerkClient: () => {
  return {
  authenticateRequest: (...args: any) => authenticateRequestMock(...args),
  localInterstitial: (...args: any) => localInterstitialMock(...args),

packages/gatsby-plugin-clerk/src/ssr/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY, TELEMETRY_DEBUG, TELEMETRY_DISABLED } from '../constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -15,10 +15,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/exports.test.ts.snap

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`/server public exports should not include a breaking change 1`] = `
 [
  "AllowlistIdentifier",
  "AuthStatus",
- "Clerk",
  "Client",
  "DeletedObject",
  "Email",

packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import {
  API_URL,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
  TELEMETRY_DISABLED,
 } from './constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -28,10 +28,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/api/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
-
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-export { createClerkClient };
-
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/ssr/authenticateRequest.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { buildRequestUrl, Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { buildRequestUrl, createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { apiUrlFromPublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared/apiUrlFromPublishableKey';
 import { handleValueOrFn } from '@clerk/shared/handleValueOrFn';
 import { isDevelopmentFromSecretKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function authenticateRequest(args: LoaderFunctionArgs, opts: RootAuthLoad
  throw new Error(satelliteAndMissingSignInUrl);
  }
 
- return Clerk({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
+ return createClerkClient({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
  audience,
  secretKey,
  jwtKey,

packages/sdk-node/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { ClerkOptions, VerifyTokenOptions } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk as _Clerk, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { createClerkExpressRequireAuth } from './clerkExpressRequireAuth';
 import { createClerkExpressWithAuth } from './clerkExpressWithAuth';
 import { loadApiEnv, loadClientEnv } from './utils';
 
-type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
+type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof createClerkClient> & {
  expressWithAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressWithAuth>;
  expressRequireAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressRequireAuth>;
  verifyToken: (token: string, verifyOpts?: Parameters<typeof _verifyToken>[1]) => ReturnType<typeof _verifyToken>;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
  * Arrow functions can never be called with the new keyword because they do not have the [[Construct]] method
  */
 export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
- const clerkClient = _Clerk(options);
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient(options);
  const expressWithAuth = createClerkExpressWithAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const expressRequireAuth = createClerkExpressRequireAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const verifyToken = (token: string, verifyOpts?: VerifyTokenOptions) => {
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
  });
 }
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 let clerkClientSingleton = {} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof Clerk>;
 
 export const clerkClient = new Proxy(clerkClientSingleton, {
  get(_target, property) {
  const hasBeenInitialised = !!clerkClientSingleton.authenticateRequest;
  if (hasBeenInitialised) {
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
  const env = { ...loadApiEnv(), ...loadClientEnv() };
  if (env.secretKey) {
  clerkClientSingleton = Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' });
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' })[property];
  },
  set() {

.changeset/eight-badgers-speak.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-sdk-node': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/fuzzy-years-taste.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/backend` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method that will create a Clerk client instance for you. This aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to better ship DX improvements in the future.
+
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/metal-ears-cheat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'gatsby-plugin-clerk': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `gatsby-plugin-clerk` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/shiny-pumas-share.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/remix': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/remix` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/remix` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/small-cats-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+'@clerk/fastify': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/fastify` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/fastify` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/sour-avocados-sin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/nextjs` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/nextjs` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

integration/cleanup/cleanup.setup.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { User } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { appConfigs } from '../presets/';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup('cleanup instances ', async () => {
 
  for (const secretKey of secretKeys) {
  console.log(`Cleanup for ${secretKey.replace(/(sk_test_)(.+)(...)/, '$1***$3')}`);
- const clerkClient = Clerk({ secretKey });
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient({ secretKey });
  const { data: users, errors } = await clerkClient.users.getUserList({
  orderBy: '-created_at',
  query: 'clerkcookie',

integration/testUtils/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient as backendCreateClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import type { Browser, BrowserContext, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import type { Application } from '../models/application';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { createUserService } from './usersService';
 
 export type { FakeUser };
 const createClerkClient = (app: Application) => {
- return Clerk({
+ return backendCreateClerkClient({
  secretKey: app.env.privateVariables.get('CLERK_SECRET_KEY'),
  publishableKey: app.env.publicVariables.get('CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY'),
  });

packages/backend/README.md

@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ npm install @clerk/backend
 ```
 
 ```
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser("user_...");
 ```
 
 ### API
 
-#### Clerk(options: ClerkOptions)
+#### createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions)
 
 Create Clerk SDK that includes an HTTP Rest client for the Backend API and session verification helpers. The clerk object contains the following APIs and methods:
 
