GROWTH PATTERN

Building Activation Loops for NextAuth (Auth.js)

NextAuth (Auth.js) handles authentication perfectly, but there's no system to detect when users complete their first value milestone after signing up.

NextAuth (Auth.js)

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What's Missing in Standard NextAuth (Auth.js) Architecture

NextAuth (Auth.js) creates user sessions, but lacks the infrastructure to detect when users first achieve value in your application.

Standard NextAuth (Auth.js) Flow vs Optimized Skene Flow

Standard Flow
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User signs up via NextAuth (Auth.js)

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User record created but no activation tracking

3

No automatic trigger for activation milestones

Skene Flow
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Watch NextAuth (Auth.js) user events for signup and first actions

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Detect when user completes first value milestone

3

Trigger activation email sequence with personalized onboarding

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Track activation completion and send milestone emails

Visual comparison of the flows:

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How Skene Fixes This

We created a Skene Prompt that installs activation detection for NextAuth (Auth.js). It monitors user actions after authentication and automatically triggers welcome sequences when users complete their first value milestone.

Implementation Comparison

Using Skene Infrastructure

Install via Prompt

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@task: Initialize Skene.
@action: Analyze my local code, validating subscription via `npx skene login`, and generate `skene.config.ts` to implement the Activation Loop pattern for NextAuth (Auth.js).

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Generated skene.config.ts

skene.config.ts
// skene.config.ts - The Automated Way
import { defineLoop } from '@skene/sdk';

export default defineLoop({
  type: 'activation',
  opinion: 'Detect when users complete their first key action and trigger personalized onboarding',
  steps: [
    {
      trigger: {
        type: 'database',
        table: 'users',
        event: 'insert'
      },
      condition: {
        type: 'query',
        query: `SELECT * FROM user_actions WHERE user_id = $1 AND action_type = 'first_project_created'`,
        timeout: '5m'
      },
      action: {
        type: 'email',
        provider: 'resend',
        template: 'activation_welcome',
        personalization: {
          name: '{{user.name}}',
          activationLink: '{{user.activation_link}}'
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  recovery: {
    retries: 3,
    backoff: 'exponential'
  }
});

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