Bug Description
Claude Desktop App (v1.1.1520) on macOS is unable to authenticate. Every launch immediately produces Invalid authorization errors from the REACT_QUERY_CLIENT. Login via magic link fails repeatedly. The app is completely unusable.
Environment
- App version: 1.1.1520
- Platform: macOS (darwin, arm64)
- Node version: 22.21.1
- CCD version: 2.1.22
Error Logs
From ~/Library/Logs/Claude/claude.ai-web.log:
2026-02-02 18:32:42 [error] [REACT_QUERY_CLIENT] QueryClient error: Error: Invalid authorization
2026-02-02 18:33:16 [error] [REACT_QUERY_CLIENT] QueryClient error: TypeError: Failed to fetch (claude.ai)
2026-02-02 18:33:16 [error] [REACT_QUERY_CLIENT] QueryClient error: Error: Invalid authorization
2026-02-02 19:03:43 [error] [REACT_QUERY_CLIENT] QueryClient error: Error: login_link_not_found
2026-02-02 19:38:50 [error] [REACT_QUERY_CLIENT] QueryClient error: Error: login_link_already_used
2026-02-02 20:37:40 [error] Refused to connect to 'https://a-api.anthropic.com/v1/m' because it violates the following Content Security Policy directive: "connect-src 'self' https://api.segment.io https://*.segment.io https://*.segment.com https://a-cdn.anthropic.com https://*.google.com https://*.facebook.com https://*.facebook.net https://*.doubleclick.net".
2026-02-02 20:37:40 [error] Fetch API cannot load https://a-api.anthropic.com/v1/m. Refused to connect because it violates the document's Content Security Policy.
2026-02-02 20:48:56 [error] [REACT_QUERY_CLIENT] QueryClient error: Error: ["account_profile"] data is undefined
These errors repeat on every app launch. The app was restarted 10+ times over ~3.5 hours with the same result every time.
Symptoms
- App launches and immediately gets
Invalid authorization on every API query
account_profile data is undefined — profile cannot be fetchedFailed to fetch (claude.ai) — network requests to claude.ai fail- Magic link login returns
login_link_not_found or login_link_already_used
- CSP violation blocks requests to
https://a-api.anthropic.com/v1/m
- Cookies DB shows a
pendingLogin cookie but no session/auth cookie is ever created
- The app gets stuck on the login page (
https://claude.ai/login?returnTo=%2Fmagic-link)
Steps to Reproduce
- Open Claude Desktop App on macOS
- App shows login screen
- Enter email, receive magic link
- Click magic link — app briefly loads then falls back to
Invalid authorization
- All subsequent API calls fail
Troubleshooting Already Attempted (all failed)
- Full quit and relaunch (10+ times)
- Complete deletion of
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/ (cookies, local storage, session storage, config, caches, network state)
- Deletion of
~/Library/Caches/Claude/
- Deletion of
~/Library/Preferences/com.anthropic.claudefordesktop.plist
- Deletion of
~/Library/Saved Application State/com.anthropic.claudefordesktop.savedState
- Deletion of
~/Library/WebKit/ and ~/Library/HTTPStorages/ for Claude
defaults delete com.anthropic.claudefordesktop- Checked macOS Keychain — no Claude/Anthropic entries found
- Tried logging in via browser first, then opening desktop app
- Tried older versions of the app
- No VPN or DNS filter active
Possibly Related Issues
Expected Behavior
App should authenticate successfully after clicking the magic link and display the main chat interface.
Actual Behavior
App is stuck in an infinite login loop. Auth token is never persisted. All API calls return Invalid authorization.
Bug Description
Claude Desktop App (v1.1.1520) on macOS is unable to authenticate. Every launch immediately produces
Invalid authorizationerrors from theREACT_QUERY_CLIENT. Login via magic link fails repeatedly. The app is completely unusable.Environment
Error Logs
From
~/Library/Logs/Claude/claude.ai-web.log:These errors repeat on every app launch. The app was restarted 10+ times over ~3.5 hours with the same result every time.
Symptoms
Invalid authorizationon every API queryaccount_profiledata is undefined — profile cannot be fetchedFailed to fetch (claude.ai)— network requests to claude.ai faillogin_link_not_foundorlogin_link_already_usedhttps://a-api.anthropic.com/v1/mpendingLogincookie but no session/auth cookie is ever createdhttps://claude.ai/login?returnTo=%2Fmagic-link)Steps to Reproduce
Invalid authorizationTroubleshooting Already Attempted (all failed)
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/(cookies, local storage, session storage, config, caches, network state)~/Library/Caches/Claude/~/Library/Preferences/com.anthropic.claudefordesktop.plist~/Library/Saved Application State/com.anthropic.claudefordesktop.savedState~/Library/WebKit/and~/Library/HTTPStorages/for Claudedefaults delete com.anthropic.claudefordesktopPossibly Related Issues
Expected Behavior
App should authenticate successfully after clicking the magic link and display the main chat interface.
Actual Behavior
App is stuck in an infinite login loop. Auth token is never persisted. All API calls return
Invalid authorization.