better-auth/better-auth
Nov 2024 – Feb 2026
11 Months active
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API Client DevelopmentAPI ConfigurationAPI DesignAPI DevelopmentAPI DocumentationAPI Integration
Bereket Engida
PROFILE
Bereket Engida
Bekacru developed and maintained the better-auth/better-auth repository over ten months, delivering 94 features and 36 bug fixes focused on authentication, release management, and developer experience. They engineered robust API and backend systems using TypeScript and Node.js, emphasizing security, access control, and modular plugin development. Their work included end-to-end release automation, dependency management, and CI/CD improvements, ensuring reliable deployments and streamlined onboarding. Bekacru enhanced UI/UX with React, improved documentation for OAuth and SSO, and implemented rigorous testing and code hygiene practices. The depth of their contributions resulted in a secure, maintainable authentication platform with clear documentation and scalable release workflows.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
60%Features
Repository Contributions
1,152Total
Bugs
218
Commits
1,152
Features
326
Lines of code
119,390
Activity Months11
Your Network
397 peopleWork History
February 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026: Delivered Vite Authentication Configuration Integration for better-auth/better-auth. Implemented automatic loading of authentication configuration from Vite projects by detecting Vite config files and extracting path aliases, integrating them into authentication options. This reduces setup time for Vite-based projects and expands compatibility with modern front-end tooling. Technologies demonstrated include TypeScript, CLI tooling, and config discovery.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2026February 2026: Delivered Vite Authentication Configuration Integration for better-auth/better-auth. Implemented automatic loading of authentication configuration from Vite projects by detecting Vite config files and extracting path aliases, integrating them into authentication options. This reduces setup time for Vite-based projects and expands compatibility with modern front-end tooling. Technologies demonstrated include TypeScript, CLI tooling, and config discovery.
February 2026
January 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026: Focused on stabilizing the authentication subsystem by upgrading the core dependency and aligning lockfile state. Key work delivered in better-auth/better-auth includes updating @better-auth/dash to ^0.1.6 to gain stability and latest fixes, refreshing pnpm-lock.yaml to lock the change, and establishing a stable baseline for upcoming auth features. No critical bugs reported; the update reduces risk of regressions, improves compatibility with downstream services, and supports faster iteration on authentication-related improvements.
January 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026: Focused on stabilizing the authentication subsystem by upgrading the core dependency and aligning lockfile state. Key work delivered in better-auth/better-auth includes updating @better-auth/dash to ^0.1.6 to gain stability and latest fixes, refreshing pnpm-lock.yaml to lock the change, and establishing a stable baseline for upcoming auth features. No critical bugs reported; the update reduces risk of regressions, improves compatibility with downstream services, and supports faster iteration on authentication-related improvements.
October 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Oct 1, 2025Monthly work summary for 2025-10 focusing on key accomplishments and business impact in the better-auth/better-auth repository.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Oct 1, 2025Monthly work summary for 2025-10 focusing on key accomplishments and business impact in the better-auth/better-auth repository.
October 2025
June 2025
39 Commits • 19 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 performance snapshot for better-auth/better-auth: Delivered extensive release automation improvements across multiple beta releases (v1.2.9-beta.7 to v1.2.9-beta.10) and solidified final v1.2.9, while advancing versioning for v1.2.10/v1.2.11 and v1.3.0-beta.1. Implemented CI/CD simplifications by removing the Discord release workflow and MCP demo, added explicit package license metadata, and expanded release tagging. Enhanced cookie cache mechanisms with a new getCookieCache helper, integrated with session handling and async refactor. Improved documentation and UI consistency (hero background alignment, banner updates, sign-in box, Hugging Face logo) and addressed reliability and security fixes (vercel URL check before proto merge, safe HasPermission handling, trusted origins cleanup, and user verification refinements). These changes reduce maintenance overhead, accelerate shipping cadence, and strengthen security and developer experience.
