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Anthropic's Claude setup-token command exhibits bug

A user encountered a bug with Anthropic's `claude setup-token` command, which is intended to generate authentication tokens for programmatic access. The command requires two separate executions: the first to log in to the Claude.ai website, and the second to authorize the token generation. This issue is particularly problematic for users managing multiple accounts, as it necessitates repeated manual intervention. AI

IMPACT A bug in a token generation tool could hinder developers integrating Claude into their applications.

RANK_REASON User-reported bug in a specific command-line tool for an AI product.

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Anthropic's Claude setup-token command exhibits bug

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/TrentTompkins ·

    Bug in claude setup-token

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am writing automatic account switching into my VS Code extension. I need the tokens that claude setup-token generates.</p> <p>However, it has a bug. You run claude setup-token, it have you login to claude.ai. However, it just takes you to the c…