 ```js
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser('user_...');
 

packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/InvitationApi.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type GetInvitationListParams = {
  * @example
  * get all revoked invitations
  *
- * import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
- * const clerkClient = Clerk(...)
+ * import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+ * const clerkClient = createClerkClient(...)
  * await clerkClient.invitations.getInvitationList({ status: 'revoked })
  *
  */

packages/backend/src/exports.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  const exportedApiKeys = [
  'AllowlistIdentifier',
  'AuthStatus',
- 'Clerk',
  'Client',
  'DeletedObject',
  'Email',
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  'buildRequestUrl',
  'constants',
  'createAuthenticateRequest',
+ 'createClerkClient',
  'createIsomorphicRequest',
  'debugRequestState',
  'decodeJwt',

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type ClerkOptions = CreateBackendApiOptions &
  >
  > & { sdkMetadata?: SDKMetadata; telemetry?: Pick<TelemetryCollectorOptions, 'disabled' | 'debug'> };
 
-export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions) {
+export function createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions) {
  const opts = { ...options };
  const apiClient = createBackendApiClient(opts);
  const requestState = createAuthenticateRequest({ options: opts, apiClient });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const ClerkMock = jest.fn(() => {
+const createClerkClientMock = jest.fn(() => {
  return 'clerkClient';
 });
 
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: ClerkMock,
+createClerkClient: createClerkClientMock,
  };
 });
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('clerk', () => {
  });
 
  test('initializes clerk with constants', () => {
- expect(ClerkMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
+ expect(createClerkClientMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
  expect(clerkClient).toEqual('clerkClient');
  });
 });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, JWT_KEY, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY } from './constants';
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient };
 
 export const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,

packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const localInterstitialMock = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: () => {
+createClerkClient: () => {
  return {
  authenticateRequest: (...args: any) => authenticateRequestMock(...args),
  localInterstitial: (...args: any) => localInterstitialMock(...args),

packages/gatsby-plugin-clerk/src/ssr/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY, TELEMETRY_DEBUG, TELEMETRY_DISABLED } from '../constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -15,10 +15,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/exports.test.ts.snap

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`/server public exports should not include a breaking change 1`] = `
 [
  "AllowlistIdentifier",
  "AuthStatus",
- "Clerk",
  "Client",
  "DeletedObject",
  "Email",

packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import {
  API_URL,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
  TELEMETRY_DISABLED,
 } from './constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -28,10 +28,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/api/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
-
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-export { createClerkClient };
-
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/ssr/authenticateRequest.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { buildRequestUrl, Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { buildRequestUrl, createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { apiUrlFromPublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared/apiUrlFromPublishableKey';
 import { handleValueOrFn } from '@clerk/shared/handleValueOrFn';
 import { isDevelopmentFromSecretKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function authenticateRequest(args: LoaderFunctionArgs, opts: RootAuthLoad
  throw new Error(satelliteAndMissingSignInUrl);
  }
 
- return Clerk({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
+ return createClerkClient({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
  audience,
  secretKey,
  jwtKey,

packages/sdk-node/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { ClerkOptions, VerifyTokenOptions } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk as _Clerk, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { createClerkExpressRequireAuth } from './clerkExpressRequireAuth';
 import { createClerkExpressWithAuth } from './clerkExpressWithAuth';
 import { loadApiEnv, loadClientEnv } from './utils';
 
-type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
+type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof createClerkClient> & {
  expressWithAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressWithAuth>;
  expressRequireAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressRequireAuth>;
  verifyToken: (token: string, verifyOpts?: Parameters<typeof _verifyToken>[1]) => ReturnType<typeof _verifyToken>;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
  * Arrow functions can never be called with the new keyword because they do not have the [[Construct]] method
  */
 export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
- const clerkClient = _Clerk(options);
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient(options);
  const expressWithAuth = createClerkExpressWithAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const expressRequireAuth = createClerkExpressRequireAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const verifyToken = (token: string, verifyOpts?: VerifyTokenOptions) => {
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
  });
 }
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 let clerkClientSingleton = {} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof Clerk>;
 
 export const clerkClient = new Proxy(clerkClientSingleton, {
  get(_target, property) {
  const hasBeenInitialised = !!clerkClientSingleton.authenticateRequest;
  if (hasBeenInitialised) {
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
  const env = { ...loadApiEnv(), ...loadClientEnv() };
  if (env.secretKey) {
  clerkClientSingleton = Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' });
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' })[property];
  },
  set() {

