[BUG] Organization has disabled Claude subscription access" now blocking CLI too (previously desktop-app only)

Status Closed — duplicate
Reported on v2.1.226
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 2 comments · opened Aug 8, 2026 · closed Aug 15, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Claude Code initially loaded fine in the terminal — banner showed "Welcome back," correct account (Claude Pro, [dahamohamed98@gmail.com](mailto:dahamohamed98@gmail.com)'s Organization) and project path. But running a command shortly after (e.g. claude --version) now returns:

Your organization has disabled Claude subscription access for Claude Code · Use an Anthropic API key instead, or ask your admin to enable access

This previously only affected the Desktop app while the CLI worked fine; now the same error has started appearing in the CLI itself, on the same machine and account.

What Should Happen?

A personal Pro subscription with no real Team/Enterprise organization should not be blocked by an "organization disabled" restriction, in either the CLI or Desktop app.

Note: Likely related to a recurring entitlement-sync bug reported in #62303, #63685, #72027, #82700, #83901.

Error Messages/Logs

Your organization has disabled Claude subscription access for Claude Code · Use an Anthropic API key instead, or ask your admin to enable access

Steps to Reproduce

Open Claude Code successfully via terminal (claude command) — works fine.
Open the same project folder in the Claude Desktop app and try to use Claude Code there.
Error appears immediately, blocking all access.

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.226

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

Troubleshooting already tried:

Fully signed out/in on Desktop app — no change
Fully quit and relaunched apps — no change
CLI worked initially this session, then started failing mid-session without any config changes|

Platform: macOS, Claude Code v2.1.226, CLI (terminal) via VS Code

Account: Personal Claude Pro subscription, [dahamohamed98@gmail.com](mailto:dahamohamed98@gmail.com)'s Organization (auto-generated personal org, not Team/Enterprise)

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