jose
Comprehensive JWT and JWK handling for Node.js and web runtimes.
Auth and security libraries npm MIT
Used in agent projects
141
1.1% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in auth and security libraries
#5 of 47
by use in those projects
Downloads
151M
npm, last 7 days, jose
GitHub stars
7,824
last push Oct 1, 2026
How jose is used
jose is a dependency in 141 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.1%), #5 of 47 in auth and security libraries. The most used alternative there is NextAuth.js. Projects that use it most often also use Zod (66.0%), Tailwind Merge (60.3%), Class Variance Authority (55.3%).
Often used with jose
| Zod | 66.0% of jose projects · 3.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| Tailwind Merge | 60.3% of jose projects · 3.6× more than average |
| Class Variance Authority | 55.3% of jose projects · 3.9× more than average |
| clsx | 61.0% of jose projects · 3.4× more than average |
| Lucide React | 61.0% of jose projects · 3.1× more than average |
| Next.js | 64.5% of jose projects · 2.9× more than average |
| Radix UI | 46.8% of jose projects · 3.9× more than average |
| TypeScript | 95.7% of jose projects · 1.7× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.9% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 1.9% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 1.5% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 2.2% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list jose as a dependency.
Install
| Package | npm install jose |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Next.js (87), TypeScript / JavaScript (50), Python (1), React Native / Expo (1) |
| Example projects | nirholas/three.ws, Cap-go/capgo.app, Steward-Fi/steward, adventure-fun/agent-sdk, Ranork/remnus-app |
Alternatives to jose
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NextAuth.js npm Complete open-source authentication solution designed for Next.js applications. |
266 (2.1%) | 6.7M | 28.4K | ISC |
| bcryptjs npm Pure JavaScript bcrypt implementation for secure password hashing without dependencies. |
256 (2.0%) | 14.7M | 3,797 | BSD-3-Clause |
| jsonwebtoken npm Create, verify and decode JSON Web Tokens for authentication and secure data transmission. |
241 (1.9%) | 59.3M | 18.2K | MIT |
| cryptography pypi Python library providing cryptographic recipes and primitives for secure applications. |
213 (1.7%) | 281M | 7,803 | — |
| PyJWT pypi Python library for encoding and decoding JSON Web Tokens. |
128 (1.0%) | 154M | 5,714 | — |
| Better Auth npm Comprehensive authentication framework for TypeScript with multiple strategies. |
126 (1.0%) | 11.4M | 30.2K | MIT |
| Helmet npm Express middleware that sets HTTP security headers to prevent vulnerabilities. |
125 (1.0%) | 16.2M | 10.7K | MIT |
| Privy Auth npm React authentication SDK enabling Web2 and Web3 logins with embedded wallets. |
107 (0.8%) | 430K | — | Apache-2.0 |