.changeset/eight-badgers-speak.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-sdk-node': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/fuzzy-years-taste.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/backend` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method that will create a Clerk client instance for you. This aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to better ship DX improvements in the future.
+
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/metal-ears-cheat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'gatsby-plugin-clerk': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `gatsby-plugin-clerk` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/shiny-pumas-share.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/remix': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/remix` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/remix` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/small-cats-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+'@clerk/fastify': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/fastify` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/fastify` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/sour-avocados-sin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/nextjs` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/nextjs` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

integration/cleanup/cleanup.setup.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { User } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { appConfigs } from '../presets/';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup('cleanup instances ', async () => {
 
  for (const secretKey of secretKeys) {
  console.log(`Cleanup for ${secretKey.replace(/(sk_test_)(.+)(...)/, '$1***$3')}`);
- const clerkClient = Clerk({ secretKey });
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient({ secretKey });
  const { data: users, errors } = await clerkClient.users.getUserList({
  orderBy: '-created_at',
  query: 'clerkcookie',

integration/testUtils/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient as backendCreateClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import type { Browser, BrowserContext, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import type { Application } from '../models/application';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { createUserService } from './usersService';
 
 export type { FakeUser };
 const createClerkClient = (app: Application) => {
- return Clerk({
+ return backendCreateClerkClient({
  secretKey: app.env.privateVariables.get('CLERK_SECRET_KEY'),
  publishableKey: app.env.publicVariables.get('CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY'),
  });

packages/backend/README.md

@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ npm install @clerk/backend
 ```
 
 ```
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser("user_...");
 ```
 
 ### API
 
-#### Clerk(options: ClerkOptions)
+#### createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions)
 
 Create Clerk SDK that includes an HTTP Rest client for the Backend API and session verification helpers. The clerk object contains the following APIs and methods:
 
 ```js
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser('user_...');
 

packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/InvitationApi.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type GetInvitationListParams = {
  * @example
  * get all revoked invitations
  *
- * import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
- * const clerkClient = Clerk(...)
+ * import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+ * const clerkClient = createClerkClient(...)
  * await clerkClient.invitations.getInvitationList({ status: 'revoked })
  *
  */

packages/backend/src/exports.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  const exportedApiKeys = [
  'AllowlistIdentifier',
  'AuthStatus',
- 'Clerk',
  'Client',
  'DeletedObject',
  'Email',
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  'buildRequestUrl',
  'constants',
  'createAuthenticateRequest',
+ 'createClerkClient',
  'createIsomorphicRequest',
  'debugRequestState',
  'decodeJwt',

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type ClerkOptions = CreateBackendApiOptions &
  >
  > & { sdkMetadata?: SDKMetadata; telemetry?: Pick<TelemetryCollectorOptions, 'disabled' | 'debug'> };
 
-export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions) {
+export function createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions) {
  const opts = { ...options };
  const apiClient = createBackendApiClient(opts);
  const requestState = createAuthenticateRequest({ options: opts, apiClient });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const ClerkMock = jest.fn(() => {
+const createClerkClientMock = jest.fn(() => {
  return 'clerkClient';
 });
 
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: ClerkMock,
+createClerkClient: createClerkClientMock,
  };
 });
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('clerk', () => {
  });
 
  test('initializes clerk with constants', () => {
- expect(ClerkMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
+ expect(createClerkClientMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
  expect(clerkClient).toEqual('clerkClient');
  });
 });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, JWT_KEY, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY } from './constants';
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient };
 
 export const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,

packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const localInterstitialMock = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: () => {
+createClerkClient: () => {
  return {
  authenticateRequest: (...args: any) => authenticateRequestMock(...args),
  localInterstitial: (...args: any) => localInterstitialMock(...args),

packages/gatsby-plugin-clerk/src/ssr/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY, TELEMETRY_DEBUG, TELEMETRY_DISABLED } from '../constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -15,10 +15,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/exports.test.ts.snap

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`/server public exports should not include a breaking change 1`] = `
 [
  "AllowlistIdentifier",
  "AuthStatus",
- "Clerk",
  "Client",
  "DeletedObject",
  "Email",

packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import {
  API_URL,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
  TELEMETRY_DISABLED,
 } from './constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -28,10 +28,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/api/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
-
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-export { createClerkClient };
-
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/ssr/authenticateRequest.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { buildRequestUrl, Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { buildRequestUrl, createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { apiUrlFromPublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared/apiUrlFromPublishableKey';
 import { handleValueOrFn } from '@clerk/shared/handleValueOrFn';
 import { isDevelopmentFromSecretKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function authenticateRequest(args: LoaderFunctionArgs, opts: RootAuthLoad
  throw new Error(satelliteAndMissingSignInUrl);
  }
 
