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@mondaycom/hatcha-server

Server middleware for HATCHA — a reverse CAPTCHA that proves you're an AI agent, not a human. Includes Next.js App Router and Express adapters.

Installation

npm install @mondaycom/hatcha-server @mondaycom/hatcha-core

Next.js App Router

// app/api/hatcha/[...hatcha]/route.ts
import { createHatchaHandler } from "@mondaycom/hatcha-server/nextjs";

const handler = createHatchaHandler({
  secret: process.env.HATCHA_SECRET!,
});

export const GET = handler;
export const POST = handler;

Express

import express from "express";
import { hatchaRouter } from "@mondaycom/hatcha-server/express";

const app = express();
app.use(express.json());
app.use("/api/hatcha", hatchaRouter({ secret: process.env.HATCHA_SECRET! }));

app.listen(3000);

Configuration

Option	Type	Default	Description
secret	string	—	Required. HMAC secret for signing challenge tokens
tokenTTL	number	120	Token time-to-live in seconds
challengeTypes	string[]	all	Restrict to specific challenge types

Environment variables

# .env.local
HATCHA_SECRET=your-random-secret-here

Full documentation

See the HATCHA monorepo for full documentation, React components, and examples.

License

MIT