diff --git a/examples/better-auth/src/backend/auth.ts b/examples/better-auth/src/backend/auth.ts
index 141cff093..c204f1e62 100644
--- a/examples/better-auth/src/backend/auth.ts
+++ b/examples/better-auth/src/backend/auth.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-// import { betterAuth } from "better-auth";
-// import { sqliteAdapter } from "@better-auth/sqlite";
-// import Database from "better-sqlite3";
-//
-// const db = new Database("./auth.db");
-//
-// export const auth = betterAuth({
-// 	database: sqliteAdapter(db),
-// 	emailAndPassword: {
-// 		enabled: true,
-// 	},
-// 	session: {
-// 		expiresIn: 60 * 60 * 24 * 7, // 7 days
-// 		updateAge: 60 * 60 * 24, // 1 day (every day the session expiry is updated)
-// 	},
-// 	plugins: [],
-// });
-//
-// export type Session = typeof auth.$Infer.Session;
-// export type User = typeof auth.$Infer.User;
+import { betterAuth } from "better-auth";
+import { sqliteAdapter } from "@better-auth/sqlite";
+import Database from "better-sqlite3";
+
+const db = new Database("./auth.db");
+
+export const auth = betterAuth({
+	// IMPORTANT: Connect your own database here
+	database: sqliteAdapter(db),
+	emailAndPassword: {
+		enabled: true,
+	},
+	session: {
+		expiresIn: 60 * 60 * 24 * 7, // 7 days
+		updateAge: 60 * 60 * 24, // 1 day (every day the session expiry is updated)
+	},
+	plugins: [],
+});
+
+export type Session = typeof auth.$Infer.Session;
+export type User = typeof auth.$Infer.User;
diff --git a/examples/better-auth/src/backend/registry.ts b/examples/better-auth/src/backend/registry.ts
index 9bfac3607..8d2a17003 100644
--- a/examples/better-auth/src/backend/registry.ts
+++ b/examples/better-auth/src/backend/registry.ts
@@ -1,47 +1,47 @@
-// import { actor, setup } from "@rivetkit/actor";
-// import { auth, type Session, type User } from "./auth";
-//
-// export const chatRoom = actor({
-// 	onAuth: async (c) => {
-// 		const authResult = await auth.api.getSession({
-// 			headers: c.req.headers,
-// 		});
-//
-// 		if (!authResult?.session || !authResult?.user) {
-// 			throw new Error("Unauthorized");
-// 		}
-//
-// 		return {
-// 			userId: authResult.user.id,
-// 			user: authResult.user,
-// 			session: authResult.session,
-// 		};
-// 	},
-// 	state: { 
-// 		messages: [] as Array<{ id: string; userId: string; username: string; message: string; timestamp: number }> 
-// 	},
-// 	actions: {
-// 		sendMessage: (c, message: string) => {
-// 			const newMessage = {
-// 				id: crypto.randomUUID(),
-// 				userId: c.auth.userId,
-// 				username: c.auth.user.email,
-// 				message,
-// 				timestamp: Date.now(),
-// 			};
-//
-// 			c.state.messages.push(newMessage);
-// 			c.broadcast("newMessage", newMessage);
-//
-// 			return newMessage;
-// 		},
-// 		getMessages: (c) => {
-// 			return c.state.messages;
-// 		},
-// 	},
-// });
-//
-// export const registry = setup({
-// 	use: { chatRoom },
-// });
-//
+import { actor, setup } from "@rivetkit/actor";
+import { auth, type Session, type User } from "./auth";
+
+export const chatRoom = actor({
+	onAuth: async (c) => {
+		const authResult = await auth.api.getSession({
+			headers: c.req.headers,
+		});
+
+		if (!authResult?.session || !authResult?.user) {
+			throw new Error("Unauthorized");
+		}
+
+		return {
+			userId: authResult.user.id,
+			user: authResult.user,
+			session: authResult.session,
+		};
+	},
+	state: { 
+		messages: [] as Array<{ id: string; userId: string; username: string; message: string; timestamp: number }> 
+	},
+	actions: {
+		sendMessage: (c, message: string) => {
+			const newMessage = {
+				id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+				userId: c.auth.userId,
+				username: c.auth.user.email,
+				message,
+				timestamp: Date.now(),
+			};
+
+			c.state.messages.push(newMessage);
+			c.broadcast("newMessage", newMessage);
+
+			return newMessage;
+		},
+		getMessages: (c) => {
+			return c.state.messages;
+		},
+	},
+});
+
+export const registry = setup({
+	use: { chatRoom },
+});
+
diff --git a/examples/better-auth/src/backend/server.ts b/examples/better-auth/src/backend/server.ts
index 62437f6b7..dc9b9420a 100644
--- a/examples/better-auth/src/backend/server.ts
+++ b/examples/better-auth/src/backend/server.ts
@@ -1,54 +1,54 @@
-// import { registry } from "./registry";
-// import { auth } from "./auth";
-// import { Hono } from "hono";