- return Clerk({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
+ return createClerkClient({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
  audience,
  secretKey,
  jwtKey,

packages/sdk-node/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { ClerkOptions, VerifyTokenOptions } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk as _Clerk, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { createClerkExpressRequireAuth } from './clerkExpressRequireAuth';
 import { createClerkExpressWithAuth } from './clerkExpressWithAuth';
 import { loadApiEnv, loadClientEnv } from './utils';
 
-type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
+type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof createClerkClient> & {
  expressWithAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressWithAuth>;
  expressRequireAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressRequireAuth>;
  verifyToken: (token: string, verifyOpts?: Parameters<typeof _verifyToken>[1]) => ReturnType<typeof _verifyToken>;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
  * Arrow functions can never be called with the new keyword because they do not have the [[Construct]] method
  */
 export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
- const clerkClient = _Clerk(options);
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient(options);
  const expressWithAuth = createClerkExpressWithAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const expressRequireAuth = createClerkExpressRequireAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const verifyToken = (token: string, verifyOpts?: VerifyTokenOptions) => {
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
  });
 }
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 let clerkClientSingleton = {} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof Clerk>;
 
 export const clerkClient = new Proxy(clerkClientSingleton, {
  get(_target, property) {
  const hasBeenInitialised = !!clerkClientSingleton.authenticateRequest;
  if (hasBeenInitialised) {
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
  const env = { ...loadApiEnv(), ...loadClientEnv() };
  if (env.secretKey) {
  clerkClientSingleton = Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' });
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' })[property];
  },
  set() {

.changeset/eight-badgers-speak.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-sdk-node': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/fuzzy-years-taste.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/backend` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method that will create a Clerk client instance for you. This aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to better ship DX improvements in the future.
+
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/metal-ears-cheat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'gatsby-plugin-clerk': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `gatsby-plugin-clerk` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/shiny-pumas-share.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/remix': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/remix` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/remix` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/small-cats-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+'@clerk/fastify': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/fastify` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/fastify` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/sour-avocados-sin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/nextjs` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/nextjs` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

integration/cleanup/cleanup.setup.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { User } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { appConfigs } from '../presets/';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup('cleanup instances ', async () => {
 
  for (const secretKey of secretKeys) {
  console.log(`Cleanup for ${secretKey.replace(/(sk_test_)(.+)(...)/, '$1***$3')}`);
- const clerkClient = Clerk({ secretKey });
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient({ secretKey });
  const { data: users, errors } = await clerkClient.users.getUserList({
  orderBy: '-created_at',
  query: 'clerkcookie',

integration/testUtils/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient as backendCreateClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import type { Browser, BrowserContext, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import type { Application } from '../models/application';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { createUserService } from './usersService';
 
 export type { FakeUser };
 const createClerkClient = (app: Application) => {
- return Clerk({
+ return backendCreateClerkClient({
  secretKey: app.env.privateVariables.get('CLERK_SECRET_KEY'),
  publishableKey: app.env.publicVariables.get('CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY'),
  });

packages/backend/README.md

@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ npm install @clerk/backend
 ```
 
 ```
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser("user_...");
 ```
 
 ### API
 
-#### Clerk(options: ClerkOptions)
+#### createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions)
 
 Create Clerk SDK that includes an HTTP Rest client for the Backend API and session verification helpers. The clerk object contains the following APIs and methods:
 
 ```js
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser('user_...');
 

packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/InvitationApi.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type GetInvitationListParams = {
  * @example
  * get all revoked invitations
  *
- * import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
- * const clerkClient = Clerk(...)
+ * import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+ * const clerkClient = createClerkClient(...)
  * await clerkClient.invitations.getInvitationList({ status: 'revoked })
  *
  */

packages/backend/src/exports.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  const exportedApiKeys = [
  'AllowlistIdentifier',
  'AuthStatus',
- 'Clerk',
  'Client',
  'DeletedObject',
  'Email',
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  'buildRequestUrl',
  'constants',
  'createAuthenticateRequest',
+ 'createClerkClient',
  'createIsomorphicRequest',
  'debugRequestState',
  'decodeJwt',

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type ClerkOptions = CreateBackendApiOptions &
  >
  > & { sdkMetadata?: SDKMetadata; telemetry?: Pick<TelemetryCollectorOptions, 'disabled' | 'debug'> };
 
-export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions) {
+export function createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions) {
  const opts = { ...options };
  const apiClient = createBackendApiClient(opts);
  const requestState = createAuthenticateRequest({ options: opts, apiClient });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const ClerkMock = jest.fn(() => {
+const createClerkClientMock = jest.fn(() => {
  return 'clerkClient';
 });
 
