github / github/copilot-cli

Still report error : Authorization error, you may need to run /login

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Description

### Describe the bug

✗ Authorization error, you may need to run /login (Request ID:
D563:31F14:D195DE:F343F3:69DDC5C8)

! Failed to connect to MCP server 'github-mcp-server'. Execute '/mcp show
github-mcp-server' to inspect or check the logs.

● GitHub MCP Server: Connected

● Signed in successfully as BH1SCW!

! Failed to connect to MCP server 'github-mcp-server'. Execute '/mcp show
github-mcp-server' to inspect or check the logs.

● MCP Servers reloaded: 0 servers connected

✗ Authorization error, you may need to run /login (Request ID:
D563:31F14:D2D435:F4B472:69DDC627)

### Affected version

1.0.22- 1.0.25

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

why I have login but still can't use it

### Expected behavior

_No response_

### Additional context

_No response_

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure on versions 1.0.22–1.0.25, then run `/mcp show github-mcp-server` and inspect the logs as the report suggests. Compare the successful `/login` and MCP reload messages with the authorization errors; done means identifying why the connected GitHub MCP server still rejects requests and documenting or fixing the authentication path.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github, shell
Domain
authentication, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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