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fix(auth): increase browser auth timeout from 2 to 15 minutes - #443

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  • Bump AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS from 2 to 15 minutes. Two minutes is tight for sign-up (account creation + email verification); 15m matches CLI convention (e.g. GitHub CLI device codes).
  • Still overridable via CLERK_AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS.

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Latest commit: d19a297

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The CLI authentication timeout default increases from 2 minutes to 15 minutes. The CLERK_AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS environment-variable override remains available. A Changeset declares a patch release for clerk.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d19a2

The timeout increase is localized, but invalid environment override values could cause authentication to expire almost immediately and emit runtime warnings; the PR is mergeable with owner awareness or a follow-up to validate overrides.

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In `@packages/cli-core/src/lib/constants.ts`:
- Line 23: Update AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS to use the environment value only when it is
finite and greater than zero; otherwise retain the 15-minute default, preventing
invalid values such as -1 and Infinity from reaching the auth timeout logic.
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export const CALLBACK_PATH = "/callback";
export const AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS = Number(process.env.CLERK_AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS) || 2 * 60 * 1000;
export const AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS = Number(process.env.CLERK_AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS) || 15 * 60 * 1000;

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Reject invalid CLERK_AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS values.

Number(process.env.CLERK_AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS) || ... preserves -1 and Infinity. auth-server.ts passes these values directly to setTimeout; Bun normalizes them to a 1 ms timer and emits a warning. Accept the override only when Number.isFinite(value) && value > 0; otherwise use the 15-minute default.

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In `@packages/cli-core/src/lib/constants.ts` at line 23, Update AUTH_TIMEOUT_MS to
use the environment value only when it is finite and greater than zero;
otherwise retain the 15-minute default, preventing invalid values such as -1 and
Infinity from reaching the auth timeout logic.

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djgould merged commit a0564d4 into main Aug 24, 2026
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djgould deleted the devin/increase-auth-timeout branch August 24, 2026 14:10
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