different-ai/openwork · error

OpenWork server did not report an access token after startup

Error message

OpenWork server did not report an access token after startup.

What it means

Error "OpenWork server did not report an access token after startup." thrown in different-ai/openwork.

Source

Thrown at apps/desktop/electron/runtime.mjs:496

    const engineStdout = engineStateRef.lastStdout;
    const engineStderr = engineStateRef.lastStderr;
    const projectDir = engineStateRef.projectDir;
    Object.assign(engineStateRef, createEngineState());
    engineStateRef.lastStdout = engineStdout;
    engineStateRef.lastStderr = engineStderr;
    engineStateRef.projectDir = projectDir;
  }
}

function assertOpenworkServerReady(snapshot) {
  if (!snapshot?.running) {
    throw new Error("OpenWork server did not stay running after startup.");
  }
  if (!snapshot.baseUrl) {
    throw new Error("OpenWork server did not report a base URL after startup.");
  }
  if (!snapshot.ownerToken && !snapshot.clientToken) {
    throw new Error("OpenWork server did not report an access token after startup.");
  }
  return snapshot;
}

async function fileExists(targetPath) {
  try {
    await readFile(targetPath);
    return true;
  } catch {
    return false;
  }
}

async function readJsonFile(targetPath, fallback) {
  try {
    const raw = await readFile(targetPath, "utf8");
    return JSON.parse(raw);
  } catch {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/desktop/electron/runtime.mjs:496 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/8414c784030839e5. Report an issue: GitHub.