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