/login shows "Login successful" but immediately reverts to "Not logged in"

[taiyakiinvest]

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

What's Wrong?

After running /login, it displays "Login successful" but the status bar still shows "Not logged in · Run /login". Any subsequent command fails with "Not logged in".

What Should Happen?

After successful login, authentication should persist and allow normal usage.

Error Messages/Logs

No error messages. /compact also failed with: EPERM: operation not permitted

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open Claude Code on Windows
2. Run /login
3. See "Login successful"
4. Type any message
5. Get "Not logged in · Please run /login"

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.1.92

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

Subscription: Claude Pro. Installed via winget. Previously used npm install but migrated. Deleted .claude folder, reinstalled, ran as administrator — login succeeds every time but auth is never persisted.

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] /login reports success but I'm still not logged in. #5359
2. [BUG] 401 after successful /login on 2.1.87 — token not persisting FOR 12+ hours and 10+ attempts with success print #40473
3. [BUG] /login reports success but the bearer token is immediately invalid (401). #17402

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[taiyakiinvest]

This is NOT a duplicate. The linked issues are about different problems. My issue is specifically: /login shows ‘Login successful’ but auth is never persisted — status bar immediately reverts to ‘Not logged in’.

[YosefHayim]

Additional repro: macOS + Claude Max + `claude auth login` (v2.1.92)

Same pattern as this issue: UI shows success, session is not actually authenticated.

claude auth logout
claude auth login
# Browser completes authorization; terminal prints: Login successful.
claude auth status --text
# Immediately returns: Not logged in. Run claude auth login to authenticate.
claude
# Header still shows "API Usage Billing"; prompts fail with Not logged in / run /login

• OS: macOS (Darwin 24.x)
• Plan: Claude Max
• Claude Code: 2.1.92 (npm global)
• OAuth link printed by CLI uses `redirect_uri=https://platform.claude.com/oauth/code/callback\` (PKCE), scopes include `user:sessions:claude_code`, `org:create_api_key`, etc.
• Note for repro: If the shell has `alias claude='claude --bare'`, remove it or use `command claude` so `auth login` and the interactive CLI are the same binary/mode; otherwise login and TUI can diverge.

Related: #44267 (OAuth completes in browser but CLI never finishes / persists session). 👍 following both for visibility.

[luiz00martins]

Just hit this bug. Can confirm it's still on v2.1.142