zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw · error · anyhow::Error

ms365: device code polling failed

Error message

ms365: device code polling failed

What it means

Error "ms365: device code polling failed" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-tools/src/microsoft365/auth.rs:285

                    expires_at: chrono::Utc::now().timestamp() + token_resp.expires_in,
                });
            }

            let body = poll_resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
            if body.contains("authorization_pending") {
                continue;
            }
            if body.contains("slow_down") {
                tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
                continue;
            }
            ::zeroclaw_log::record!(
                DEBUG,
                ::zeroclaw_log::Event::new(module_path!(), ::zeroclaw_log::Action::Note)
                    .with_attrs(::serde_json::json!({"body": body})),
                "ms365: device code polling raw error"
            );
            anyhow::bail!("ms365: device code polling failed");
        }

        anyhow::bail!("ms365: device code flow timed out waiting for user authorization")
    }

    async fn refresh_token(
        &self,
        client: &reqwest::Client,
        refresh_token: &str,
    ) -> anyhow::Result<CachedTokenState> {
        let token_url = format!(
            "https://login.microsoftonline.com/{}/oauth2/v2.0/token",
            self.config.tenant_id
        );

        let mut params = vec![
            ("grant_type", "refresh_token"),
            ("client_id", self.config.client_id.as_str()),

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Solutions

1. Check network and the polling error; respect the polling interval and retry the flow.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-tools/src/microsoft365/auth.rs:285 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw@88bb9c8533 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ea1ba13371ec85fa. Report an issue: GitHub.