diff --git a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/app/api/arcjet/route.ts b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/app/api/arcjet/route.ts
index 282080bbb..873c07200 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/app/api/arcjet/route.ts
+++ b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/app/api/arcjet/route.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
       })
     );
 
-    const fingerprint = ip(req);
+    const fingerprint = ip(req) || "127.0.0.1"; // Fall back to local IP if none
 
     // Deduct 5 tokens from the token bucket
     decision = await rl.protect(req, { fingerprint, requested: 5 });
@@ -67,19 +67,15 @@ export async function GET(req: NextRequest) {
           status: 429,
         }
       );
-    } else {
-      // Detected a bot
-      return NextResponse.json(
-        {
-          error: "Forbidden",
-          reason: decision.reason,
-        },
-        {
-          status: 403,
-        }
-      );
     }
   }
+  
+  let reset: Date | undefined;
+  let remaining: number | undefined;
+
+  if (decision.reason.isRateLimit()) {
+    reset = decision.reason.resetTime;
+    remaining = decision.reason.remaining;
+  }
 
-  return NextResponse.json({ message: "Hello World" });
-}
+  return NextResponse.json({ message: "Hello World", reset, remaining });}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/app/api/token/route.ts b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/app/api/token/route.ts
index afb7621f7..7b3694039 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/app/api/token/route.ts
+++ b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/app/api/token/route.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 import { auth } from "@clerk/nextjs/server";
 
 export async function GET(req: Request) {
-  const { userId, getToken } = await auth();
+  const { userId, getToken, redirectToSignIn } = await auth();
 
-  if (!userId) {
-    return new Response("Unauthorized", { status: 401 });
-  }
+  if (!userId) return redirectToSignIn()
 
   try {
     const token = await getToken();
diff --git a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/middleware.ts b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/middleware.ts
index 908a364db..30dbd86f8 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/middleware.ts
+++ b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/middleware.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 
 const isProtectedRoute = createRouteMatcher(["/api/private", "/api/token"]);
 
