Feature Request: no-browser option for headless environment
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Description
I’d like to use Work IQ inside a Docker container. However, the current authentication flow assumes that a browser can be opened, which makes it unusable in headless environments (specifically, I’m testing in a Docker container running on WSL).
It would be very helpful to add a --no-browser option that prints the authentication URL instead of launching a browser. That would allow authentication even in security-hardened containers (e.g., environments locked down to mitigate unexpected LLM behavior) where opening a browser is not possible.
Update: My primary goal is secure headless usage (e.g., Docker sandbox). --no-browser is just one possible UX; any secure mechanism that enables headless auth (including externally-provided token support) would meet the need.
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Research direction
Review the CLI's current browser-based authentication flow and how it behaves in Docker or other headless environments. Determine which secure headless mechanism best fits the request, such as printing an authentication URL or accepting an externally provided token, and verify that authentication completes without launching a browser.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, powershell
- Domain
- authentication, cli, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100