cline/cline · error

WorkOS device authorization timed out

Error message

WorkOS device authorization timed out

What it means

Error "WorkOS device authorization timed out" thrown in cline/cline.

Source

Thrown at sdk/packages/core/src/auth/cline.ts:418

					},
				);
			}
			default: {
				throw new ClineOAuthTokenError(
					`WorkOS token polling failed: ${response.status}${payload.error_description ? ` - ${payload.error_description}` : ""}`,
					{
						status: response.status,
						errorCode: payload.error,
						requestId: response.headers.get("x-request-id") ?? undefined,
					},
				);
			}
		}

		options.onProgress?.("Waiting for browser authentication confirmation...");
	}

	throw new Error("WorkOS device authorization timed out");
}

async function registerWorkOSTokens(
	workosTokens: WorkOSTokenSuccess,
	options: ClineOAuthProviderOptions,
	provider?: string,
): Promise<ClineOAuthCredentials> {
	const body = {
		accessToken: workosTokens.accessToken,
		refreshToken: workosTokens.refreshToken,
	};

	const response = await fetch(
		resolveUrl(options.apiBaseUrl, DEFAULT_AUTH_ENDPOINTS.register),
		{
			method: "POST",
			headers: {
				"Content-Type": "application/json",

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at sdk/packages/core/src/auth/cline.ts:418 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Timeouts: ETIMEDOUT, deadlines, and hung requests — what actually expires when a request times out.

AI-assisted analysis of cline/cline@491b30b806 (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1d303b7857276b54. Report an issue: GitHub.