Authentication Failure: Browser Login Not Recognized After Successful Login

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Aug 21, 2025 by jeremy-martin-playon Closed Jan 7, 2026

Bug Description
I am using Claude Code on my mac. I have a claude max pro account, and it asks me to log in using a browser. I do NOT use an API key with my plan, and I have never entered an API key. However, it keeps giving me this error, even after I log in successfully:

Invalid API key · Please run /login

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: ssh-session
  • Version: 1.0.67
  • Feedback ID: a32a30a1-3f4a-4496-9240-fbe88c5cf446

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Command failed: security find-generic-password -a $USER -w -s \"Claude Code\"\nsecurity: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.\n\n    at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:983:15)\n    at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:537:14)\n    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:882:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:954:15)\n    at t7 (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:867:5214)\n    at file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:48453\n    at Q (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:674:14418)\n    at lJ (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:45891)\n    at yz (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:44758)\n    at W9 (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:51079)","timestamp":"2025-08-21T19:10:42.621Z"},{"error":"Error: Command failed: security delete-generic-password -a $USER -s \"Claude Code\"\nsecurity: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.\n\n    at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:983:15)\n    at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:537:14)\n    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:882:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:954:15)\n    at t7 (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:867:5214)\n    at isA (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:49569)\n    at psA (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:49441)\n    at tq0 (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2143:2567)\n    at xG1.startOAuthFlow (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2143:3766)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-08-21T19:11:13.598Z"},{"error":"Error: Command failed: security find-generic-password -a $USER -w -s \"Claude Code\"\nsecurity: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.\n\n    at genericNodeError (node:internal/errors:983:15)\n    at wrappedFn (node:internal/errors:537:14)\n    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:882:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:954:15)\n    at t7 (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:867:5214)\n    at file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:48453\n    at Q (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:674:14418)\n    at lJ (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:45891)\n    at yz (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:44758)\n    at W9 (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:51079)","timestamp":"2025-08-21T19:11:13.974Z"},{"error":"RangeError [ERR_CHILD_PROCESS_STDIO_MAXBUFFER]: stdout maxBuffer length exceeded\n    at Socket.onChildStdout (node:child_process:481:14)\n    at Socket.emit (node:events:524:28)\n    at Socket.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:561:12)\n    at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:512:3)\n    at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:392:5)\n    at Pipe.onStreamRead (node:internal/stream_base_commons:189:23)","timestamp":"2025-08-21T19:11:19.880Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at SP.makeRequest (file:///Users/jeremy.martin/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1336:3840)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-08-21T19:11:23.162Z"}]

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