[Bug] Anthropic API Error: insufficient_scope not triggering step-up authorization flow

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 3, 2026 by gslandtreter

Bug Description
Claude Code should handle a 403 insufficient_scope response by initiating a step-up authorization flow per the MCP spec, but instead it swallows the response and surfaces a misleading "token expired" error

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: kitty
  • Version: 2.1.199
  • Feedback ID: 31fa2e91-a694-40a3-9738-f6d441260aea

Errors

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