Tools•generator

Clerk for Authentication & Authorization

Generate a structured JSON authorization schema for Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). This tool creates a centralized permission map that can be imported into your backend middleware or frontend state management to enforce access across different user roles and resource entities.

Try the tool

client runner

User RolesResource EntitiesDefault Permission State

Generated RBAC Policy

Run the tool to see output.

Examples

Standard SaaS Role Set

{
  "roles": "admin, member, guest",
  "resources": "workspace, documents, billing",
  "default_state": "deny"
}

Expected output

{
  "admin": {
    "workspace": { "create": true, "read": true, "update": true, "delete": true },
    "documents": { "create": true, "read": true, "update": true, "delete": true },
    "billing": { "create": true, "read": true, "update": true, "delete": true }
  },
  "member": { ... },
  "guest": { ... }
}

Content Management System

{
  "roles": "editor, author",
  "resources": "articles, media, comments",
  "default_state": "deny"
}

How it works

The generator takes a comma-separated list of roles and resources and maps them into a nested object structure. For every role-resource pair, it generates a CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) boolean set based on the default permission state. Strengths: Provides a deterministic, type-safe configuration file for authorization logic. Limits: This tool generates a static RBAC map; it does not support Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) logic like 'can edit if owner'. Integration: Import the JSON into a library like CASL.js or use it inside a custom Express/Next.js middleware to check if `policy[user.role][resource][action]` is true. Ideal for multi-tenant SaaS applications needing a clear source of truth for access levels.