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: ClerkMock,
+createClerkClient: createClerkClientMock,
  };
 });
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('clerk', () => {
  });
 
  test('initializes clerk with constants', () => {
- expect(ClerkMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
+ expect(createClerkClientMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
  expect(clerkClient).toEqual('clerkClient');
  });
 });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, JWT_KEY, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY } from './constants';
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient };
 
 export const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,

packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const localInterstitialMock = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: () => {
+createClerkClient: () => {
  return {
  authenticateRequest: (...args: any) => authenticateRequestMock(...args),
  localInterstitial: (...args: any) => localInterstitialMock(...args),

packages/gatsby-plugin-clerk/src/ssr/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY, TELEMETRY_DEBUG, TELEMETRY_DISABLED } from '../constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -15,10 +15,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/exports.test.ts.snap

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`/server public exports should not include a breaking change 1`] = `
 [
  "AllowlistIdentifier",
  "AuthStatus",
- "Clerk",
  "Client",
  "DeletedObject",
  "Email",

packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import {
  API_URL,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
  TELEMETRY_DISABLED,
 } from './constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -28,10 +28,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/api/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
-
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-export { createClerkClient };
-
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/ssr/authenticateRequest.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { buildRequestUrl, Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { buildRequestUrl, createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { apiUrlFromPublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared/apiUrlFromPublishableKey';
 import { handleValueOrFn } from '@clerk/shared/handleValueOrFn';
 import { isDevelopmentFromSecretKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function authenticateRequest(args: LoaderFunctionArgs, opts: RootAuthLoad
  throw new Error(satelliteAndMissingSignInUrl);
  }
 
- return Clerk({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
+ return createClerkClient({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
  audience,
  secretKey,
  jwtKey,

packages/sdk-node/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { ClerkOptions, VerifyTokenOptions } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk as _Clerk, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { createClerkExpressRequireAuth } from './clerkExpressRequireAuth';
 import { createClerkExpressWithAuth } from './clerkExpressWithAuth';
 import { loadApiEnv, loadClientEnv } from './utils';
 
-type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
+type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof createClerkClient> & {
  expressWithAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressWithAuth>;
  expressRequireAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressRequireAuth>;
  verifyToken: (token: string, verifyOpts?: Parameters<typeof _verifyToken>[1]) => ReturnType<typeof _verifyToken>;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
  * Arrow functions can never be called with the new keyword because they do not have the [[Construct]] method
  */
 export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
- const clerkClient = _Clerk(options);
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient(options);
  const expressWithAuth = createClerkExpressWithAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const expressRequireAuth = createClerkExpressRequireAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const verifyToken = (token: string, verifyOpts?: VerifyTokenOptions) => {
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
  });
 }
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 let clerkClientSingleton = {} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof Clerk>;
 
 export const clerkClient = new Proxy(clerkClientSingleton, {
  get(_target, property) {
  const hasBeenInitialised = !!clerkClientSingleton.authenticateRequest;
  if (hasBeenInitialised) {
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
  const env = { ...loadApiEnv(), ...loadClientEnv() };
  if (env.secretKey) {
  clerkClientSingleton = Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' });
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' })[property];
  },
  set() {

.changeset/eight-badgers-speak.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-sdk-node': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/fuzzy-years-taste.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/backend` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method that will create a Clerk client instance for you. This aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to better ship DX improvements in the future.
+
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/metal-ears-cheat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'gatsby-plugin-clerk': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `gatsby-plugin-clerk` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/shiny-pumas-share.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/remix': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/remix` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/remix` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/small-cats-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+'@clerk/fastify': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/fastify` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/fastify` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/sour-avocados-sin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/nextjs` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/nextjs` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

integration/cleanup/cleanup.setup.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { User } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { appConfigs } from '../presets/';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup('cleanup instances ', async () => {
 
  for (const secretKey of secretKeys) {
  console.log(`Cleanup for ${secretKey.replace(/(sk_test_)(.+)(...)/, '$1***$3')}`);
- const clerkClient = Clerk({ secretKey });
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient({ secretKey });
  const { data: users, errors } = await clerkClient.users.getUserList({
  orderBy: '-created_at',
  query: 'clerkcookie',

integration/testUtils/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient as backendCreateClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import type { Browser, BrowserContext, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import type { Application } from '../models/application';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { createUserService } from './usersService';
 
 export type { FakeUser };
 const createClerkClient = (app: Application) => {
- return Clerk({
+ return backendCreateClerkClient({
  secretKey: app.env.privateVariables.get('CLERK_SECRET_KEY'),
  publishableKey: app.env.publicVariables.get('CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY'),
  });

packages/backend/README.md

@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ npm install @clerk/backend
 ```
 