June 2025
39 Commits • 19 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 performance snapshot for better-auth/better-auth: Delivered extensive release automation improvements across multiple beta releases (v1.2.9-beta.7 to v1.2.9-beta.10) and solidified final v1.2.9, while advancing versioning for v1.2.10/v1.2.11 and v1.3.0-beta.1. Implemented CI/CD simplifications by removing the Discord release workflow and MCP demo, added explicit package license metadata, and expanded release tagging. Enhanced cookie cache mechanisms with a new getCookieCache helper, integrated with session handling and async refactor. Improved documentation and UI consistency (hero background alignment, banner updates, sign-in box, Hugging Face logo) and addressed reliability and security fixes (vercel URL check before proto merge, safe HasPermission handling, trusted origins cleanup, and user verification refinements). These changes reduce maintenance overhead, accelerate shipping cadence, and strengthen security and developer experience.
May 2025
20 Commits • 7 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary: Strengthened security posture, release discipline, and developer documentation. Implemented password update validation tests to enforce correct current password handling and proper rejection of invalid attempts. Added a one-time token generator to support secure, time-bound actions. Led release management with v1.2.8 and multiple beta releases up to v1.2.9-beta.6, enabling staged rollouts and clearer version history. Fixed Apple ID token profile data fetch by ensuring the response type retrieves full user data. Expanded documentation with migration guides, maintenance notes, and targeted fixes (MDX syntax, avatar URL, YC launch embed removal). Demonstrated expertise in test automation, secure token design, release engineering, and technical writing.
20 Commits • 7 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary: Strengthened security posture, release discipline, and developer documentation. Implemented password update validation tests to enforce correct current password handling and proper rejection of invalid attempts. Added a one-time token generator to support secure, time-bound actions. Led release management with v1.2.8 and multiple beta releases up to v1.2.9-beta.6, enabling staged rollouts and clearer version history. Fixed Apple ID token profile data fetch by ensuring the response type retrieves full user data. Expanded documentation with migration guides, maintenance notes, and targeted fixes (MDX syntax, avatar URL, YC launch embed removal). Demonstrated expertise in test automation, secure token design, release engineering, and technical writing.
May 2025
April 2025
98 Commits • 53 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 summary for better-auth/better-auth: Implemented critical OIDC and OAuth fixes, advanced the release train with multiple beta releases and docs updates, and hardened authentication and error handling, while improving CI/test stability and developer-facing documentation. Result: higher reliability, security, and faster iteration for product teams.
April 2025
98 Commits • 53 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 summary for better-auth/better-auth: Implemented critical OIDC and OAuth fixes, advanced the release train with multiple beta releases and docs updates, and hardened authentication and error handling, while improving CI/test stability and developer-facing documentation. Result: higher reliability, security, and faster iteration for product teams.
March 2025
213 Commits • 54 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 (2025-03) — Monthly summary for better-auth/better-auth Key features delivered: - Social Providers: Disable default scopes: Added option to disable default scopes for social providers to tighten data access and support least-privilege OAuth flows. - Organization: Keep current active organization when creating a new one: Added option to retain the active organization during new org creation, improving UX and reducing context switches. - Team Management Permissions: Introduced team management permissions and documentation for the organization module, strengthening RBAC and governance. - Stripe Integration Enhancements: Improved Stripe webhook error handling and added trial lifecycle hooks, increasing reliability of payments and customer onboarding. - Demo: Turso by default: Demonstrated Turso as the default data store for demo scenarios to showcase performance and reliability. - Release and Tooling Improvements: Updated release process for v1.2.x, enabled TS generation, and refactored package exports to improve maintainability and deployment. - Documentation Improvements: Consolidated docs including changelog/mobile layout, analytics, username schema, optional Stripe annual price IDs, and other docs refinements to improve maintainability and onboarding. - Organization Creation & Type Safety: Added organization creation hooks and improved type safety to reduce runtime errors and enhance developer experience. - Expo Headers Safety: Safeguarded header access in Expo integration for more robust integrations. - Two-Factor: Added device-trust parameter for TOTP and backup code verification to harden 2FA flows. - OnEmailVerification: Added onEmailVerification callback to support custom workflows. - JWT and Type Safety: Export helper types to improve type inference and API ergonomics; JWT token refactor to a standalone async function for clarity. - Admin and API Security: API Key deletion auth validation; granular admin permission checks; improved session fetch on permission checks for safer admin workflows. - Testing and QA: Test suite improvements, including simpler subscription