different-ai/openwork · error · InvalidScopeError

MCP_OAUTH_INVALID_SCOPE

MCP_OAUTH_INVALID_SCOPE

Error message

Correct the configured provider scopes and restart authorization.

What it means

Error "Correct the configured provider scopes and restart authorization." thrown in different-ai/openwork.

Source

Thrown at ee/apps/den-api/src/capability-sources/external-mcp-diagnostics.ts:1278

      actionOwner: "organization_admin",
      operatorAction: "Verify the client registration, redirect URI, client type, and token endpoint authentication method.",
    }
  }
  if (name === "InvalidGrantError") {
    return {
      phase: fallbackPhase === "CONTINUITY_REFRESH" ? fallbackPhase : "AUTH_TOKEN_ACQUISITION",
      category: "oauth_token_failure",
      code: "MCP_OAUTH_INVALID_GRANT",
      retryable: false,
      actionOwner: "member",
      operatorAction: "Restart authorization; if it repeats, verify redirect URI and PKCE state.",
    }
  }
  if (name === "InvalidScopeError") {
    return {
      phase: "AUTH_USER_OR_WORKLOAD",
      category: "oauth_invalid_scope",
      code: "MCP_OAUTH_INVALID_SCOPE",
      retryable: false,
      actionOwner: "organization_admin",
      operatorAction: "Correct the configured provider scopes and restart authorization.",
    }
  }
  if (name === "InvalidTargetError") {
    return {
      phase: "AUTH_RESOURCE_VALIDATION",
      category: "oauth_invalid_target",
      code: "MCP_OAUTH_INVALID_TARGET",
      retryable: false,
      actionOwner: "organization_admin",
      operatorAction: "Correct the configured MCP resource or token audience and restart authorization.",
    }
  }
  if (name === "InsufficientScopeError") {
    return {
      phase: "AUTH_RESOURCE_VALIDATION",

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at ee/apps/den-api/src/capability-sources/external-mcp-diagnostics.ts:1278 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of different-ai/openwork@2b7df46e8a (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/320aa7e2c67650f8. Report an issue: GitHub.