Cline error
Cline: Unauthorized: Please sign in to Cline before trying again
Unauthorized: Please sign in to Cline before trying again.Status: WorkaroundLast verified 3 documented fixes3 sources
What it means
Your Cline account session is missing or expired, so requests through the Cline provider are rejected.
Causes
- Session expired (docs).
- Org security policies or cleared IDE secrets causing frequent re-authentication (docs).
- Before 4.1.3, two bundles of the combined rollout package could invalidate each other's session, producing spurious "Unauthorized" prompts and sign-outs.
How to fix it
- Fix 1.
Click Sign In to re-authenticate. If the browser does not open, copy the URL from the Cline output panel manually.
- Fix 2.
For frequent re-authentication: check org security policies, make sure you are not clearing IDE secrets, and try a full sign-out/sign-in. For organization access, verify membership at app.cline.bot.
- Fix 3.
Update Cline: 4.1.3 stops legacy and new extension bundles from invalidating each other's session; promoted legacy windows offer a one-time Reload Window prompt.
More Cline errors
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Related reading
- What Is Cline? The Open-Source AI Coding Agent for VS CodeCline is a free, open-source VS Code extension for agentic AI coding. Bring your own model, a cloud API or a local one via Ollama, with no vendor lock-in.
- Every AI Coding Tool Compared: The 2026 MatrixEvery AI coding tool compared: 15 terminal, IDE, cloud and browser tools side by side on pricing, model surface, strengths, weaknesses and best use cases.
FAQ
What does "Unauthorized: Please sign in to Cline before trying again" mean in Cline?
Your Cline account session is missing or expired, so requests through the Cline provider are rejected.
How do I fix "Unauthorized: Please sign in to Cline before trying again"?
There are 3 documented fixes. Start with the first: Click Sign In to re-authenticate. If the browser does not open, copy the URL from the Cline output panel manually.
Is this Cline error fixed?
Status: Workaround. No release removes the cause. The documented fixes work around it. Affected versions: Spurious variant fixed in 4.1.3
Sources
Last verified against 3 sources: official docs, maintainer replies and release notes.
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