-export default clerkMiddleware((auth, request) => {
+export default clerkMiddleware(async (auth, request) => {
   if (isProtectedRoute(request)) {
     auth.protect();
   }
diff --git a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/package-lock.json b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/package-lock.json
index 9dca0a0c2..a0906bb12 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@arcjet/next": "file:../../arcjet-next",
-        "@clerk/nextjs": "^6.4.1",
+        "@clerk/nextjs": "^6.5.0",
         "next": "15.0.3",
         "react": "^18",
         "react-dom": "^18"
@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@
     },
     "../../arcjet-next": {
       "name": "@arcjet/next",
-      "version": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
+      "version": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@arcjet/env": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
-        "@arcjet/headers": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
-        "@arcjet/ip": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
-        "@arcjet/logger": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
-        "@arcjet/protocol": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
-        "@arcjet/transport": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
-        "arcjet": "1.0.0-alpha.30"
+        "@arcjet/env": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@arcjet/headers": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@arcjet/ip": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@arcjet/logger": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@arcjet/protocol": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@arcjet/transport": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "arcjet": "1.0.0-alpha.31"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@arcjet/eslint-config": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
-        "@arcjet/rollup-config": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
-        "@arcjet/tsconfig": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
+        "@arcjet/eslint-config": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@arcjet/rollup-config": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@arcjet/tsconfig": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
         "@jest/globals": "29.7.0",
         "@rollup/wasm-node": "4.27.3",
         "@types/node": "18.18.0",
@@ -57,6 +57,25 @@
         "next": ">=13"
       }
     },
+    "../../ip": {
+      "name": "@arcjet/ip",
+      "version": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+      "extraneous": true,
+      "license": "Apache-2.0",
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@arcjet/eslint-config": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@arcjet/rollup-config": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@arcjet/tsconfig": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
+        "@jest/globals": "29.7.0",
+        "@rollup/wasm-node": "4.27.3",
+        "@types/node": "18.18.0",
+        "jest": "29.7.0",
+        "typescript": "5.6.3"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@alloc/quick-lru": {
       "version": "5.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alloc/quick-lru/-/quick-lru-5.2.0.tgz",
@@ -74,12 +93,13 @@
       "link": true
     },
     "node_modules/@clerk/backend": {
-      "version": "1.17.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/backend/-/backend-1.17.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gfjdLILCVdt0wOuFlv0QwYcdNR1dR7VkwhzZV8y4zhcF95AalzIQaBH3vUsOzlOxieBsuuB+dS1ZauHAwGFdgg==",
+      "version": "1.18.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/backend/-/backend-1.18.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FIGBtr8qIgS+NbovKcLOIg8BsQj1JaykW3VKft3H83tONQD5Rg9ENXj/JX1HyZGC3ixLv5BUxu4bihQ78L/gJQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.16.0",
-        "@clerk/types": "4.34.1",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.17.0",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.35.0",
         "cookie": "0.7.0",
         "snakecase-keys": "5.4.4",
         "tslib": "2.4.1"
@@ -89,12 +109,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@clerk/clerk-react": {
-      "version": "5.16.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/clerk-react/-/clerk-react-5.16.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-CTXn4RlNLxZxrohtbmkpsZFwmE51J10ErcLXCnwNjyN0gBz0xX9fJapysGhSR3osrZASaIzmrP8/bCTnNvs7Sg==",
+      "version": "5.17.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/clerk-react/-/clerk-react-5.17.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-++PSiayBaK877XTjbTZzyqommVlxnFNevxCKsOXbq8+KENAyYkUZ6LJpyoWjfjg1fnKq6oUFax+TwnyOyyxoqw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.16.0",
-        "@clerk/types": "4.34.1",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.17.0",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.35.0",
         "tslib": "2.4.1"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -106,14 +127,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@clerk/nextjs": {
-      "version": "6.4.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/nextjs/-/nextjs-6.4.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dmHCQMlqrdVLIKG0xO5oRsAbwjETRM5eW7wUlhTJEp3XUZYJUggR838Vupj/1sLaCJxcFWNDobgKw/MdEKT5Ng==",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/backend": "1.17.1",
-        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.16.1",
-        "@clerk/shared": "2.16.0",
-        "@clerk/types": "4.34.1",
+      "version": "6.5.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/nextjs/-/nextjs-6.5.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0+MhX4Hz/fdvVYeZIC7XNI8qZ7vX+UtfMksE6qdyWR5IGewCsNiIHlDW0fDtau6p1e6TsQ66qTnZz15yU4G7dw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@clerk/backend": "1.18.0",
+        "@clerk/clerk-react": "5.17.0",
+        "@clerk/shared": "2.17.0",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.35.0",
         "crypto-js": "4.2.0",
         "ezheaders": "0.1.0",
         "server-only": "0.0.1",
@@ -129,12 +151,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@clerk/shared": {
-      "version": "2.16.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/shared/-/shared-2.16.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-JM5GZcrnvppV+06v5ebsjTI5vGQFGI6TlrLiAHAfcOo/numCDR3EN5MWQW27kD09bsrRtgBNsPiejTpMqXGWjA==",
+      "version": "2.17.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/shared/-/shared-2.17.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Jn/oBGjGfQQJIiMMf6Y0puC62R0rL1l/gLoPWnO6vNlCBzuFHGcsSTCWWDpmAXfyVwY7wJ7Dcq/B1UEsKeJ8zQ==",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@clerk/types": "4.34.1",
+        "@clerk/types": "4.35.0",
         "dequal": "2.0.3",
         "glob-to-regexp": "0.4.1",
         "js-cookie": "3.0.5",
@@ -158,9 +181,10 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@clerk/types": {
-      "version": "4.34.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/types/-/types-4.34.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FaeHmmoZkIrPrU6AOJ8FUke+LM8ZH072w0Aog6kbQGL3bCBZgUGFy7faTzozxbd+TWTbzVDoTAbDeZCq21UOFg==",
