fix(auth): validate status for external users - #531
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Use the ungated current balance endpoint for auth status and doctor while leaving identity-based whoami behavior unchanged. BREAKING CHANGE: auth status --json no longer returns identity details.
BREAKING CHANGE: poe-code whoami and poe-code auth whoami are no longer available.
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Summary
poe-code auth statusthroughGET /usage/current_balanceinstead of the employee-gated/v1/whoamiendpoint{ "loggedIn": true }from successfulauth status --jsoncheckspoe-code whoamiandpoe-code auth whoamiCLI commandsdoctorto use the same external-user-compatible authentication checkWhy
External users can complete login and receive a valid API key, but
auth statuscurrently reports HTTP 401 because/v1/whoamiis restricted to employees.Compatibility
This is a breaking CLI change:
auth status --jsonno longer includesidentity, and the twowhoamicommands are removed. The underlying SDK identity helper remains available.Verification
npm run screenshot-poe-code -- auth --helpNo release occurs unless this PR is merged to
main.