auth-wechat-miniprogram

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name: auth-wechat-miniprogram description: CloudBase WeChat Mini Program native authentication guide. This skill should be used when users need mini program identity handling, OPENID/UNIONID access, or wx.cloud auth behavior in projects where login is native and automatic. version: 2.34.8 alwaysApply: false

Sibling skills (local only)

Sibling CloudBase skills ship beside this skill. Use local relative paths such as ../auth-tool-cloudbase/SKILL.md.

If a referenced sibling skill file is missing from this environment, ask the user to install the full CloudBase plugin (or the missing skill). Do not HTTP-fetch remote skill or protocol markdown into the agent context.

Activation Contract

Use this first when

• The task is about WeChat Mini Program auth behavior, wx.cloud identity, OPENID / UNIONID, or how a mini program caller is identified in CloudBase.
• The project is a CloudBase mini program and the auth question is about native mini program identity rather than provider configuration.

Read before writing code if

• The request mentions mini program login, user identity in cloud functions, or wx.cloud auth assumptions.
• The user expects a Web-style login page or explicit token exchange in a mini program; route them back to native mini program auth behavior.

Then also read

• Mini program project implementation -> ../miniprogram-development/SKILL.md
• Cloud function implementation -> ../cloud-functions/SKILL.md

Do NOT use for

• Web-based WeChat login or Web auth UI.
• Provider enable/disable or auth console setup.
• Generic Node-side auth flows outside mini program identity handling.

Common mistakes / gotchas

• Generating a Web-style login page for a wx.cloud mini program.
• Treating mini program auth as a provider-configuration problem.
• Forgetting that caller identity is injected in cloud functions automatically.

When to use this skill

Use this skill for WeChat Mini Program (小程序) authentication in a CloudBase project.

Use it when you need to:

• Implement identity-aware WeChat Mini Program flows with CloudBase
• Access user identity (openid, unionid) in cloud functions
• Understand how WeChat authentication integrates with CloudBase
• Build Mini Program features that require user identification

Key advantage: WeChat Mini Program authentication with CloudBase is seamless and automatic - no complex OAuth flows needed. When a Mini Program calls a cloud function, the user's openid is automatically injected and verified by WeChat.

Do NOT use for:

• Web-based WeChat login (use the auth-web skill)
• Server-side auth with Node SDK (use the auth-nodejs skill)
• Non-WeChat authentication methods (use appropriate auth skills)

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How to use this skill (for a coding agent)

1. Confirm CloudBase environment

   • Ask the user for:
     • env – CloudBase environment ID
     • Confirm the Mini Program is linked to the CloudBase environment

2. Understand the authentication flow

   • WeChat Mini Program authentication is native and automatic
   • No explicit login API calls needed in most cases
   • User identity is automatically available in cloud functions
   • CloudBase handles all authentication verification

3. Pick a scenario from this file

   • For basic user identity in cloud functions, use Scenario 2
   • For Mini Program initialization, use Scenario 1
   • For calling a cloud function from the Mini Program and receiving user identity, use Scenario 3
   • For testing authentication, use Scenario 4

4. Follow CloudBase API shapes exactly

   • Use wx-server-sdk in cloud functions
   • Use wx.cloud in Mini Program client code
   • Treat method names and parameter shapes in this file as canonical

5. If you're unsure about an API

   • Consult the official CloudBase Mini Program documentation
   • Only use methods that appear in official documentation

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Core concepts

How WeChat Mini Program authentication works with CloudBase

1. Automatic authentication:

   • When a Mini Program user calls a cloud function, WeChat automatically injects the user's identity
   • No need for complex OAuth flows or token management
   • CloudBase verifies the authenticity of the identity

2. User identifiers:

   • OPENID – Unique identifier for the user in this specific Mini Program
   • APPID – The Mini Program's App ID
   • UNIONID – (Optional) Unique identifier across all apps under the same WeChat Open Platform account
     • Only available when the Mini Program is bound to a WeChat Open Platform account
     • Useful for identifying the same user across multiple Mini Programs or Official Accounts

3. Security:

   • The openid, appid, and unionid are verified and trustworthy
   • WeChat has already completed authentication
   • Developers can directly use these identifiers without additional verification

4. No explicit login required:

   • Users are automatically authenticated when they use the Mini Program
   • No need to call login APIs in most cases
   • Identity is available immediately in cloud functions

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Extended guide

For detailed scenarios, examples, and patterns, read extended-guide.md.

Reference index

All packaged reference files (required for skill lint reachability):

• extended-guide.md