HKUDS/nanobot · error · RuntimeError

GitHub device flow was denied.

Error message

GitHub device flow was denied.

What it means

Error "GitHub device flow was denied." thrown in HKUDS/nanobot.

Source

Thrown at nanobot/providers/github_copilot_provider.py:143

            poll_payload = poll.json()

            access_token = poll_payload.get("access_token")
            if access_token:
                token_expires_in = int(poll_payload.get("expires_in") or _LONG_LIVED_TOKEN_SECONDS)
                break

            error = poll_payload.get("error")
            if error == "authorization_pending":
                time.sleep(current_interval)
                continue
            if error == "slow_down":
                current_interval += 5
                time.sleep(current_interval)
                continue
            if error == "expired_token":
                raise RuntimeError("GitHub device code expired. Please run login again.")
            if error == "access_denied":
                raise RuntimeError("GitHub device flow was denied.")
            if error:
                desc = poll_payload.get("error_description") or error
                raise RuntimeError(str(desc))
            time.sleep(current_interval)
        else:
            raise RuntimeError("GitHub device flow timed out.")

        user = client.get(
            user_url,
            headers={
                "Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
                "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
                "User-Agent": USER_AGENT,
            },
        )
        user.raise_for_status()
        user_payload = user.json()
        account_id = user_payload.get("login") or str(user_payload.get("id") or "") or None

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nanobot/providers/github_copilot_provider.py:143 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of HKUDS/nanobot@42f37dc4c0 (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a77712158d4fab29. Report an issue: GitHub.