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Gateway auth 401 vs provider key error distinction

Cluster 39365 · apps/desktop. Data as of 2026-10-24 20:38 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #70169 on 23 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items concern a bug where a gateway authentication failure (401 on API_SERVER_KEY) was misreported as a missing OpenRouter API key, along with related fixes to distinguish gateway auth errors from provider key errors and improve failure notification handling in the desktop client.

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#70169 fix(gateway): distinguish gateway auth 401 from provider API key errors (#39439 salvage, fixes #39365)

merged to main

files: agent/error_classifier.py, apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant.ts, apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/notifications.test.ts, apps/desktop/src/store/notifications.ts, gateway/platforms/api_server.py, tests/gateway/test_session_api.py

2 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: merged via another change 1 · superseded by another PR 1

#39439 fix(gateway): distinguish gateway auth 401 from provider API key errors · merged via another change → #70169, #39365
#65411 fix(desktop): add retry action to branch-failure notification · superseded by another PR → #128547

Closed issues · 1

Closed#39365[Bug]: Hermes Desktop shows misleading "OpenRouter API key missing" when the real failure is a 401 invalid API_SERVER_KEY (gateway auth)

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Subsystem: apps/desktop
Merged PRs: #70169
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 2 PRs closed without merging
Fix link checked: 23 Jul 2026

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