 ```
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser("user_...");
 ```
 
 ### API
 
-#### Clerk(options: ClerkOptions)
+#### createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions)
 
 Create Clerk SDK that includes an HTTP Rest client for the Backend API and session verification helpers. The clerk object contains the following APIs and methods:
 
 ```js
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser('user_...');
 

packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/InvitationApi.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type GetInvitationListParams = {
  * @example
  * get all revoked invitations
  *
- * import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
- * const clerkClient = Clerk(...)
+ * import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+ * const clerkClient = createClerkClient(...)
  * await clerkClient.invitations.getInvitationList({ status: 'revoked })
  *
  */

packages/backend/src/exports.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  const exportedApiKeys = [
  'AllowlistIdentifier',
  'AuthStatus',
- 'Clerk',
  'Client',
  'DeletedObject',
  'Email',
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  'buildRequestUrl',
  'constants',
  'createAuthenticateRequest',
+ 'createClerkClient',
  'createIsomorphicRequest',
  'debugRequestState',
  'decodeJwt',

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type ClerkOptions = CreateBackendApiOptions &
  >
  > & { sdkMetadata?: SDKMetadata; telemetry?: Pick<TelemetryCollectorOptions, 'disabled' | 'debug'> };
 
-export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions) {
+export function createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions) {
  const opts = { ...options };
  const apiClient = createBackendApiClient(opts);
  const requestState = createAuthenticateRequest({ options: opts, apiClient });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const ClerkMock = jest.fn(() => {
+const createClerkClientMock = jest.fn(() => {
  return 'clerkClient';
 });
 
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: ClerkMock,
+createClerkClient: createClerkClientMock,
  };
 });
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('clerk', () => {
  });
 
  test('initializes clerk with constants', () => {
- expect(ClerkMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
+ expect(createClerkClientMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
  expect(clerkClient).toEqual('clerkClient');
  });
 });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, JWT_KEY, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY } from './constants';
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient };
 
 export const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,

packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const localInterstitialMock = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: () => {
+createClerkClient: () => {
  return {
  authenticateRequest: (...args: any) => authenticateRequestMock(...args),
  localInterstitial: (...args: any) => localInterstitialMock(...args),

packages/gatsby-plugin-clerk/src/ssr/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY, TELEMETRY_DEBUG, TELEMETRY_DISABLED } from '../constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -15,10 +15,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/exports.test.ts.snap

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`/server public exports should not include a breaking change 1`] = `
 [
  "AllowlistIdentifier",
  "AuthStatus",
- "Clerk",
  "Client",
  "DeletedObject",
  "Email",

packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import {
  API_URL,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
  TELEMETRY_DISABLED,
 } from './constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -28,10 +28,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/api/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
-
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-export { createClerkClient };
-
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/ssr/authenticateRequest.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { buildRequestUrl, Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { buildRequestUrl, createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { apiUrlFromPublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared/apiUrlFromPublishableKey';
 import { handleValueOrFn } from '@clerk/shared/handleValueOrFn';
 import { isDevelopmentFromSecretKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function authenticateRequest(args: LoaderFunctionArgs, opts: RootAuthLoad
  throw new Error(satelliteAndMissingSignInUrl);
  }
 
- return Clerk({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
+ return createClerkClient({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
  audience,
  secretKey,
  jwtKey,

packages/sdk-node/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { ClerkOptions, VerifyTokenOptions } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk as _Clerk, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { createClerkExpressRequireAuth } from './clerkExpressRequireAuth';
 import { createClerkExpressWithAuth } from './clerkExpressWithAuth';
 import { loadApiEnv, loadClientEnv } from './utils';
 
-type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
+type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof createClerkClient> & {
  expressWithAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressWithAuth>;
  expressRequireAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressRequireAuth>;
  verifyToken: (token: string, verifyOpts?: Parameters<typeof _verifyToken>[1]) => ReturnType<typeof _verifyToken>;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
  * Arrow functions can never be called with the new keyword because they do not have the [[Construct]] method
  */
 export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
- const clerkClient = _Clerk(options);
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient(options);
  const expressWithAuth = createClerkExpressWithAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const expressRequireAuth = createClerkExpressRequireAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const verifyToken = (token: string, verifyOpts?: VerifyTokenOptions) => {
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
  });
 }
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 let clerkClientSingleton = {} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof Clerk>;
 
 export const clerkClient = new Proxy(clerkClientSingleton, {
  get(_target, property) {
  const hasBeenInitialised = !!clerkClientSingleton.authenticateRequest;
  if (hasBeenInitialised) {
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
  const env = { ...loadApiEnv(), ...loadClientEnv() };
  if (env.secretKey) {
  clerkClientSingleton = Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' });
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' })[property];
  },
  set() {

