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110 changes: 110 additions & 0 deletions EXAMPLES.md
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- [Use Suspense for loading state (React 19+)](#use-suspense-for-loading-state-react-19)
- [Enterprise Connect](#enterprise-connect)
- [Forcing an Experiment Center variant](#forcing-an-experiment-center-variant)
- [Anonymous Sessions](#anonymous-sessions)

## Use with a Class Component

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- **Production:** pass the variant decision from a feature-flag tool (e.g. LaunchDarkly) that has already decided which variant the user should see for this request.

The override applies only to this request; the next login without these params reverts to normal server-side assignment.

## Anonymous Sessions

> **Note:** Anonymous Sessions is a feature currently in Early Access. Contact your Auth0 representative to request access.

Anonymous sessions assign a persistent identity to a visitor before they log in. The visitor gets an access token tied to an anonymous identity. You can write a Post-Login Action to link the anonymous identity to the authenticated user after login.

Access anonymous session operations through the `anonymous` property from `useAuth0()`.
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add the required companion documentation updates.

This section documents public APIs and provider configuration options, including createAnonymousSessionOnFailedSilentAuth and anonymousSessionsCacheMode. The repository guideline requires updates to README.md and affected examples/ sample apps in the same PR. Add those updates before merging.

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In `@EXAMPLES.md` around lines 2118 - 2124, Update README.md and the affected
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- [Automatic creation on init](#automatic-creation-on-init)
- [Getting an access token](#getting-an-anonymous-access-token)
- [Explicit session creation with metadata](#explicit-anonymous-session-creation-with-metadata)
- [Multiple audiences](#multiple-anonymous-audiences)
- [Ending the session](#ending-the-anonymous-session)
- [Storage modes](#anonymous-session-storage-modes)

### Automatic creation on init

Set `createAnonymousSessionOnFailedSilentAuth` on `Auth0Provider` to automatically create an anonymous session when no authenticated user is found on load.

```jsx
<Auth0Provider
domain="<AUTH0_DOMAIN>"
clientId="<AUTH0_CLIENT_ID>"
authorizationParams={{ redirect_uri: window.location.origin }}
createAnonymousSessionOnFailedSilentAuth={true}
>
<App />
</Auth0Provider>
```

### Getting an anonymous access token

```jsx
import { useAuth0 } from '@auth0/auth0-react';

function ApiButton() {
const { anonymous } = useAuth0();

const callApi = async () => {
const { accessToken } = await anonymous.getTokenSilently({
audience: 'https://api.example.com'
});

await fetch('https://api.example.com/data', {
headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}` }
});
};

return <button onClick={callApi}>Call API</button>;
}
```

The SDK returns a cached token when still fresh and renews it transparently when expired.

### Explicit anonymous session creation with metadata

Call `anonymous.createSession()` directly to attach metadata at creation time.

```jsx
const { anonymous } = useAuth0();

const session = await anonymous.createSession({
metadata: { cart: 'cart-123' }
});
```

> **Note:** Metadata can only be set at creation time. Calling `createSession()` again creates a new anonymous identity rather than updating the existing one.

### Multiple anonymous audiences

Each `(audience, scope)` combination gets its own access token. All tokens share the same anonymous identity.

```jsx
const { anonymous } = useAuth0();

const { accessToken: tokenA } = await anonymous.getTokenSilently({
audience: 'https://api-a.example.com'
});

const { accessToken: tokenB } = await anonymous.getTokenSilently({
audience: 'https://api-b.example.com'
});
```

### Ending the anonymous session

> **Note:** If you want the anonymous identity to be available for linking during login, call `loginWithRedirect()` before `anonymous.logout()`. Auth0 reads the anonymous session cookie during the login flow. Clearing it first means the identity will not be available in Post-Login Actions.

```jsx
const { anonymous } = useAuth0();

await anonymous.logout();
```

### Anonymous session storage modes

By default, the anonymous session is stored in `localStorage` and survives page reloads. Set `anonymousSessionsCacheMode` to `'memory'` for stricter security. The session will not persist across page reloads in this mode.

```jsx
<Auth0Provider
domain="<AUTH0_DOMAIN>"
clientId="<AUTH0_CLIENT_ID>"
authorizationParams={{ redirect_uri: window.location.origin }}
anonymousSessionsCacheMode="memory"
>
<App />
</Auth0Provider>
```
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You can also force a specific Experiment Center variant per login by passing `experiment_id`, `variation_id`, and the optional `segment_id` in `authorizationParams` - see the [Experiment Center example](https://github.com/auth0/auth0-react/blob/main/EXAMPLES.md#forcing-an-experiment-center-variant).

### Anonymous Sessions

> **Note:** Anonymous Sessions is currently in Early Access. Contact your Auth0 representative to request access.

Anonymous sessions assign a persistent identity to a visitor before they log in. Enable automatic creation on load with `createAnonymousSessionOnFailedSilentAuth`, and control token storage with `anonymousSessionsCacheMode` (`'localStorage'` by default, or `'memory'` for session-only storage). Access tokens and session operations are available via `anonymous` from `useAuth0()` - see the [Anonymous Sessions examples](https://github.com/auth0/auth0-react/blob/main/EXAMPLES.md#anonymous-sessions).

For more code samples on how to integrate **auth0-react** SDK in your **React** application, have a look at our [examples](https://github.com/auth0/auth0-react/blob/main/EXAMPLES.md).

## API reference
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