jackwener/OpenCLI · error · CommandExecutionError

Zhihu whoami failed: ${data.__exception}

Error message

Zhihu whoami failed: ${data.__exception}

What it means

During identity verification the CLI evaluates a 'whoami' script inside the Zhihu page that calls /api/v4/me inside a try/catch returning { __exception } on any in-page failure. If __exception is present, the script itself blew up (not just an HTTP error), and the library rethrows it as CommandExecutionError with the original message.

Source

Thrown at clis/zhihu/auth.js:27

async function verifyZhihuIdentity(page) {
  if (!await hasZhihuAuthCookie(page)) {
    throw new AuthRequiredError('www.zhihu.com', 'Zhihu z_c0 cookie missing — anonymous');
  }
  await page.goto('https://www.zhihu.com/');
  await page.wait(2);
  const data = await page.evaluate(`
    (async () => {
      try {
        const r = await fetch('https://www.zhihu.com/api/v4/me?include=url_token', { credentials: 'include' });
        if (!r.ok) return { __httpError: r.status };
        return await r.json();
      } catch (e) {
        return { __exception: String(e && e.message || e) };
      }
    })()
  `);
  if (data?.__exception) {
    throw new CommandExecutionError(`Zhihu whoami failed: ${data.__exception}`);
  }
  if (!data || data.__httpError) {
    const status = data?.__httpError;
    if (status === 401 || status === 403) {
      throw new AuthRequiredError('www.zhihu.com', `Zhihu /api/v4/me returned HTTP ${status} — anonymous`);
    }
    throw new CommandExecutionError(`Zhihu identity probe failed (HTTP ${status ?? 'unknown'})`);
  }
  if (!data.url_token) {
    throw new AuthRequiredError('www.zhihu.com', 'Zhihu /api/v4/me returned no url_token — anonymous session');
  }
  return {
    url_token: String(data.url_token),
    name: String(data.name ?? ''),
    uid: String(data.uid ?? data.id ?? ''),
  };
}

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Solutions

1. Open the automated browser and check https://www.zhihu.com loads normally and /api/v4/me is reachable (no proxy/extension interference).
2. Re-run the command after ensuring the page finished loading; transient navigation during evaluate causes in-page exceptions.
3. Disable interfering browser extensions or CSP blocks in the automation profile.
4. If the exception indicates network failure, fix connectivity/proxy settings and retry.

Example fix

// before
const data = await verifyZhihuIdentity(page); // CommandExecutionError: Zhihu whoami failed: TypeError: fetch failed
// after
try {
  const data = await verifyZhihuIdentity(page);
} catch (e) {
  if (String(e.message).includes('whoami failed')) {
    await page.goto('https://www.zhihu.com/'); // ensure page is loaded and healthy
    await sleep(2000);
    return verifyZhihuIdentity(page); // one retry
  }
  throw e;
}

await page.goto('https://www.zhihu.com/', { waitUntil: 'load' }); // ensure healthy page before in-page whoami probe

function isInPageResult(d) { return d !== null && typeof d === 'object' && !('__exception' in d); }

try { const me = await verifyZhihuIdentity(page); } catch (e) { if (String(e.message).startsWith('Zhihu whoami failed:')) { console.error('In-page script failed:', e.message); await sleep(2000); return retryOnce(); } throw e; }

When it happens

Trigger: The injected page script throws before producing a normal result — e.g. fetch itself rejects (network/DNS/redirect to login page altering globals), JSON parsing of an unexpected response, or page environment lacking expected APIs (script blocked by extension/CSP).

Common situations: Corporate proxy or captive portal intercepting the request inside the page; a browser extension or CSP blocking fetch to /api/v4/me; the page navigated away mid-evaluate; Zhihu serving an anti-bot interstitial that breaks the script.

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AI-assisted analysis of jackwener/OpenCLI@49907e53dc (2026-08-29). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1114b121150219be. Report an issue: GitHub.