+      "version": "4.35.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@clerk/types/-/types-4.35.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sBSYCCIXcwI+JHQRqBtskw10+rQ1NcA9w1G6ndnS48F5C+if6xI9OpYaaDjhhvzLjBeZFydKAOhe35mgC7bmoA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "csstype": "3.1.1"
       },
@@ -1839,6 +1863,7 @@
       "version": "0.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.7.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-qCf+V4dtlNhSRXGAZatc1TasyFO6GjohcOul807YOb5ik3+kQSnb4d7iajeCL8QHaJ4uZEjCgiCJerKXwdRVlQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 0.6"
       }
@@ -1998,6 +2023,7 @@
       "version": "2.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dequal/-/dequal-2.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-0je+qPKHEMohvfRTCEo3CrPG6cAzAYgmzKyxRiYSSDkS6eGJdyVJm7WaYA5ECaAD9wLB2T4EEeymA5aFVcYXCA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=6"
       }
@@ -2052,6 +2078,7 @@
       "version": "3.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dot-case/-/dot-case-3.0.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-Kv5nKlh6yRrdrGvxeJ2e5y2eRUpkUosIW4A2AS38zwSz27zu7ufDwQPi5Jhs3XAlGNetl3bmnGhQsMtkKJnj3w==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "no-case": "^3.0.4",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
@@ -2993,7 +3020,8 @@
     "node_modules/glob-to-regexp": {
       "version": "0.4.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob-to-regexp/-/glob-to-regexp-0.4.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-lkX1HJXwyMcprw/5YUZc2s7DrpAiHB21/V+E1rHUrVNokkvB6bqMzT0VfV6/86ZNabt1k14YOIaT7nDvOX3Iiw=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-lkX1HJXwyMcprw/5YUZc2s7DrpAiHB21/V+E1rHUrVNokkvB6bqMzT0VfV6/86ZNabt1k14YOIaT7nDvOX3Iiw==",
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause"
     },
     "node_modules/glob/node_modules/brace-expansion": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
@@ -3685,6 +3713,7 @@
       "version": "3.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/js-cookie/-/js-cookie-3.0.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-cEiJEAEoIbWfCZYKWhVwFuvPX1gETRYPw6LlaTKoxD3s2AkXzkCjnp6h0V77ozyqj0jakteJ4YqDJT830+lVGw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=14"
       }
@@ -3845,6 +3874,7 @@
       "version": "2.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lower-case/-/lower-case-2.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-7fm3l3NAF9WfN6W3JOmf5drwpVqX78JtoGJ3A6W0a6ZnldM41w2fV5D490psKFTpMds8TJse/eHLFFsNHHjHgg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
       }
@@ -3862,6 +3892,7 @@
       "version": "4.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/map-obj/-/map-obj-4.3.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-hdN1wVrZbb29eBGiGjJbeP8JbKjq1urkHJ/LIP/NY48MZ1QVXUsQBV1G1zvYFHn1XE06cwjBsOI2K3Ulnj1YXQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=8"
       },
@@ -4046,6 +4077,7 @@
       "version": "3.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/no-case/-/no-case-3.0.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-fgAN3jGAh+RoxUGZHTSOLJIqUc2wmoBwGR4tbpNAKmmovFoWq0OdRkb0VkldReO2a2iBT/OEulG9XSUc10r3zg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "lower-case": "^2.0.2",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
@@ -4969,6 +5001,7 @@
       "version": "3.0.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/snake-case/-/snake-case-3.0.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-LAOh4z89bGQvl9pFfNF8V146i7o7/CqFPbqzYgP+yYzDIDeS9HaNFtXABamRW+AQzEVODcvE79ljJ+8a9YSdMg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "dot-case": "^3.0.4",
         "tslib": "^2.0.3"
@@ -4978,6 +5011,7 @@
       "version": "5.4.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/snakecase-keys/-/snakecase-keys-5.4.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-YTywJG93yxwHLgrYLZjlC75moVEX04LZM4FHfihjHe1FCXm+QaLOFfSf535aXOAd0ArVQMWUAe8ZPm4VtWyXaA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "map-obj": "^4.1.0",
         "snake-case": "^3.0.4",
@@ -4991,6 +5025,7 @@
       "version": "2.19.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-2.19.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-RAH822pAdBgcNMAfWnCBU3CFZcfZ/i1eZjwFU/dsLKumyuuP3niueg2UAukXYF0E2AAoc82ZSSf9J0WQBinzHA==",
+      "license": "(MIT OR CC0-1.0)",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=12.20"
       },
@@ -5009,7 +5044,8 @@
     "node_modules/std-env": {
       "version": "3.8.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/std-env/-/std-env-3.8.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Bc3YwwCB+OzldMxOXJIIvC6cPRWr/LxOp48CdQTOkPyk/t4JWWJbrilwBd7RJzKV8QW7tJkcgAmeuLLJugl5/w=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-Bc3YwwCB+OzldMxOXJIIvC6cPRWr/LxOp48CdQTOkPyk/t4JWWJbrilwBd7RJzKV8QW7tJkcgAmeuLLJugl5/w==",
+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/streamsearch": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
@@ -5305,6 +5341,7 @@
       "version": "2.2.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/swr/-/swr-2.2.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-QtxqyclFeAsxEUeZIYmsaQ0UjimSq1RZ9Un7I68/0ClKK/U3LoyQunwkQfJZr2fc22DfIXLNDc2wFyTEikCUpg==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "client-only": "^0.0.1",
         "use-sync-external-store": "^1.2.0"
@@ -5607,6 +5644,7 @@
       "version": "1.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.2.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-PElTlVMwpblvbNqQ82d2n6RjStvdSoNe9FG28kNfz3WiXilJm4DdNkEzRhCZuIDwY8U08WVihhGR5iRqAwfDiw==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "peerDependencies": {
         "react": "^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0"
       }
diff --git a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/package.json b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/package.json
index 166906da7..540188032 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/package.json
+++ b/examples/nextjs-clerk-rate-limit/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@arcjet/next": "file:../../arcjet-next",
-    "@clerk/nextjs": "^6.4.1",
+    "@clerk/nextjs": "^6.5.0",
     "next": "15.0.3",
     "react": "^18",
     "react-dom": "^18"
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@
     "tailwindcss": "^3.4.15",
     "typescript": "^5"
   }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/nextjs-clerk-shield/middleware.ts b/examples/nextjs-clerk-shield/middleware.ts
index 3f8efc233..7ff3d6b59 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-clerk-shield/middleware.ts
+++ b/examples/nextjs-clerk-shield/middleware.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import arcjet, { createMiddleware, shield } from "@arcjet/next";
+import arcjet, { shield } from "@arcjet/next";
 import { clerkMiddleware, createRouteMatcher } from "@clerk/nextjs/server";
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 
@@ -9,16 +9,6 @@ export const config = {
   matcher: ["/((?!.+\\.[\\w]+$|_next).*)", "/", "/(api|trpc)(.*)"],
 };
 
