earendil-works/pi · error · Error

Authentication failed for "${model.provider}". Credentials m

Error message

Authentication failed for "${model.provider}". Credentials may have expired or network is unavailable. Run '/login ${model.provider}' to re-authenticate.

What it means

Error "Authentication failed for "${model.provider}". Credentials may have expired or network is unavailable. Run '/login ${model.provider}' to re-authenticate." thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts:442

			const cause = error instanceof Error ? error.cause : undefined;
			if (cause instanceof Error && cause.message === "authHeader requires a resolved API key") {
				throw new Error(formatNoApiKeyFoundMessage(model.provider));
			}
			throw error;
		}
		if (result && (result.auth.apiKey || result.auth.headers)) {
			const requestModel = result.auth.baseUrl ? { ...model, baseUrl: result.auth.baseUrl } : model;
			return {
				model: requestModel,
				apiKey: result.auth.apiKey,
				headers: withoutDeletedHeaders(result.auth.headers),
				env: result.env,
			};
		}

		const isOAuth = this._modelRuntime.isUsingOAuth(model.provider);
		if (isOAuth) {
			throw new Error(
				`Authentication failed for "${model.provider}". ` +
					`Credentials may have expired or network is unavailable. ` +
					`Run '/login ${model.provider}' to re-authenticate.`,
			);
		}
		throw new Error(formatNoApiKeyFoundMessage(model.provider));
	}

	private async _getSummarizationRequestAuth(model: Model<any>): Promise<{
		model: Model<any>;
		apiKey?: string;
		headers?: Record<string, string>;
		env?: Record<string, string>;
	}> {
		if (this.agent.streamFunction === streamSimple) {
			return this._getRequiredRequestAuth(model);
		}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts:442 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Authentication and authorization failures — expired tokens, bad credentials, and missing scopes.

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