earendil-works/pi · error · Error

Device flow timed out after one or more slow_down responses.

Error message

Device flow timed out after one or more slow_down responses. This is often caused by clock drift in WSL or VM environments. Please sync or restart the VM clock and try again.

What it means

Error "Device flow timed out after one or more slow_down responses. This is often caused by clock drift in WSL or VM environments. Please sync or restart the VM clock and try again." thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/ai/src/auth/oauth/device-code.ts:97

			// in `interval`); trusting only a client-tracked value risks polling early forever under
			// WSL/VM clock drift. Otherwise apply RFC 8628 section 3.5: increase by 5 seconds.
			intervalMs =
				typeof result.intervalSeconds === "number" &&
				Number.isFinite(result.intervalSeconds) &&
				result.intervalSeconds > 0
					? Math.max(MINIMUM_INTERVAL_MS, Math.floor(result.intervalSeconds * 1000))
					: Math.max(MINIMUM_INTERVAL_MS, intervalMs + SLOW_DOWN_INTERVAL_INCREMENT_MS);
		}

		const remainingMs = deadline - Date.now();
		if (remainingMs <= 0) {
			break;
		}

		await abortableSleep(Math.min(intervalMs, remainingMs), options.signal, CANCEL_MESSAGE);
	}

	throw new Error(slowDownResponses > 0 ? SLOW_DOWN_TIMEOUT_MESSAGE : TIMEOUT_MESSAGE);
}

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Solutions

  1. Sync or restart the VM or WSL clock, then retry the device flow.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/ai/src/auth/oauth/device-code.ts:97 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

AI-assisted analysis of earendil-works/pi@4af9d21d3b (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/465ab16d92228cc4. Report an issue: GitHub.