Privy Integration Skill

Privy Integration

Privy provides authentication and wallet infrastructure for apps built on crypto rails. Embed self-custodial wallets, authenticate users via email/SMS/socials/passkeys/wallets, and transact on EVM and Solana chains.

Key packages:

@privy-io/react-auth - React SDK (auth + wallets)
@privy-io/react-auth/solana - Solana wallet hooks
@privy-io/react-auth/smart-wallets - Smart wallets (ERC-4337)
@privy-io/wagmi - wagmi v2 connector
@privy-io/node - Server-side SDK (replaces deprecated @privy-io/server-auth)

Docs index: https://docs.privy.io/llms.txt

Quick Start (React + Next.js)

1. Install

npm i @privy-io/react-auth

2. Wrap app with PrivyProvider

'use client';
import {PrivyProvider} from '@privy-io/react-auth';

export default function Providers({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
  return (
    <PrivyProvider
      appId={process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_PRIVY_APP_ID!}
      config={{
        embeddedWallets: {
          ethereum: {createOnLogin: 'users-without-wallets'}
        }
      }}
    >
      {children}
    </PrivyProvider>
  );
}

3. Check readiness before using hooks

import {usePrivy} from '@privy-io/react-auth';

function App() {
  const {ready, authenticated, user} = usePrivy();
  if (!ready) return <div>Loading...</div>;
  // Safe to use Privy hooks now
}

4. Login (email OTP example)

import {useLoginWithEmail} from '@privy-io/react-auth';

function LoginForm() {
  const {sendCode, loginWithCode} = useLoginWithEmail();
  // sendCode({email}) then loginWithCode({code})
}

5. Send a transaction (EVM)

import {useSendTransaction} from '@privy-io/react-auth';

function SendButton() {
  const {sendTransaction} = useSendTransaction();
  return (
    <button onClick={() => sendTransaction({to: '0x...', value: 100000})}>
      Send
    </button>
  );
}

PrivyProvider Config

config={{
  // Auth methods enabled for login
  loginMethods: ['email', 'sms', 'wallet', 'google', 'apple', 'twitter',
                 'github', 'discord', 'farcaster', 'telegram', 'passkey'],

  // Embedded wallet creation
  embeddedWallets: {
    ethereum: {createOnLogin: 'users-without-wallets'}, // or 'all-users' | 'off'
    solana: {createOnLogin: 'users-without-wallets'}
  },

  // UI appearance
  appearance: {
    showWalletLoginFirst: false,
    walletChainType: 'ethereum-and-solana', // or 'ethereum-only' | 'solana-only'
    theme: 'light', // or 'dark'
    accentColor: '#6A6FF5',
    logo: 'https://your-logo.png'
  },

  // External wallet connectors (Solana)
  externalWallets: {
    solana: {connectors: toSolanaWalletConnectors()}
  },

  // Solana RPC config (required for embedded wallet UIs)
  solana: {
    rpcs: {
      'solana:mainnet': {
        rpc: createSolanaRpc('https://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com'),
        rpcSubscriptions: createSolanaRpcSubscriptions('wss://api.mainnet-beta.solana.com')
      }
    }
  }
}}

Wagmi Integration

Import createConfig and WagmiProvider from @privy-io/wagmi (NOT from wagmi).

npm i @privy-io/react-auth @privy-io/wagmi wagmi @tanstack/react-query

import {PrivyProvider} from '@privy-io/react-auth';
import {WagmiProvider, createConfig} from '@privy-io/wagmi';
import {QueryClient, QueryClientProvider} from '@tanstack/react-query';
import {mainnet, base} from 'viem/chains';
import {http} from 'wagmi';

const queryClient = new QueryClient();
const wagmiConfig = createConfig({
  chains: [mainnet, base],
  transports: {[mainnet.id]: http(), [base.id]: http()}
});

// Nesting order: PrivyProvider > QueryClientProvider > WagmiProvider
export default function Providers({children}: {children: React.ReactNode}) {
  return (
    <PrivyProvider appId="your-app-id" config={privyConfig}>
      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
        <WagmiProvider config={wagmiConfig}>{children}</WagmiProvider>
      </QueryClientProvider>
    </PrivyProvider>
  );
}

Use wagmi hooks (useAccount, useSendTransaction, etc.) for read/write actions. Use Privy hooks for wallet connection/creation.

Server-Side Token Verification

npm i @privy-io/node

import {PrivyClient} from '@privy-io/node';

const privy = new PrivyClient({
  appId: process.env.PRIVY_APP_ID!,
  appSecret: process.env.PRIVY_APP_SECRET!
});

// Verify access token from Authorization header
const {userId} = await privy.verifyAuthToken(accessToken);

Whitelabel Authentication

All auth flows can be fully whitelabeled with custom UI. Key hooks:

| Hook | Auth method | |------|------------| | useLoginWithEmail | Email OTP (sendCode, loginWithCode) | | useLoginWithSms | SMS OTP | | useLoginWithOAuth | Social logins (initOAuth({provider: 'google'})) | | useLoginWithPasskey | Passkeys | | useSignupWithPasskey | Passkey signup | | useLoginWithTelegram | Telegram | | useLogin | General login with callbacks |

Reference Docs

Read the appropriate reference file for detailed integration guides:

references/react-sdk.md - All React hooks, PrivyProvider config, wagmi/viem setup, appearance config, whitelabel patterns, wallet UI components
references/server-sdk.md - Node.js SDK (@privy-io/node), token types and verification, user management API, REST API, webhooks
references/wallets.md - Embedded wallets (EVM + Solana), smart wallets (ERC-4337), gas sponsorship, external connectors, policies and controls, funding, wallet export
references/solana.md - Solana-specific setup, connectors, @solana/kit and @solana/web3.js integration, transaction signing, gas sponsorship via fee payer

Key Documentation URLs

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Full docs index (LLM-friendly) | https://docs.privy.io/llms.txt | | React setup | https://docs.privy.io/basics/react/setup | | React quickstart | https://docs.privy.io/basics/react/quickstart | | Auth overview | https://docs.privy.io/authentication/overview | | Whitelabel auth | https://docs.privy.io/authentication/user-authentication/whitelabel | | Tokens (access/refresh/identity) | https://docs.privy.io/authentication/user-authentication/tokens | | Wallets overview | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/overview | | Wagmi integration | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/connectors/ethereum/integrations/wagmi | | Viem integration | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/connectors/ethereum/integrations/viem | | Smart wallets | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/using-wallets/evm-smart-wallets/overview | | Smart wallets SDK config | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/using-wallets/evm-smart-wallets/setup/configuring-sdk | | Gas sponsorship | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/gas-and-asset-management/gas/overview | | Gas on Ethereum | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/gas-and-asset-management/gas/ethereum | | Gas on Solana | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/gas-and-asset-management/gas/solana | | Node.js SDK quickstart | https://docs.privy.io/basics/nodeJS/quickstart | | Solana recipe | https://docs.privy.io/recipes/solana/getting-started-with-privy-and-solana | | Connectors overview | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/connectors/overview | | Custom auth provider | https://docs.privy.io/authentication/user-authentication/custom-auth | | Webhooks | https://docs.privy.io/wallets/webhooks/overview |

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