Frequent re-authentication required (multiple times per day)
Status Fixed / completed
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Activity 4 comments · opened Feb 24, 2026 · closed Feb 26, 2026
Description
Claude Code requires re-authentication via /login multiple times per day. Today I had to re-authenticate twice within a single working session. This has been happening daily for at least the past week.
Environment
- Platform: macOS (Darwin 24.1.0, Apple Silicon)
- Claude Code version: Latest (installed via Anthropic)
- Usage context: Long interactive sessions (2-4 hours) with MCP servers connected (Notion, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Pipedrive, Asana)
Steps to Reproduce
- Start a Claude Code session
- Work normally for 1-2 hours
- Session becomes unresponsive or returns an auth error
- Must run
/loginto re-authenticate - Repeat within the same day
Expected Behavior
Authentication should persist for at least a full working day (8+ hours) without requiring re-login.
Actual Behavior
Authentication expires after approximately 1-2 hours, requiring /login mid-session. This disrupts workflow, especially during multi-step processes where context continuity matters.
Impact
- Breaks flow during complex multi-step tasks
- Risk of losing unsaved conversational context
- Happening consistently (daily) rather than occasionally
4 Comments
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Did it appear after you setup a plugin / an mcp server, took a long time for me too discover that, but was do to that for me cf. https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/28541
There doesn't seem to be a connection between the plugin or the MCP server. It's "just happening."
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