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Diagnose and repair OpenASE CLI access in local bootstrap mode. Use when protected `openase` commands fail because the CLI is missing a local human session, has a stale `~/.openase/human-session.json`, is missing CSRF state, or needs a fresh `openase auth bootstrap login`.

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Local Bootstrap CLI Auth Debug

Use This When

  • OpenASE is running in local bootstrap mode, not active OIDC.
  • Protected CLI commands return HUMAN_SESSION_REQUIRED, HUMAN_SESSION_INVALID, or CSRF errors.
  • You need to create, inspect, refresh, or clear the CLI human session used by typed openase commands.

Key Facts

  • CLI human session state lives at ~/.openase/human-session.json by default.
  • openase auth bootstrap login creates a fresh local bootstrap authorization, redeems it through /api/v1/auth/local-bootstrap/redeem, and stores the resulting session + CSRF for later commands.
  • Typed and raw API commands automatically reuse that stored session unless a Bearer token is provided.
  • Local bootstrap sessions are tied to the current host context; if the stored session goes stale, re-login from the same machine and shell.

Standard Flow

  1. Verify the service is healthy:
    • curl -fsS http://127.0.0.1:19836/healthz
  2. Run the non-mutating diagnostic helper:
    • .codex/skills/local-bootstrap-cli-auth-debug/scripts/check_local_cli_auth.sh
  3. If the helper reports no valid CLI human session, refresh it:
    • openase auth bootstrap login
  4. Re-check the current principal:
    • openase auth session
  5. Re-run the failing protected command.

Fast Repair Commands

openase auth bootstrap login
openase auth session
openase auth sessions list
openase auth logout
openase auth bootstrap login

Failure Patterns

  • HUMAN_SESSION_REQUIRED
    • The CLI has no usable stored local human session.
    • Fix: run openase auth bootstrap login.
  • HUMAN_SESSION_INVALID
    • The stored session file exists, but the cookie is expired, revoked, or no longer matches the current request context.
    • Fix: openase auth logout then openase auth bootstrap login.
  • CSRF_TOKEN_INVALID or CSRF_ORIGIN_FORBIDDEN
    • The CLI session is present but the request is missing valid CSRF state or origin context.
    • Fix: refresh the stored session with openase auth bootstrap login, then retry from the same machine.
  • LOCAL_BOOTSTRAP_DISABLED
    • The instance is no longer in local bootstrap mode.
    • Stop and switch to the OIDC/browser auth path instead of retrying this skill.

Useful Overrides

  • Alternate session file:
    • --session-file /tmp/openase-human-session.json
    • OPENASE_HUMAN_SESSION_FILE=/tmp/openase-human-session.json
  • Manual session injection:
    • OPENASE_HUMAN_SESSION_TOKEN=...
    • OPENASE_HUMAN_CSRF_TOKEN=...
  • Alternate API base:
    • OPENASE_API_URL=http://127.0.0.1:19836/api/v1

Files

  • Skill helper:
    • .codex/skills/local-bootstrap-cli-auth-debug/scripts/check_local_cli_auth.sh
  • Default stored state:
    • ~/.openase/human-session.json