Gemini CLI v0.57.0 hangs on "Waiting for authentication..." in subdirectories on macOS

### What happened?

Gemini CLI v0.57.0 hangs on "Waiting for authentication..." in subdirectories on macOS

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### What did you expect to happen?

gemini cli should open on workspace subdirectories

### Client information

* **CLI Version:** 0.57.0
* **Git Commit:** 6b0ae9a6c
* **Session ID:** db7a1c9f-e5aa-465c-b954-afc1e0fb3570
* **Operating System:** darwin v24.20.0
* **Sandbox Environment:** sandbox-exec (permissive-open)
* **Model Version:** auto-gemini-2.5
* **Auth Type:** oauth-personal
* **Memory Usage:** 758.0 MB
* **Terminal Name:** iTerm2 3.6.11
* **Terminal Background:** #000000
* **Kitty Keyboard Protocol:** Supported

### Login information

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### Anything else we need to know?

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Start by reproducing Gemini CLI v0.57.0 on macOS from a workspace subdirectory and confirm the hang at “Waiting for authentication...”. Trace the authentication behavior for subdirectory launches; done means the CLI opens normally in workspace subdirectories without remaining stuck.

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