useUser(), <SignInButton> component, and useClerk() are inconsistent

[leo-paz]

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Brief Summary of the Issue

useUser().isSignedIn returns false yet useClerk().user has the correct user details. I also have had so much trouble using and i'm assuming this is related. I get a next hydration error every time I try to use the built in component.

Minimal Reproduction or Replay

Browser/OS

_If applicable e.g. Chromium 115.0.5790.114, Node 18.10.0

Package + Version

• @clerk/clerk-js
• @clerk/clerk-react
• @clerk/nextjs 4.23.3
• @clerk/remix
• @clerk/types
• @clerk/themes 1.7.5
• @clerk/localizations
• @clerk/clerk-expo
• @clerk/backend
• @clerk/clerk-sdk-node
• @clerk/shared
• @clerk/fastify
• @clerk/chrome-extension
• gatsby-plugin-clerk
• build/tooling/chore
• other:

[panteliselef]

Hello @leo-paz Could u provide us with a repo or something like a CodeSandbox ? The above code seems to work as expected when I moved it to an existing project.

Also about issue with <SignInButton/> what seems to be the problem ?

[leo-paz]

@panteliselef Thanks for the prompt reply. So I tried branching off the clerk-next-app-router-starter project after I tried copying over how the built in components were used in layout.tsx I get this error locally:

Error: Clerk: auth() was called but it looks like you aren't using `authMiddleware` in your middleware file. 
Please use `authMiddleware` and make sure your middleware matcher is configured correctly and it matches this route or page. 
See https://clerk.com/docs/quickstarts/get-started-with-nextjs

my middleware.ts is at the same level as /app and I only see it after trying to use these components in the layout.tsx.

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong :/ heres a code snippet

[leo-paz]

@panteliselef i found a related thread and have attached a link in this comment that reproduces the issue: clerk/clerk-next-app-router-starter#2 (comment)

[kayog123]

I have the same issue. The useUser hook is inconsistent.

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[tolgaouz]

I also had this problem with my next 13 setup. This issue saved us from migrating off of Clerk. Thank you @leo-paz

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[jescalan]

Inactive for 40+ days, reproduction not provided, closing this one. Please feel free to open a new issue if anyone else runs into similar issues!