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Claude Code v2.1.248 ·

Console login falls back to API-key sign-in instead of failing

If keyless Console sign-in isn't available, login now warns and falls back to API key.

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What

If keyless Console sign-in is not available where you are, login now warns and continues down the API-key path rather than erroring out. The waiting and error screens show the reason inline.

Details
  • Triggered by the shape of the server's error response, not by any local flag.
  • The message ends with ", so this sign-in will create an API key."
Evidence

Keyless Console sign-in unavailable here, continuing with the API-key sign-in:

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

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