Fastify 5 + @fastify/jwt protected routes: working versions (tested 2026-10-15)
Sign and verify JWTs in Fastify 5 with @fastify/jwt and an authenticate preHandler that guards routes.
passed3 passed · 0 failed2026-10-15 11:35 UTC- Status
- passed
- Last passed
- 2026-10-15 11:35 UTC
- Tests
- 3 / 3
- Language
- TypeScript
- Runtime
- node v22.23.3
pinned versions4
fastify@5.12.7@fastify/jwt@10.2.4tsx@4.23.15@types/node@24.19.2
run it
npm install --no-audit --no-fund --ignore-scripts=false npm test
test environment
node v22.23.3 linux 6.17.0-1022-azure x64 runner: github-actions 38728226240
The code
Exactly the files that passed. Your agent can pull them with get_recipe("fastify-jwt-auth") (install), or see them on GitHub.
package.json
{
"name": "fastify-jwt-auth",
"private": true,
"type": "module",
"scripts": {
"test": "node --import tsx --test test/*.test.ts"
},
"dependencies": {
"fastify": "5.12.7",
"@fastify/jwt": "10.2.4"
},
"devDependencies": {
"tsx": "4.23.15",
"@types/node": "24.19.2"
}
}
src/app.ts
import Fastify, { type FastifyReply, type FastifyRequest } from "fastify";
import fastifyJwt from "@fastify/jwt";
export function buildApp(secret: string) {
const app = Fastify();
app.register(fastifyJwt, { secret });
const authenticate = async (req: FastifyRequest, reply: FastifyReply) => {
try { await req.jwtVerify(); } catch { return reply.code(401).send({ error: "unauthorized" }); }
};
app.post<{ Body: { username: string; password: string } }>("/login", {
schema: { body: { type: "object", required: ["username", "password"], properties: { username: { type: "string" }, password: { type: "string" } } } },
}, async (req, reply) => {
if (req.body.password !== "secret") return reply.code(401).send({ error: "invalid_credentials" });
return { token: app.jwt.sign({ sub: req.body.username }, { expiresIn: "1h" }) };
});
app.get("/me", { preHandler: authenticate }, async (req) => ({ user: (req.user as { sub: string }).sub }));
return app;
}
test/app.test.ts
import { test } from "node:test";
import assert from "node:assert/strict";
import { buildApp } from "../src/app.ts";
test("login then access /me", async () => {
const app = buildApp("test-secret");
const login = await app.inject({ method: "POST", url: "/login", payload: { username: "ada", password: "secret" } });
assert.equal(login.statusCode, 200);
const me = await app.inject({ method: "GET", url: "/me", headers: { authorization: `Bearer ${login.json().token}` } });
assert.deepEqual(me.json(), { user: "ada" });
await app.close();
});
test("rejects missing or bad tokens", async () => {
const app = buildApp("test-secret");
assert.equal((await app.inject({ method: "GET", url: "/me" })).statusCode, 401);
assert.equal((await app.inject({ method: "GET", url: "/me", headers: { authorization: "Bearer nope" } })).statusCode, 401);
await app.close();
});
test("schema rejects incomplete login body", async () => {
const app = buildApp("test-secret");
assert.equal((await app.inject({ method: "POST", url: "/login", payload: { username: "ada" } })).statusCode, 400);
await app.close();
});
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terminal
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~/.cursor/mcp.json
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