earendil-works/pi · error · AuthCommandError

Auth commands only accept --provider and --model

Error message

Auth commands only accept --provider and --model

What it means

Error "Auth commands only accept --provider and --model" thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/cli/auth-command.ts:106

			continue;
		}
		commandArgs.push(arg);
	}

	return minExpiryMs === undefined
		? { kind, args: commandArgs, json, credentials, noRefresh }
		: { kind, args: commandArgs, json, credentials, noRefresh, minExpiryMs };
}

export function validateAuthCommandArgs(args: Args, kind: AuthCommandKind): { provider?: string; model?: string } {
	const provider = args.provider?.trim() || undefined;
	const model = args.model?.trim() || undefined;
	if (args.unknownFlags.size > 0) {
		const option = args.unknownFlags.keys().next().value;
		throw new AuthCommandError(`Unknown option --${option} for "${getAuthCommandName(kind)}".`);
	}
	if (args.apiKey !== undefined || args.messages.length > 0 || args.fileArgs.length > 0) {
		throw new AuthCommandError("Auth commands only accept --provider and --model");
	}
	if (kind === "check") {
		if (!provider && !model) {
			throw new AuthCommandError("Auth checks require --provider <provider> or --model <model>");
		}
		return { provider, model };
	}
	if (!provider && !model) {
		throw new AuthCommandError("Credential printing requires --provider <provider> or --model <model>");
	}
	return { provider, model };
}

export function getAuthCredential(auth: AuthResult | undefined): string | undefined {
	if (auth?.auth.apiKey) return auth.auth.apiKey;
	const authorization = Object.entries(auth?.auth.headers ?? {}).find(
		([name]) => name.toLowerCase() === "authorization",
	)?.[1];

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/cli/auth-command.ts:106 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of earendil-works/pi@4af9d21d3b (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/b3d07966145196fc. Report an issue: GitHub.