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Description

Since 7.9.24, packages/nextjs/src/pages/ClerkProvider.tsx runs ReactClerkProvider.displayName = 'ReactClerkProvider' at module top level. ReactClerkProvider is InternalClerkProvider from @clerk/react/internal, the same component the App Router ClerkProvider renders, and @clerk/react names it 'ClerkProvider'.

The Pages module is loaded through #components (components.client.js) whenever a client component imports Show or ClerkProvider from @clerk/nextjs. After that happens on the server, the shared component's name has changed: the build-time prerender recorded <ClerkProvider>, the warm server resumes with <ReactClerkProvider>, and React's resume check fails on every request after the first:

Error: Expected the resume to render <ClerkProvider> in this slot but instead it rendered <ReactClerkProvider>. The tree doesn't match so React will fallback to client rendering.

The browser shows minified React error #419 and the page falls back to client rendering.

This PR removes the line. displayName only affects React DevTools and error messages, so nothing else changes. A regression test checks that importing the Pages provider leaves the shared component's displayName unchanged.

Minimal reproduction: https://github.com/marcvive/clerk-ppr-resume-repro (Next 16.4.5 with cacheComponents; works on 7.9.23, fails on 7.9.24 and 7.9.25).

How to test

  • pnpm --filter @clerk/nextjs test -- src/pages/__tests__/displayName.test.ts. It fails with the removed line restored and passes without it.
  • End to end: in the reproduction above, point @clerk/nextjs at this build, run npm run build && npm start, and request the page twice. The resume error no longer appears.

I couldn't run the build locally. On Windows, @clerk/shared fails to build (rolldown-plugin-dts: "Export 'waitForElement' is not defined" in dom/index.d.mts). That happens without this change too, and CI builds the package fine on Linux, so I'm relying on CI for test and build.

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  • pnpm test runs as expected.
  • pnpm build runs as expected.
  • (If applicable) JSDoc comments have been added or updated for any package exports
  • (If applicable) Documentation has been updated

Type of change

  • 🐛 Bug fix
  • 🌟 New feature
  • 🔨 Breaking change
  • 📖 Refactoring / dependency upgrade / documentation
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`pages/ClerkProvider` set `InternalClerkProvider.displayName = 'ReactClerkProvider'`
at module top level. That component is shared with the App Router provider, so
once `components.client.js` is loaded on the server (by importing `Show` or
`ClerkProvider` from `@clerk/nextjs` in a client component), its name changes
between the build-time PPR prerender and the runtime resume. React then aborts
the resume with "Expected the resume to render <ClerkProvider> in this slot but
instead it rendered <ReactClerkProvider>" and falls back to client rendering.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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🦋 Changeset detected

Latest commit: f2819cb

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The Pages Router provider module no longer assigns ReactClerkProvider as the shared provider's display name. A regression test checks that importing the module leaves InternalClerkProvider.displayName as ClerkProvider. A changeset declares a patch release for @clerk/nextjs.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Possibly related issues

  • clerk/javascript#10700: This issue reports the shared provider display-name mutation and its effect on App Router Partial Prerendering resume checks.

Possibly related PRs

  • clerk/javascript#10526: This PR moved the display-name assignment in the Pages Router provider module; this PR removes that assignment.

Suggested reviewers: ephem

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to f2819

The runtime fix is small and targeted. The new regression test, however, is likely to fail typechecking under the package's NodeNext configuration. Add the .js extension to the dynamic import before merging so the package test run passes.

Pre-merge checks: Passed 5

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preventing the shared ClerkProvider from being renamed during module loading.
Description check Passed The description directly explains the resume failure, the removed assignment, the regression test, and the reported validation steps.
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it('does not rename the shared InternalClerkProvider when the module is loaded', async () => {
const before = InternalClerkProvider.displayName;

await import('../ClerkProvider');

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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Add the extension to the dynamic import.

The test configuration enables typechecking, and tsconfig.test.json inherits moduleResolution: NodeNext. TypeScript requires an extension for this dynamic import, so typechecking reports TS2835. Use ../ClerkProvider.js instead. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Review comment at @packages/nextjs/src/pages/__tests__/displayName.test.ts at line 8:
Update the dynamic import in the display-name test to use the `.js` extension for `ClerkProvider`, satisfying the test configuration’s NodeNext typechecking requirement.

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Regressed in #10526: the React Compiler purity rule flagged mutating ReactClerkProvider.displayName during render, and it was moved to module scope, which made it run on import in App Router apps too. Removing it satisfies the rule without the global mutation.

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