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Desktop 401 health probe failure with remote backends

Cluster 71515. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #71714 on 26 Jul 2026. Check it covers your case.

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Fix event: A fix was merged to main in PR #71714. Check it covers your case. No release data is tracked.
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These items address a bug where desktop boot fails when a remote backend returns 401 on the /api/health readiness probe, and introduce fallback handling for gated health checks.

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#71714 fix(desktop): connect to gated remote gateways that 401 the readiness probe

merged to main

files: apps/desktop/electron/backend-health.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/backend-health.ts, apps/desktop/electron/backend-start-failure.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/backend-start-failure.ts, apps/desktop/electron/main.ts, apps/desktop/electron/native-auth-decisions.test.ts, apps/desktop/electron/native-auth-decisions.ts, contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email], contributors/emails/[redacted:email]

1 PR closed without merging

From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#71535 fix(desktop): fall back from gated health probes · superseded by another PR → #71714

Closed issues · 1

Closed#71515[Bug]: Desktop boot fails with 401 when remote backend lacks /api/health endpoint (token auth + loopback mode)

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Merged PRs: #71714
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 26 Jul 2026

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