.changeset/eight-badgers-speak.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-sdk-node': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/clerk-sdk-node` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/fuzzy-years-taste.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/backend': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/backend` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method that will create a Clerk client instance for you. This aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to better ship DX improvements in the future.
+
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/metal-ears-cheat.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+'gatsby-plugin-clerk': major
+---
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `gatsby-plugin-clerk` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+Inside your code, search for occurrences like these:
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from 'gatsby-plugin-clerk';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```

.changeset/shiny-pumas-share.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/remix': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/remix` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/remix` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/remix';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/small-cats-check.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+'@clerk/fastify': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/fastify` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/fastify` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/fastify';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

.changeset/sour-avocados-sin.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': major
+---
+
+(Note: This is only relevant if, in the unlikely case, you are using `Clerk` from `@clerk/nextjs` directly. If not, you can safely ignore this change.)
+
+Remove the named `Clerk` import from `@clerk/nextjs` and import `createClerkClient` instead. The latter is a factory method to create a Clerk client instance for you. This update aligns usage across our SDKs and will enable us to ship DX improvements better in the future.
+
+```js
+import { Clerk } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+
+You need to rename the import from `Clerk` to `createClerkClient` and change its usage:
+
+```js
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/nextjs';
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
+```
+

integration/cleanup/cleanup.setup.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { User } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { test as setup } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { appConfigs } from '../presets/';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ setup('cleanup instances ', async () => {
 
  for (const secretKey of secretKeys) {
  console.log(`Cleanup for ${secretKey.replace(/(sk_test_)(.+)(...)/, '$1***$3')}`);
- const clerkClient = Clerk({ secretKey });
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient({ secretKey });
  const { data: users, errors } = await clerkClient.users.getUserList({
  orderBy: '-created_at',
  query: 'clerkcookie',

integration/testUtils/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient as backendCreateClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import type { Browser, BrowserContext, Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import type { Application } from '../models/application';
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { createUserService } from './usersService';
 
 export type { FakeUser };
 const createClerkClient = (app: Application) => {
- return Clerk({
+ return backendCreateClerkClient({
  secretKey: app.env.privateVariables.get('CLERK_SECRET_KEY'),
  publishableKey: app.env.publicVariables.get('CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY'),
  });

packages/backend/README.md

@@ -55,23 +55,23 @@ npm install @clerk/backend
 ```
 
 ```
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser("user_...");
 ```
 
 ### API
 
-#### Clerk(options: ClerkOptions)
+#### createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions)
 
 Create Clerk SDK that includes an HTTP Rest client for the Backend API and session verification helpers. The clerk object contains the following APIs and methods:
 
 ```js
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
-const clerk = Clerk({ secretKey: '...' });
+const clerk = createClerkClient({ secretKey: '...' });
 
 await clerk.users.getUser('user_...');
 

packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/InvitationApi.ts

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ type GetInvitationListParams = {
  * @example
  * get all revoked invitations
  *
- * import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
- * const clerkClient = Clerk(...)
+ * import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
+ * const clerkClient = createClerkClient(...)
  * await clerkClient.invitations.getInvitationList({ status: 'revoked })
  *
  */

packages/backend/src/exports.test.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  const exportedApiKeys = [
  'AllowlistIdentifier',
  'AuthStatus',
- 'Clerk',
  'Client',
  'DeletedObject',
  'Email',
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ export default (QUnit: QUnit) => {
  'buildRequestUrl',
  'constants',
  'createAuthenticateRequest',
+ 'createClerkClient',
  'createIsomorphicRequest',
  'debugRequestState',
  'decodeJwt',

packages/backend/src/index.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export type ClerkOptions = CreateBackendApiOptions &
  >
  > & { sdkMetadata?: SDKMetadata; telemetry?: Pick<TelemetryCollectorOptions, 'disabled' | 'debug'> };
 
-export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions) {
+export function createClerkClient(options: ClerkOptions) {
  const opts = { ...options };
  const apiClient = createBackendApiClient(opts);
  const requestState = createAuthenticateRequest({ options: opts, apiClient });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const ClerkMock = jest.fn(() => {
+const createClerkClientMock = jest.fn(() => {
  return 'clerkClient';
 });
 
