aws / aws/aws-toolkit-vscode

Cannot authenticate on Kiro IDE

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Description

## Problem
Cannot re-authenticate in Amazon Q extension in Kiro IDE:
```
Connection to Amazon Q Expired
Please re-authenticate to continue
```
Followed by bottons reauthenticate and sign out.
The button to authenticate does not work (clicking on it doesn't do anything). Tried signing out and in again.

## Steps to reproduce the issue
1. Go to Amazon Q extension in Kiro IDE
2. Click on `Reauthenticate`
3. See that button does not work

## Expected behavior
Reauthenticate button redirects to sign in url on browser.

## System details (run `AWS: About` and/or `Amazon Q: About`)

- OS: MacOS
- Visual Studio Code version:
```
Kiro Version: 0.9.2
VSCode Version: 1.107.1
```
- AWS Toolkit version:
- Amazon Q version:

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Amazon Q extension's Reauthenticate entry point in Kiro IDE 0.9.2 and verify whether clicking it opens a browser sign-in URL. The work is done when reauthentication reliably redirects to the sign-in URL instead of doing nothing.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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