event handler assertions and updated webhook tests to improve reliability. Major bugs fixed: - Stripe webhook handling: Fixed subscription deletion webhook to use stripeSubId, improved cancellation flow, and enhanced event logging. - Stripe security and reliability: Added origin check on Stripe success callback; upgraded trial handling and upgrade paths to reduce edge-case failures. - JWT and type safety: Use context.secret to avoid build failures and improve private key decryption error handling. - Session and cookies: Hardened session cookie handling (secure and non-secure checks) and updated session cookie after in-place email changes; added main DB fallback when storeSessionInDatabase is enabled. - Multi-session and token handling: Return only unique user sessions and improve JWT session retrieval fallbacks. - Permissions and admin: Granular permission checks for admin access; fetch session during hasPermission checks; admin role recognition improvements. - Validation and UX fixes: Allow dots in usernames; fix default invitation expiration to seconds; prevent duplicate phone-number updates; remove OTP code from phone-number OTP responses. - Tests and docs: Updated webhook tests; corrected typos; improved documentation around hooks, two-factor schema, and API key verification. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Strengthened security posture across authentication, authorization, and payments, reducing risk and enabling safer customer experiences. - Improved reliability and resiliency of payments, sessions, and org-scoped operations, contributing to better customer satisfaction and lower incident rates. - Accelerated release velocity through tooling improvements, TS generation enablement, and clearer, more maintainable release notes. - Improved developer experience with stronger type safety, clearer API ergonomics, and broader test coverage, enabling faster feature iteration and lower bug rates. - Demonstrated commitment to maintainability and scalability through consistent linting, dependency hygiene, and documentation improvements. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - TypeScript, Node.js, Stripe APIs, OAuth 2.0 and JWT/JWKS, secure session management and cookies, and robust RBAC - React/Next.js ecosystem upgrades and UI refactors, plus demo tooling around Turso - Documentation tooling, release engineering, and CI-friendly testing practices - Data store considerations and demo scaffolding for practical performance evaluations
213 Commits • 54 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 (2025-03) — Monthly summary for better-auth/better-auth Key features delivered: - Social Providers: Disable default scopes: Added option to disable default scopes for social providers to tighten data access and support least-privilege OAuth flows. - Organization: Keep current active organization when creating a new one: Added option to retain the active organization during new org creation, improving UX and reducing context switches. - Team Management Permissions: Introduced team management permissions and documentation for the organization module, strengthening RBAC and governance. - Stripe Integration Enhancements: Improved Stripe webhook error handling and added trial lifecycle hooks, increasing reliability of payments and customer onboarding. - Demo: Turso by default: Demonstrated Turso as the default data store for demo scenarios to showcase performance and reliability. - Release and Tooling Improvements: Updated release process for v1.2.x, enabled TS generation, and refactored package exports to improve maintainability and deployment. - Documentation Improvements: Consolidated docs including changelog/mobile layout, analytics, username schema, optional Stripe annual price IDs, and other docs refinements to improve maintainability and onboarding. - Organization Creation & Type Safety: Added organization creation hooks and improved type safety to reduce runtime errors and enhance developer experience. - Expo Headers Safety: Safeguarded header access in Expo integration for more robust integrations. - Two-Factor: Added device-trust parameter for TOTP and backup code verification to harden 2FA flows. - OnEmailVerification: Added onEmailVerification callback to support custom workflows. - JWT and Type Safety: Export helper types to improve type inference and API ergonomics; JWT token refactor to a standalone async function for clarity. - Admin and API Security: API Key deletion auth validation; granular admin permission checks; improved session fetch on permission checks for safer admin workflows. - Testing and QA: Test suite improvements, including simpler subscription event handler assertions and updated webhook tests to improve reliability. Major bugs fixed: - Stripe webhook handling: Fixed subscription deletion webhook to use stripeSubId, improved cancellation flow, and enhanced event logging. - Stripe security and reliability: Added origin check on Stripe success callback; upgraded trial handling and upgrade paths to reduce edge-case failures. - JWT and type safety: Use context.secret to avoid build failures and improve private key decryption error handling. - Session and cookies: Hardened session cookie handling (secure and non-secure checks) and updated session cookie after in-place email changes; added main DB fallback when storeSessionInDatabase is enabled. - Multi-session and token handling: Return only unique user sessions and improve JWT session retrieval fallbacks. - Permissions and admin: Granular permission checks for admin access; fetch session during hasPermission checks; admin role recognition improvements. - Validation and UX fixes: Allow dots in usernames; fix default invitation expiration to seconds; prevent duplicate phone-number updates; remove OTP code from phone-number OTP responses. - Tests and docs: Updated webhook tests; corrected typos; improved documentation around hooks, two-factor schema, and API key verification. