earendil-works/pi · error · Error

Failed to read auth.json: ${error instanceof Error ? error.m

Error message

Failed to read auth.json: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}

What it means

Error "Failed to read auth.json: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}" thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/auth-storage.ts:222

	private readonly authPath: string;
	private data: AuthStorageData | undefined;

	constructor(authPath: string = join(getAgentDir(), "auth.json")) {
		this.authPath = normalizePath(authPath);
	}

	private load(): AuthStorageData {
		if (this.data) return this.data;

		let parsed: unknown;
		try {
			parsed = JSON.parse(stripBom(readFileSync(this.authPath, "utf-8")));
		} catch (error) {
			if ((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code === "ENOENT") {
				this.data = {};
				return this.data;
			}
			throw new Error(`Failed to read auth.json: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
		}

		if (typeof parsed !== "object" || parsed === null || Array.isArray(parsed)) {
			throw new Error("Invalid auth.json: expected an object");
		}
		for (const [providerId, credential] of Object.entries(parsed)) {
			if (typeof credential !== "object" || credential === null || Array.isArray(credential)) {
				throw new Error(`Invalid auth.json credential for provider "${providerId}"`);
			}
			const value = credential as Record<string, unknown>;
			if (value.type === "api_key") {
				const validKey = value.key === undefined || typeof value.key === "string";
				const validEnv =
					value.env === undefined ||
					(typeof value.env === "object" &&
						value.env !== null &&
						!Array.isArray(value.env) &&
						Object.values(value.env).every((entry) => typeof entry === "string"));

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/auth-storage.ts:222 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/3d16dc40ee785268. Report an issue: GitHub.