added

middleware/clerkAuth.js

@@ -1,15 +1,34 @@
-const { ClerkExpressRequireAuth } = require('@clerk/clerk-sdk-node');
+const { ClerkExpressRequireAuth, clerkClient } = require('@clerk/clerk-sdk-node');
 
-// Simple authentication middleware
-const requireAuth = ClerkExpressRequireAuth({
-  onError: (error) => {
-    console.error('Clerk auth error:', error);
-    return {
-      status: 401,
-      message: 'Authentication required. Please sign in.'
-    };
+// Robust Clerk authentication middleware
+// Uses ClerkExpressRequireAuth with proper error handling
+const requireAuth = async (req, res, next) => {
+  try {
+    // Use ClerkExpressRequireAuth internally
+    const clerkMiddleware = ClerkExpressRequireAuth();
+
+    await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      clerkMiddleware(req, res, (err) => {
+        if (err) reject(err);
+        else resolve();
+      });
+    });
+
+    // Verify we got a userId
+    if (!req.auth?.userId) {
+      return res.status(401).json({ 
+        error: 'Authentication required. Please sign in.' 
+      });
+    }
+
+    next();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Clerk auth error:', error.message || error);
+    return res.status(401).json({ 
+      error: 'Authentication required. Please sign in.' 
+    });
   }
-});
+};
 
 // Extract user ID from request
 const getUserId = (req) => {

models/User.js

@@ -94,6 +94,17 @@ const userSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     type:String,
     default:null
   },
+  phone:{
+    type:String,
+    trim:true,
+    default:null
+  },
+  bio:{
+    type:String,
+    trim:true,
+    maxlength:500,
+    default:null
+  },
   role:{
     type:String,
     enum:["user","admin"],