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: ClerkMock,
+createClerkClient: createClerkClientMock,
  };
 });
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('clerk', () => {
  });
 
  test('initializes clerk with constants', () => {
- expect(ClerkMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
+ expect(createClerkClientMock.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
  expect(clerkClient).toEqual('clerkClient');
  });
 });

packages/fastify/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, JWT_KEY, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY } from './constants';
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient };
 
 export const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,

packages/fastify/src/withClerkMiddleware.test.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const localInterstitialMock = jest.fn();
 jest.mock('@clerk/backend', () => {
  return {
  ...jest.requireActual('@clerk/backend'),
-Clerk: () => {
+createClerkClient: () => {
  return {
  authenticateRequest: (...args: any) => authenticateRequestMock(...args),
  localInterstitial: (...args: any) => localInterstitialMock(...args),

packages/gatsby-plugin-clerk/src/ssr/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { API_URL, API_VERSION, SDK_METADATA, SECRET_KEY, TELEMETRY_DEBUG, TELEMETRY_DISABLED } from '../constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -15,10 +15,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/nextjs/src/server/__tests__/__snapshots__/exports.test.ts.snap

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ exports[`/server public exports should not include a breaking change 1`] = `
 [
  "AllowlistIdentifier",
  "AuthStatus",
- "Clerk",
  "Client",
  "DeletedObject",
  "Email",

packages/nextjs/src/server/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import {
  API_URL,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
  TELEMETRY_DISABLED,
 } from './constants';
 
-const clerkClient = Clerk({
+const clerkClient = createClerkClient({
  secretKey: SECRET_KEY,
  apiUrl: API_URL,
  apiVersion: API_VERSION,
@@ -28,10 +28,5 @@ const clerkClient = Clerk({
  },
 });
 
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
-export { Clerk, clerkClient, createClerkClient };
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/export
+export { clerkClient };
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/api/index.ts

@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-import { Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
-
-const createClerkClient = Clerk;
-
-export { createClerkClient };
-
 export * from '@clerk/backend';

packages/remix/src/ssr/authenticateRequest.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { RequestState } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { buildRequestUrl, Clerk } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { buildRequestUrl, createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 import { apiUrlFromPublishableKey } from '@clerk/shared/apiUrlFromPublishableKey';
 import { handleValueOrFn } from '@clerk/shared/handleValueOrFn';
 import { isDevelopmentFromSecretKey } from '@clerk/shared/keys';
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function authenticateRequest(args: LoaderFunctionArgs, opts: RootAuthLoad
  throw new Error(satelliteAndMissingSignInUrl);
  }
 
- return Clerk({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
+ return createClerkClient({ apiUrl, secretKey, jwtKey, proxyUrl, isSatellite, domain }).authenticateRequest({
  audience,
  secretKey,
  jwtKey,

packages/sdk-node/src/clerkClient.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import type { ClerkOptions, VerifyTokenOptions } from '@clerk/backend';
-import { Clerk as _Clerk, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
+import { createClerkClient, verifyToken as _verifyToken } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 import { createClerkExpressRequireAuth } from './clerkExpressRequireAuth';
 import { createClerkExpressWithAuth } from './clerkExpressWithAuth';
 import { loadApiEnv, loadClientEnv } from './utils';
 
-type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
+type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof createClerkClient> & {
  expressWithAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressWithAuth>;
  expressRequireAuth: ReturnType<typeof createClerkExpressRequireAuth>;
  verifyToken: (token: string, verifyOpts?: Parameters<typeof _verifyToken>[1]) => ReturnType<typeof _verifyToken>;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type ExtendedClerk = ReturnType<typeof _Clerk> & {
  * Arrow functions can never be called with the new keyword because they do not have the [[Construct]] method
  */
 export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
- const clerkClient = _Clerk(options);
+ const clerkClient = createClerkClient(options);
  const expressWithAuth = createClerkExpressWithAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const expressRequireAuth = createClerkExpressRequireAuth({ ...options, clerkClient });
  const verifyToken = (token: string, verifyOpts?: VerifyTokenOptions) => {
@@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ export function Clerk(options: ClerkOptions): ExtendedClerk {
  });
 }
 
-export const createClerkClient = Clerk;
+export { createClerkClient } from '@clerk/backend';
 
 let clerkClientSingleton = {} as unknown as ReturnType<typeof Clerk>;
 
 export const clerkClient = new Proxy(clerkClientSingleton, {
  get(_target, property) {
  const hasBeenInitialised = !!clerkClientSingleton.authenticateRequest;
  if (hasBeenInitialised) {
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
  const env = { ...loadApiEnv(), ...loadClientEnv() };
  if (env.secretKey) {
  clerkClientSingleton = Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' });
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return clerkClientSingleton[property];
  }
 
- // @ts-expect-error
+ // @ts-expect-error - Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type 'string | symbol' can't be used to index type 'ExtendedClerk'.
  return Clerk({ ...env, userAgent: '@clerk/clerk-sdk-node' })[property];
  },
  set() {