Claude Prompt: Add Behest Chat
For Claude Code, Claude Projects, or claude.ai. Produces a complete working chat UI integrated with your existing auth. Tuned for Claude's preference for structured specs.
Preamble
Claude does better when you hand it the docs it needs. Paste this block first:
Reference docs for Behest (inference gateway):
- /docs/llms.txt
- /docs/authentication.md
- /docs/sdk-typescript.md
- /docs/guides/error-handling.md
Key facts to keep in mind:
- Behest is OpenAI-SDK compatible. Base URL is https://{slug}.behest.app/v1 (slug from dashboard).
- Env var is BEHEST_KEY (behest_sk_live_... for apiKey mode, behest_pk_... for sign mode). It lives ONLY on the server. Never send to browser.
- Server uses the @behest/client-ts v1.5 SDK: `new Behest()` reads BEHEST_KEY; `behest.auth.mint({ user_id })` returns `{ token, ttl, sessionId, expiresAt }`.
- Frontend fetches that token from a server endpoint we control, then calls Behest DIRECTLY from the browser using `fetch` or `new OpenAI({ apiKey: token, baseURL, dangerouslyAllowBrowser: true })`. No Behest SDK in the browser.
- Per-request headers: X-Thread-Id (persistent history) or X-Session-Id (ephemeral, set from mint result).
- JWT claim `uid` must be the authenticated user's id from my auth system.
- Error classes (server-side SDK): BehestQuotaError (402), BehestRateLimitError (429; has .retryAfter in seconds), BehestAuthError (401/403), BehestBadRequestError (400/422), BehestServerError (5xx). Trace id is on err.traceId.
The task
SECURITY NON-NEGOTIABLES (do not deviate)
- BEHEST_KEY is server-only. Never under VITE_/NEXT_PUBLIC_/EXPO_PUBLIC_.
- user_id (the JWT `uid` claim) MUST be derived from the verified session on the server. Do NOT read it from the request body, query string, or any client-controlled header.
- tier MUST come from your billing system (DB row, Stripe metadata). Never hardcoded, never taken from the client.
- role is derived from the API key on the server. Never pass role in the mint body; admin access requires an admin-roled API key.
- The token-mint endpoint must NOT use wildcard CORS (Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *). Use a specific origin from env.
- Local signing (if used): private key stays server-only. The SDK refuses to load it in a browser — do not try to work around that.
Goal: add a production-ready Behest-backed chat to this app.
Constraints:
1. Use the existing auth system. Do NOT introduce a new auth library.
2. Server uses @behest/client-ts v1.5. Mint endpoint: const behest = new Behest(); const result = await behest.auth.mint({ user_id }). Next.js → route handler; Express → POST /api/behest/token; Supabase Edge Function → equivalent.
3. The browser must NOT import @behest/client-ts. It fetches the token from our server endpoint and calls Behest directly via fetch() or `new OpenAI({ apiKey: token, baseURL: `https://${SLUG}.behest.app/v1`, dangerouslyAllowBrowser: true })`.
4. Chat uses threads (X-Thread-Id header). Default to one thread per visit; allow passing an explicit threadId prop.
5. Streaming via stream: true; render deltas as they arrive; support cancel via AbortController wired to a Stop button.
6. Handle errors: 402 → upgrade modal; 429 → backoff toast (respect Retry-After header in seconds); 401 → re-fetch token and retry once, then re-auth.
Deliverables:
- All code needed to run the feature.
- A TESTING section with: env vars to set, a curl to test the token
endpoint, and a browser test plan (sign in → chat → verify in Behest
dashboard).
- A NEXT STEPS section listing two or three obvious improvements
(thread sidebar, usage meter, local signing) and link to the relevant
Behest docs for each.
Non-goals (do not do unless I ask):
- Tool calls / function calling.
- RAG / embeddings / vector store.
- Voice / vision.
- Swapping models dynamically from the UI.
- Admin / analytics UI.
Format:
- Write files in fenced code blocks with the full path as the first line.
- At the end, print a bullet list of all files you created or modified.
Claude-specific tips
- Claude will ask clarifying questions before writing code; that's good. Answer them precisely.
- If Claude invents SDK methods that don't exist, paste the TypeScript SDK doc content as additional context and ask it to reconcile.
- For long-running refactors, ask Claude to write a plan first, then approve section-by-section. Mirrors how the internal Behest team works (see
AGENTS.md).
Follow-up prompts
Verify against docs
Before we ship, check your implementation against
/docs/guides/error-handling.md and
/docs/guides/streaming-ui.md. List any
gaps and fix them.
Convert to local signing
Swap BEHEST_KEY from behest_sk_live_ (apiKey mode) to behest_pk_ (sign
mode, tenant RSA PEM). Add BEHEST_KID, BEHEST_TENANT_ID, BEHEST_PROJECT_ID
env vars. See /docs/guides/auth-modes.md. The
SDK auto-detects the mode by key prefix — no code change in the mint
handler or the frontend.
See also
- llms.txt — hand to any LLM for ingestion
- Cursor prompt
- Lovable prompt