cli/cli · error

error opening browser: %w

Error message

error opening browser: %w

What it means

Error "error opening browser: %w" thrown in cli/cli.

Source

Thrown at pkg/cmd/codespace/create.go:395

				Options: choices,
				Default: choices[0],
			},
			Validate: survey.Required,
		},
	}

	var answers struct {
		Accept string
	}

	if err := prompter.Ask(permsSurvey, &answers); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error getting answers: %w", err)
	}

	// if the user chose to continue in the browser, open the URL
	if answers.Accept == choices[0] {
		if err := a.browser.Browse(allowPermissionsURL); err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error opening browser: %w", err)
		}

		// Poll until the user has accepted the permissions or timeout
		if err := a.pollForPermissions(ctx, createParams); err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error polling for permissions: %w", err)
		}
	} else {
		// If the user chose to create the codespace without the permissions,
		// we can continue with the create opting out of the additional permissions
		createParams.PermissionsOptOut = true
	}

	var codespace *api.Codespace
	err := a.RunWithProgress("Creating codespace", func() (err error) {
		codespace, err = a.apiClient.CreateCodespace(ctx, createParams)
		return
	})

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Solutions

1. Open the printed URL manually in a browser to accept the permissions.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/cmd/codespace/create.go:395 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of cli/cli@0eeec0b92e (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5c41b0f501cf3d7b. Report an issue: GitHub.