abpframework/abp · critical · CliUsageException

No active license found.

Error message

No active license found.

What it means

Thrown by McpCommand.ValidateLicenseAsync when _apiKeyService.GetApiKeyOrNullAsync() returns null or a result where HasActiveLicense is false. This is the second gate in the MCP license validation: even after confirming authentication, the user must have an active ABP Commercial license. If licenseResult carries an ErrorMessage, that is used instead of the default message.

Source

Thrown at framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/Commands/McpCommand.cs:135

            cts.Dispose();
        }
    }

    private async Task ValidateLicenseAsync()
    {
        var loginInfo = await _authService.GetLoginInfoAsync();

        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(loginInfo?.Organization))
        {
            throw new CliUsageException("Please log in with your account!");
        }
        
        var licenseResult = await _apiKeyService.GetApiKeyOrNullAsync();

        if (licenseResult == null || !licenseResult.HasActiveLicense)
        {
            var errorMessage = licenseResult?.ErrorMessage ?? "No active license found.";
            throw new CliUsageException(errorMessage);
        }

        if (licenseResult.LicenseEndTime.HasValue && licenseResult.LicenseEndTime.Value < DateTime.UtcNow)
        {
            throw new CliUsageException("Your license has expired. Please renew your license to use the MCP server.");
        }
    }

    private Task PrintConfigurationAsync()
    {
        var config = new McpClientConfiguration
        {
            McpServers = new Dictionary<string, McpServerConfig>
            {
                ["abp"] = new McpServerConfig
                {
                    Command = "abp",
                    Args = new List<string> { "mcp" },

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Solutions

1. Verify your ABP Commercial license is active in the ABP.IO account portal
2. If using a trial, ensure it has not expired; renew or purchase a license
3. Check licenseResult.ErrorMessage (if surfaced in CLI output) for the specific server-side reason
4. Contact ABP support if the license should be active but is not being recognized
5. Log in with the correct account that holds the active license: `abp login` with the licensed account

Example fix

N/A

// Verify active license before running MCP commands
var license = await apiKeyService.GetApiKeyOrNullAsync();
if (license == null || !license.HasActiveLicense)
{
    Console.Error.WriteLine($"Error: No active ABP Commercial license. {license?.ErrorMessage}");
    return;
}

try
{
    await mcpCommand.ExecuteAsync(commandLineArgs);
}
catch (CliUsageException ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("license"))
{
    logger.LogError("License issue: {0}. Verify your ABP Commercial subscription.", ex.Message);
}

When it happens

Trigger: The authenticated account has no ABP Commercial license, the license has been deactivated/cancelled, or GetApiKeyOrNullAsync() fails to retrieve license data and returns null. licenseResult == null || !licenseResult.HasActiveLicense evaluates true.

Common situations: Free/community account attempting to use the MCP server (which requires a commercial license), expired trial license, license not yet provisioned for a new purchase, or a server-side error retrieving license details (in which case ErrorMessage may carry the specific cause).

Related errors

• Please log in with your account!
• Your license has expired. Please renew your license to use t
• Could not connect to ABP.IO MCP Server. The MCP server requi
• ERROR: Remote server returns '{response.StatusCode}'
• DbMigrations folder path is missing!

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