-// import { serve } from "@hono/node-server";
-//
-// // Setup router
-// const app = new Hono();
-//
-// // Start RivetKit
-// const { client, hono } = registry.run({
-// 	driver: createMemoryDriver(),
-// 	cors: {
-// 		// IMPORTANT: Configure origins in production
-// 		origin: "*",
-// 	},
-// });
-//
-// // Mount Better Auth routes
-// app.on(["GET", "POST"], "/api/auth/**", (c) => auth.handler(c.req.raw));
-//
-// // Expose RivetKit to the frontend
-// app.route("/registry", hono);
-//
-// // Example HTTP endpoint to join chat room
-// app.post("/api/join-room/:roomId", async (c) => {
-// 	const roomId = c.req.param("roomId");
-//
-// 	// Verify authentication
-// 	const authResult = await auth.api.getSession({
-// 		headers: c.req.header(),
-// 	});
-//
-// 	if (!authResult?.session || !authResult?.user) {
-// 		return c.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, 401);
-// 	}
-//
-// 	try {
-// 		const room = client.chatRoom.getOrCreate(roomId);
-// 		const messages = await room.getMessages();
-//
-// 		return c.json({ 
-// 			success: true, 
-// 			roomId,
-// 			messages,
-// 			user: authResult.user 
-// 		});
-// 	} catch (error) {
-// 		return c.json({ error: "Failed to join room" }, 500);
-// 	}
-// });
-//
-// serve({ fetch: app.fetch, port: 8080 }, () =>
-// 	console.log("Listening at http://localhost:8080"),
-// );
+import { registry } from "./registry";
+import { auth } from "./auth";
+import { Hono } from "hono";
+import { serve } from "@hono/node-server";
+
+// Setup router
+const app = new Hono();
+
+// Start RivetKit
+const { client, hono } = registry.run({
+	driver: createMemoryDriver(),
+	cors: {
+		// IMPORTANT: Configure origins in production
+		origin: "*",
+	},
+});
+
+// Mount Better Auth routes
+app.on(["GET", "POST"], "/api/auth/**", (c) => auth.handler(c.req.raw));
+
+// Expose RivetKit to the frontend
+app.route("/registry", hono);
+
+// Example HTTP endpoint to join chat room
+app.post("/api/join-room/:roomId", async (c) => {
+	const roomId = c.req.param("roomId");
+
+	// Verify authentication
+	const authResult = await auth.api.getSession({
+		headers: c.req.header(),
+	});
+
+	if (!authResult?.session || !authResult?.user) {
+		return c.json({ error: "Unauthorized" }, 401);
+	}
+
+	try {
+		const room = client.chatRoom.getOrCreate(roomId);
+		const messages = await room.getMessages();
+
+		return c.json({ 
+			success: true, 
+			roomId,
+			messages,
+			user: authResult.user 
+		});
+	} catch (error) {
+		return c.json({ error: "Failed to join room" }, 500);
+	}
+});
+
+serve({ fetch: app.fetch, port: 8080 }, () =>
+	console.log("Listening at http://localhost:8080"),
+);
diff --git a/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/App.tsx b/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/App.tsx
index 059b6e758..f76d8b7b5 100644
--- a/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/App.tsx
+++ b/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/App.tsx
@@ -1,73 +1,73 @@
-// import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
-// import { authClient } from "./auth-client";
-// import { AuthForm } from "./components/AuthForm";
-// import { ChatRoom } from "./components/ChatRoom";
-//
-// function App() {
-// 	const [user, setUser] = useState<{ id: string; email: string } | null>(null);
-// 	const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
-//
-// 	useEffect(() => {
-// 		// Check if user is already authenticated
-// 		const checkAuth = async () => {
-// 			try {
-// 				const session = await authClient.getSession();
-// 				if (session.data?.user) {
-// 					setUser(session.data.user);
-// 				}
-// 			} catch (error) {
-// 				console.error("Auth check failed:", error);
-// 			} finally {
-// 				setLoading(false);
-// 			}
-// 		};
-//
-// 		checkAuth();
-// 	}, []);
-//
-// 	const handleAuthSuccess = async () => {
-// 		try {
-// 			const session = await authClient.getSession();
-// 			if (session.data?.user) {
-// 				setUser(session.data.user);
-// 			}
-// 		} catch (error) {
-// 			console.error("Failed to get user after auth:", error);
-// 		}
-// 	};
-//
-// 	const handleSignOut = () => {
-// 		setUser(null);
-// 	};
-//
-// 	if (loading) {
-// 		return (
-// 			<div style={{ 
-// 				display: "flex", 
-// 				justifyContent: "center", 
-// 				alignItems: "center", 
-// 				height: "100vh" 
-// 			}}>
-// 				Loading...
