[BUG] In-app browser does not persist cookies/sessions - re-authentication required on every visit to signed-in sites
Status Open
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Activity 0 comments · opened Jul 22, 2026
Environment
- Claude Code desktop app (macOS, Darwin 25.5)
- Built-in Browser pane
Steps to reproduce
- In the Browser pane, sign in to github.com.
- Quit the app or end the session, reopen later, and open any github.com link in the Browser pane (for example a PR URL in a private repository).
Expected
The GitHub session persists the way it does in a normal browser profile. Sign in once, stay signed in.
Actual
The Browser pane does not appear to store cookies across sessions. Every visit starts signed out. Private-repo URLs render GitHub's 404 page (GitHub's signed-out behavior for private repositories), and the user has to authenticate again every single time.
Impact
Any workflow that goes through signed-in sites breaks at every session boundary. The concrete case: reviewing and merging pull requests on a private repository from inside the app. A screenshot of the signed-out 404 on a valid private-repo PR URL is available on request.