earendil-works/pi · error · Error

OpenAI Codex device code login is not enabled for this serve

Error message

OpenAI Codex device code login is not enabled for this server. Use browser login or verify the server URL.

What it means

Error "OpenAI Codex device code login is not enabled for this server. Use browser login or verify the server URL." thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/ai/src/auth/oauth/openai-codex.ts:201

		});
	} catch (error) {
		throw new Error(`OpenAI Codex token refresh error: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`);
	}

	return readTokenResponse(response, "refresh");
}

async function startOpenAICodexDeviceAuth(signal: AbortSignal): Promise<DeviceAuthInfo> {
	const response = await fetchWithLoginCancellation(DEVICE_USER_CODE_URL, {
		method: "POST",
		headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
		body: JSON.stringify({ client_id: CLIENT_ID }),
		signal,
	});

	if (!response.ok) {
		if (response.status === 404) {
			throw new Error(
				"OpenAI Codex device code login is not enabled for this server. Use browser login or verify the server URL.",
			);
		}
		const responseBody = await response.text().catch(() => "");
		throw new Error(
			`OpenAI Codex device code request failed with status ${response.status}${responseBody ? `: ${responseBody}` : ""}`,
		);
	}

	const rawJson = await response.json();
	const json = rawJson as {
		device_auth_id?: string;
		user_code?: string;
		interval?: number | string;
	} | null;
	const intervalSeconds = typeof json?.interval === "string" ? Number(json.interval.trim()) : json?.interval;
	if (
		!json?.device_auth_id ||

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Solutions

1. Use browser login, or verify the server URL supports device code login.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/ai/src/auth/oauth/openai-codex.ts:201 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/a65beda40d1cd945. Report an issue: GitHub.