[BUG] GitHub plugin does not provide a sign-in link when clicking on 'Authenticate' button
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
Actual Behavior:
Expected Behavior:
As a user logged in to the Grok Bot application, when clicking on GitHub plugin's Authenticate button, the user is redirected to GitHub's authentication page.
Grok Bot version info:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.24.0 |
| Release Track | stable |
| OS | win32 |
Operating System:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Edition | Windows 11 Pro |
| Version | 25H2 |
| Installed on | 01/07/2026 |
| OS build | 26200.9168 |
| Experience | Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.344.0 |
Device specifications:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Device name | Gateway |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor (4.70 GHz) |
| Installed RAM | 32.0 GB (31.1 GB usable) |
| Device ID | 5E7C3329-A3DC-4327-99FD-5E585BADF8FD |
| Product ID | 00331-20090-00000-AA328 |
| System type | 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor |
| Pen and touch | No pen or touch input is available for this display |
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the GitHub plugin's Authenticate button and trace its authentication entry point in the TypeScript plugin implementation. Reproduce the issue on the reported setup, then verify that clicking the button opens GitHub's authentication page while the user is logged in to Grok Bot.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, typescript
- Domain
- authentication
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100