-// 			</div>
-// 		);
-// 	}
-//
-// 	return (
-// 		<div style={{ minHeight: "100vh", backgroundColor: "#f0f0f0" }}>
-// 			<div style={{ padding: "20px 0" }}>
-// 				<h1 style={{ textAlign: "center", marginBottom: "30px" }}>
-// 					RivetKit with Better Auth
-// 				</h1>
-//
-// 				{user ? (
-// 					<ChatRoom user={user} onSignOut={handleSignOut} />
-// 				) : (
-// 					<AuthForm onAuthSuccess={handleAuthSuccess} />
-// 				)}
-// 			</div>
-// 		</div>
-// 	);
-// }
-//
-// export default App;
+import { useState, useEffect } from "react";
+import { authClient } from "./auth-client";
+import { AuthForm } from "./components/AuthForm";
+import { ChatRoom } from "./components/ChatRoom";
+
+function App() {
+	const [user, setUser] = useState<{ id: string; email: string } | null>(null);
+	const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+
+	useEffect(() => {
+		// Check if user is already authenticated
+		const checkAuth = async () => {
+			try {
+				const session = await authClient.getSession();
+				if (session.data?.user) {
+					setUser(session.data.user);
+				}
+			} catch (error) {
+				console.error("Auth check failed:", error);
+			} finally {
+				setLoading(false);
+			}
+		};
+
+		checkAuth();
+	}, []);
+
+	const handleAuthSuccess = async () => {
+		try {
+			const session = await authClient.getSession();
+			if (session.data?.user) {
+				setUser(session.data.user);
+			}
+		} catch (error) {
+			console.error("Failed to get user after auth:", error);
+		}
+	};
+
+	const handleSignOut = () => {
+		setUser(null);
+	};
+
+	if (loading) {
+		return (
+			<div style={{ 
+				display: "flex", 
+				justifyContent: "center", 
+				alignItems: "center", 
+				height: "100vh" 
+			}}>
+				Loading...
+			</div>
+		);
+	}
+
+	return (
+		<div style={{ minHeight: "100vh", backgroundColor: "#f0f0f0" }}>
+			<div style={{ padding: "20px 0" }}>
+				<h1 style={{ textAlign: "center", marginBottom: "30px" }}>
+					RivetKit with Better Auth
+				</h1>
+
+				{user ? (
+					<ChatRoom user={user} onSignOut={handleSignOut} />
+				) : (
+					<AuthForm onAuthSuccess={handleAuthSuccess} />
+				)}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	);
+}
+
+export default App;
diff --git a/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/auth-client.ts b/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/auth-client.ts
index 8756bb2da..64c8a7b5a 100644
--- a/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/auth-client.ts
+++ b/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/auth-client.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// import { createAuthClient } from "better-auth/react";
-//
-// export const authClient = createAuthClient({
-// 	baseURL: "http://localhost:8080",
-// });
+import { createAuthClient } from "better-auth/react";
+
+export const authClient = createAuthClient({
+	baseURL: "http://localhost:8080",
+});
diff --git a/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/main.tsx b/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/main.tsx
index cd443c7ac..6d0ba7949 100644
--- a/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/main.tsx
+++ b/examples/better-auth/src/frontend/main.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-// import React from "react";
-// import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
-// import App from "./App";
-//
-// ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!).render(
-// 	<React.StrictMode>
-// 		<App />
-// 	</React.StrictMode>,
-// );
+import React from "react";
+import ReactDOM from "react-dom/client";
+import App from "./App";
+
+ReactDOM.createRoot(document.getElementById("root")!).render(
+	<React.StrictMode>
+		<App />
+	</React.StrictMode>,
+);
diff --git a/packages/core/src/actor/connection.ts b/packages/core/src/actor/connection.ts
index d4dde5695..07e482eae 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/actor/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/actor/connection.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ export class Conn<S, CP, CS, V, I, AD, DB> {
 		return this.__persist.p;
 	}
 
-	public get auth(): unknown {
-		return this.__persist.a;
+	public get auth(): AD {
+		return this.__persist.a as AD;
 	}
 
 	public get _stateEnabled() {