Invalid API key · Please run /login

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Aug 6, 2025 by mkuppe360 Closed Aug 6, 2025

Bug Description
I have logged in with claude.ai authentication using my claude max account, but in VS Code with remote SSH to mac installation, i always have "Missing API Key - Run /login" error message being shown. I can not use claude code in this environment now... When i send a prompt it always says "Invalid API key - Please run /login"... When i run /login, i am successfully authenticated using claude.ai using claude max account, and go round and round this circle without any progress... Not sure what to do now...

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: vscode
  • Version: 1.0.69
  • Feedback ID:

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Could not resolve authentication method. Expected either apiKey or authToken to be set. Or for one of the \"X-Api-Key\" or \"Authorization\" headers to be explicitly omitted\n    at file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1270:6454","timestamp":"2025-08-06T09:57:23.759Z"},{"error":"Error: Could not resolve authentication method. Expected either apiKey or authToken to be set. Or for one of the \"X-Api-Key\" or \"Authorization\" headers to be explicitly omitted\n    at file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1270:6454\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-08-06T09:57:53.266Z"},{"error":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'I', \"Invalid AP\"... is not valid JSON\n    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)\n    at file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:813:9932\n    at Q (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:674:14418)\n    at qOB (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1295:10811)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-08-06T09:57:53.267Z"},{"error":"Error: Could not resolve authentication method. Expected either apiKey or authToken to be set. Or for one of the \"X-Api-Key\" or \"Authorization\" headers to be explicitly omitted\n    at BS.validateHeaders (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1279:930)\n    at BS.buildHeaders (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1279:8380)\n    at BS.buildRequest (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1279:7461)\n    at BS.makeRequest (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1279:3310)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async vY1.showErrors (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3225:14312)\n    at async vY1 (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2703:3471)\n    at async ipB (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3225:14163)\n    at async file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3225:9209\n    at async gP0 (file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3225:1689)","timestamp":"2025-08-06T09:57:53.281Z"},{"error":"Error: Could not resolve authentication method. Expected either apiKey or authToken to be set. Or for one of the \"X-Api-Key\" or \"Authorization\" headers to be explicitly omitted\n    at file:///Users/mkuppe/.nvm/versions/node/v22.17.1/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1270:6454\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-08-06T10:00:10.679Z"}]

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