microsoft/autogen · error · Error

useAuth must be used within an AuthProvider

Error message

useAuth must be used within an AuthProvider

What it means

React error thrown by the useAuth hook in autogen-studio's frontend when it is called outside an <AuthProvider>. useContext(AuthContext) returns undefined only when no provider is mounted above the component, which the hook treats as a programming error and converts to an explicit throw.

Source

Thrown at python/packages/autogen-studio/frontend/src/auth/context.tsx:214

};

// Hook to use auth context
export const useAuth = (): AuthContextType => {
  if (typeof window === "undefined") {
    // Return default values or empty implementation
    return {
      user: null,
      isAuthenticated: false,
      isLoading: true,
      authType: "none",
      login: async () => "",
      logout: () => {},
      handleAuthCallback: async () => {},
    } as AuthContextType;
  }
  const context = useContext(AuthContext);
  if (context === undefined) {
    throw new Error("useAuth must be used within an AuthProvider");
  }
  return context;
};

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Solutions

1. Wrap the app (or at least every tree containing auth-consuming components) with <AuthProvider> high in the component hierarchy, typically around the router in main.tsx/index.tsx.
2. In tests, use a helper that renders inside a custom wrapper: render(<Comp />, { wrapper: AuthProvider }).
3. Ensure portals/modals pass through the same React tree or re-mount their own provider.

Example fix

// before
root.render(<App />); // App calls useAuth() -> throws

// after
root.render(
  <AuthProvider>
    <App />
  </AuthProvider>
);

function useAuthSafe(): AuthContextType | null {
  const ctx = useContext(AuthContext);
  return ctx ?? null; // null instead of throw when no provider
}

// or assert the provider is mounted in dev only:
if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production" && context === undefined) {
  console.error("useAuth called outside <AuthProvider>");
}

When it happens

Trigger: Rendering a component that calls useAuth() at the root of the app without wrapping the tree in <AuthProvider>; rendering a second React root (modal portal, micro-frontend) outside the provider tree; tests that render the component with createRoot instead of within the provider test wrapper.

Common situations: Refactors that moved <AuthProvider> deeper into the tree (e.g. inside a route layout) while some component renders above it; storybook/test setups missing the decorator; copy-pasting an auth-dependent widget into a page that is not part of the main app tree.

Related errors

• Invalid session configuration
• Invalid server URL configuration
• Unable to generate valid configuration
• Failed to delete team
• Failed to validate component

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/autogen@027ecf0a37 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/fb038225155b1837. Report an issue: GitHub.