feat(clerk-js): Trigger a new request to submit the captcha token

[anagstef]

Description

This PR introduces support for a two-request sign up creation. This only happens when the bot-protection is enabled, so the client fires a POST on /sign_ups without a captcha token, and immediately a PATCH on /sign_ups/sua_XXX with the captcha token.

After the first API call, the Sign Up Attempt will include the captcha_challenge string inside the missing_fields array.

This is part of a bigger effort to decouple the initial sign up attempt creation from the submission of a challenge (like CAPTCHA token, or a device attestation proof).

It also fixes a rare bug on sign ups, where a captcha challenge was triggered, while we only wanted to clear the error message by triggering a new sign up attempt. That's why an option named skipCaptchaChallenge is also introduced.

The new functionality is enabled only when the display_config.two_step_sign_up_create_enabled boolean feature flag is true. This way we will rollout the new functionality gradually, and eventually totally remove the legacy code.

Our backend will still support both ways of submitting a CAPTCHA to provide backwards compatibility.

Checklist

• [x] pnpm test runs as expected.
• [x] pnpm build runs as expected.
• [ ] (If applicable) JSDoc comments have been added or updated for any package exports
• [ ] (If applicable) Documentation has been updated

Type of change

• [ ] 🐛 Bug fix
• [x] 🌟 New feature
• [ ] 🔨 Breaking change
• [ ] 📖 Refactoring / dependency upgrade / documentation
• [ ] other:

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Improved sign-up process with enhanced captcha challenge handling, including a new two-step sign-up flow controlled by a feature flag.
  • Added support for skipping captcha challenges during specific sign-up scenarios.

• Bug Fixes

  • Unified and simplified error handling for captcha challenges during sign-up.

• Chores

  • Updated internal types and configuration options to support new sign-up and captcha features.

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🦋 Changeset detected

Latest commit: c7da4d3e94c4f10a0ec7e9170bdd1771fe1da9f3

The changes in this PR will be included in the next version bump.

This PR includes changesets to release 22 packages

Name	Type
@clerk/clerk-js	Patch
@clerk/types	Patch
@clerk/chrome-extension	Patch
@clerk/clerk-expo	Patch
@clerk/agent-toolkit	Patch
@clerk/astro	Patch
@clerk/backend	Patch
@clerk/elements	Patch
@clerk/expo-passkeys	Patch
@clerk/express	Patch
@clerk/fastify	Patch
@clerk/localizations	Patch
@clerk/nextjs	Patch
@clerk/nuxt	Patch
@clerk/react-router	Patch
@clerk/clerk-react	Patch
@clerk/remix	Patch
@clerk/shared	Patch
@clerk/tanstack-react-start	Patch
@clerk/testing	Patch
@clerk/themes	Patch
@clerk/vue	Patch

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Walkthrough

This change introduces a patch update for the '@clerk/clerk-js' and '@clerk/types' packages, focusing on the sign-up process and captcha handling. A new feature flag, twoStepSignUpCreateEnabled, is added to the display configuration, allowing for a two-step sign-up creation flow. The SignUp class's create method is refactored to support both legacy and two-step flows, with modularized captcha challenge handling. Related type definitions are updated to accommodate new options and attributes, including the addition of SignUpCreateOptions and CaptchaChallengeAttribute. Minor adjustments are also made to error handling and OAuth error reset logic.

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Hey @anagstef - the snapshot version command generated the following package versions:

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@clerk/agent-toolkit	0.1.2-snapshot.v20250618161931
@clerk/astro	2.9.2-snapshot.v20250618161931
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@clerk/themes	2.2.51-snapshot.v20250618161931
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