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Strengthened security posture across authentication, authorization, and payments, reducing risk and enabling safer customer experiences. - Improved reliability and resiliency of payments, sessions, and org-scoped operations, contributing to better customer satisfaction and lower incident rates. - Accelerated release velocity through tooling improvements, TS generation enablement, and clearer, more maintainable release notes. - Improved developer experience with stronger type safety, clearer API ergonomics, and broader test coverage, enabling faster feature iteration and lower bug rates. - Demonstrated commitment to maintainability and scalability through consistent linting, dependency hygiene, and documentation improvements. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - TypeScript, Node.js, Stripe APIs, OAuth 2.0 and JWT/JWKS, secure session management and cookies, and robust RBAC - React/Next.js ecosystem upgrades and UI refactors, plus demo tooling around Turso - Documentation tooling, release engineering, and CI-friendly testing practices - Data store considerations and demo scaffolding for practical performance evaluations
March 2025
February 2025
163 Commits • 36 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 focused on reliability, security, and developer experience improvements for better-auth/better-auth. Major feature work targeted authentication workflow hardening, streamlined account linking, and admin-control capabilities, complemented by build-system modernization and release hygiene to accelerate safe deployments. Security posture was strengthened through input sanitization, origin validation hardening, and OpenAPI/auth enhancements, reducing risk and onboarding friction for partners.
February 2025
163 Commits • 36 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 focused on reliability, security, and developer experience improvements for better-auth/better-auth. Major feature work targeted authentication workflow hardening, streamlined account linking, and admin-control capabilities, complemented by build-system modernization and release hygiene to accelerate safe deployments. Security posture was strengthened through input sanitization, origin validation hardening, and OpenAPI/auth enhancements, reducing risk and onboarding friction for partners.
January 2025
83 Commits • 20 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly performance snapshot for better-auth/better-auth. Focused on release process hardening, documentation, test improvements, and a broad set of bug fixes and code-quality initiatives. These efforts stabilized shipping, improved developer velocity, and reduced risk in auth flows and integrations, aligning with business goals for rapid, reliable releases and stronger customer trust.
83 Commits • 20 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 monthly performance snapshot for better-auth/better-auth. Focused on release process hardening, documentation, test improvements, and a broad set of bug fixes and code-quality initiatives. These efforts stabilized shipping, improved developer velocity, and reduced risk in auth flows and integrations, aligning with business goals for rapid, reliable releases and stronger customer trust.
January 2025
December 2024
203 Commits • 52 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 performance for better-auth/better-auth focused on delivering user-facing features, stabilizing core flows, and strengthening release automation. The team shipped targeted capabilities, fixed storage/session edge cases, and advanced documentation/testing to improve reliability and onboarding. Business value was realized through improved organizational context management, scalable rate-limiting configuration, server-side organization creation, and a foundation for consistent error handling across front-end and back-end layers.
December 2024
203 Commits • 52 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 performance for better-auth/better-auth focused on delivering user-facing features, stabilizing core flows, and strengthening release automation. The team shipped targeted capabilities, fixed storage/session edge cases, and advanced documentation/testing to improve reliability and onboarding. Business value was realized through improved organizational context management, scalable rate-limiting configuration, server-side organization creation, and a foundation for consistent error handling across front-end and back-end layers.
November 2024
330 Commits • 82 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 (2024-11) monthly summary for better-auth/better-auth, focusing on business value and technical excellence. The month combined robust release management, documentation modernization, security and reliability improvements, and performance-oriented refactors, delivering measurable value to developers and customers.
330 Commits • 82 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 (2024-11) monthly summary for better-auth/better-auth, focusing on business value and technical excellence. The month combined robust release management, documentation modernization, security and reliability improvements, and performance-oriented refactors, delivering measurable value to developers and customers.
November 2024
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Quality Metrics
Correctness93.6%
Maintainability93.8%
Architecture91.2%
Performance91.2%
AI Usage23.0%
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