-const isProtectedRoute = createRouteMatcher(["/api/private"]);
-
-const clerk = clerkMiddleware((auth, request) => {
-  if (isProtectedRoute(request)) {
-    auth.protect();
-  }
-
-  return NextResponse.next();
-});
-
 const aj = arcjet({
   // Get your site key from https://app.arcjet.com
   // and set it as an environment variable rather than hard coding.
@@ -32,7 +22,20 @@ const aj = arcjet({
   ],
 });
 
-// Clerk middleware will run after the Arcjet middleware. You could also use
-// Clerk's beforeAuth options to run Arcjet first. See
-// https://clerk.com/docs/references/nextjs/auth-middleware#use-before-auth-to-execute-middleware-before-authentication
-export default createMiddleware(aj, clerk);
\ No newline at end of file
+const isProtectedRoute = createRouteMatcher(["/api/private"]);
+
+// Arcjet runs first to protect all routes defined in the matcher config above.
+// Then if the request is allowed, Clerk runs
+export default clerkMiddleware(async (auth, req) => {
+  const decision = await aj.protect(req);
+
+  if (decision.isDenied()) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, { status: 403 });
+  }
+
+  if (isProtectedRoute(req)) {
+    await auth.protect();
+  }
+
+  return NextResponse.next();
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/nextjs-clerk-shield/package-lock.json b/examples/nextjs-clerk-shield/package-lock.json
index 2e0215c20..1457a6132 100644
--- a/examples/nextjs-clerk-shield/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/nextjs-clerk-shield/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "0.1.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "@arcjet/next": "file:../../arcjet-next",
-        "@clerk/nextjs": "^6.4.1",
+        "@clerk/nextjs": "^6.5.0",
         "next": "15.0.3",
         "react": "^18",
         "react-dom": "^18"
@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@
     },
     "../../arcjet-next": {
       "name": "@arcjet/next",
-      "version": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
+      "version": "1.0.0-alpha.31",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@arcjet/env": "1.0.0-alpha.30",
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