Exceeded maximum number of authorization attempts ({}). Plea

Error message

Exceeded maximum number of authorization attempts ({}). Please try again later.

What it means

auth_then_list (app/src/ai/agent_sdk/agent_config.rs:66-79) loops: it checks GitHub auth, and after each completed OAuth it re-checks with attempt+1. Once attempt exceeds MAX_AUTH_ATTEMPTS (8, defined at agent_config.rs:15), it force-terminates with this error to bound the loop when completing OAuth never actually satisfies the auth check.

Source

Thrown at app/src/ai/agent_sdk/agent_config.rs:80

        } else {
            // No repo specified - just list from environments
            self.fetch_and_display_agents(repo, ctx);
        }
        Ok(())
    }

    /// Check GitHub auth for repos, then list agents.
    fn auth_then_list(
        &self,
        repos: Vec<GithubRepo>,
        attempt: u32,
        repo_spec: Option<String>,
        ctx: &mut ModelContext<Self>,
    ) {
        if attempt > MAX_AUTH_ATTEMPTS {
            ctx.terminate_app(
                TerminationMode::ForceTerminate,
                Some(Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
                    "Exceeded maximum number of authorization attempts ({}). Please try again later.",
                    MAX_AUTH_ATTEMPTS
                ))),
            );
            return;
        }

        let integrations_client = ServerApiProvider::handle(ctx)
            .as_ref(ctx)
            .get_integrations_client();

        let repo_tuples: Vec<(String, String)> = repos
            .iter()
            .map(|repo| (repo.owner.clone(), repo.repo.clone()))
            .collect();

        let auth_check_future = async move {
            integrations_client

View on GitHub (pinned to e72fd7aacb)

Solutions

Authorize in a browser window logged into the exact GitHub account that owns/can access the repo
Grant the requested organization access and scopes on the OAuth consent screen
Wait and re-run the command later (the attempt counter resets per invocation)
Revoke and reconnect the GitHub integration to clear stale server-side state, then retry

Defensive patterns

Strategy: retry

Prevention

Open the auth URL in a browser profile already logged into the GitHub account that owns the repos
Approve the organization access request on the consent screen, not just the app install
Remember the attempt budget is 8 per invocation — if you loop manually, re-check the integration status between runs

When it happens

Trigger: Completing the GitHub OAuth consent in the browser but the follow-up auth check still reporting authorization required, 8 times in a row — typically authorizing a different GitHub account than the one with repo access, or denying the requested organization/scopes on consent while still finishing the flow.

Common situations: Multiple GitHub accounts in one browser so the wrong one authorizes; org SSO/app restrictions blocking grant; stale integration state server-side that never flips to authorized.

Related errors

AI-assisted analysis of warpdotdev/warp@e72fd7aacb (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d45ea3ecc1e05f72. Report an issue: GitHub.