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Auth validation bypass for host-managed providers

When Claude Code is running inside a host environment that manages its own authentication (i.e., CLAUDE_CODE_PROVIDER_MANAGED_BY_HOST is set), the auth validation function now returns { valid: true } immediately instead of evaluating force-login org UUID or force-login method pin restrictions. Previously this path was absent; pin-based restrictions would still be evaluated even under full host management, which could produce spurious validation failures.

A telemetry event (auth_force_login_org with value managed_by_host_under_pin) is emitted if a force-login policy is configured, so operators can detect and clean up stale policies.

Evidence

early-return added to the auth validation function (search for "managed_by_host_under_pin")

Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.

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