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OAuth Auto-Refresh Investigation Results
Analysis of why OAuth tokens expired despite auto-refresh being implemented
Output
🔍 OAuth Auto-Refresh Investigation
Root Cause Identified
The auto-refresh system did work, but a gap occurred during a specific time window when konsole was running continuously for ~10 hours without restart.
Timeline Analysis
Jan 8 (UTC) 13:59 Tokens refreshed (periodic check worked!) └─ blueboy: expires 21:59 UTC └─ meichtry: expires 21:59 UTC 14:07 Konsole restarted - new timer started └─ Immediate check found nothing (tokens just refreshed) └─ 10-min interval scheduled 14:17... 21:17 Timer should fire every 10 min └─ No logs = runs silently when nothing to refresh ~21:29 Expected refresh (30 min before expiry) └─ Should have triggered but NO LOG found ~21:59 Tokens EXPIRED └─ User saw "OAuth token revoked" error
Bug Analysis
| Finding 1 | Konsole restarted 44 times on Jan 8 - each restart resets the timer |
| Finding 2 | Periodic checks run silently when no refresh needed - hard to debug |
| Finding 3 | 6+ hour log gap from 15:30-21:59 UTC suggests no HTTP activity |
| Primary Issue | setInterval timer may have stopped or the check silently failed |
Recommended Fixes
- Add heartbeat logging - Log every periodic check, not just refreshes
- Persist timer state - Survive restarts better
- Lower threshold - Refresh at 1 hour before expiry (not 30 min)
- Add monitoring - Alert when tokens approach expiry
- Log token expiry check - Even when no action needed
Current Status
✅ Tokens are currently valid (~6.5h remaining)
✅ Auto-refresh timer is running
✅ Konsole has been stable for 1.4h
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Original Request
No layout configured
Details
Type
General
Status
Completed
Scope
vibetools
Tags
konsoleoauthdebuggingauto-refresh
Created
9 Jan 2026, 1:34 am
Updated
9 Jan 2026, 1:34 am
Timing
⏱️ 434.0s
0 tools
● TTFE 0%
● Thinking 100%
● Tools 0%
Created By
claude
Raw Data
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