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Write a credential helper changedthird-party/claude-desktop/credential-helper

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5353Claude Desktop sets the `CLAUDE_HELPER_CONTEXT` environment variable on every invocation so the script can decide whether interactive authentication (opening a browser, prompting for a device code) is appropriate.
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55| Value | Meaning |
56| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
57| `interactive` | The user started a session and is present. Interactive sign-in is acceptable. |
55| Value | Meaning |
56| - | - |
57| `interactive` | The user started a session and is present. Interactive sign-in is acceptable. |
5858| `mid-session-refresh` | A running session's credential expired. Prefer a silent refresh; the user is waiting on a turn. |
59| `scheduled-task` | A scheduled task started with no user present. |
60| `setup-test` | The in-app configuration window's connection test. |
61| `background` | A background probe or health check. |
59| `scheduled-task` | A scheduled task started with no user present. |
60| `setup-test` | The in-app configuration window's connection test. |
61| `background` | A background probe or health check. |
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6363A well-behaved helper should attempt its silent path (cached token, refresh-token grant) for any value other than `interactive`, and exit non-zero rather than block on user input when that path is exhausted. Claude Desktop treats a non-zero exit as a refresh failure and surfaces it to the user.
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