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[Bug]: App continue to trigger and close Github gcm auth request while in focus on Windows #1418

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Area

apps/desktop

Steps to reproduce

  1. Start the app without github logged in
  2. Wait with the app in focus and a thread open

Expected behavior

The window opening to ask the user to auth with github stay open.

Actual behavior

The window opening to ask the user to auth with github opens and closes again after a few seconds. This happens again and again.

Impact

Minor bug or occasional failure

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Environment

Windows 11 with app version 0.0.14

Logs or stack traces

server.log contains this message a bunch of times.

timestamp=2026-03-25T20:08:41.983Z level=Info fiber=#25622 cause="Error: Git command failed in GitCore.fetchUpstreamRefForStatus: git fetch --quiet --no-tags origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main (C:\Dev\ai\ai-chat) - git fetch --quiet --no-tags origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main timed out.
    at onNone (file:///C:/Users/Alexander/AppData/Local/Programs/t3-code-desktop/resources/app.asar/apps/server/dist/index.mjs:17802:31)
    at file:///C:/Users/Alexander/AppData/Local/Programs/t3-code-desktop/resources/app.asar/node_modules/effect/dist/Option.js:206:22
    at Module.<anonymous> (file:///C:/Users/Alexander/AppData/Local/Programs/t3-code-desktop/resources/app.asar/node_modules/effect/dist/Function.js:94:18)
    at Effect.fn (file:///C:/Users/Alexander/AppData/Local/Programs/t3-code-desktop/resources/app.asar/apps/server/dist/index.mjs:20218:9)
    at Effect.fn (definition) (file:///C:/Users/Alexander/AppData/Local/Programs/t3-code-desktop/resources/app.asar/apps/server/dist/index.mjs:19735:29)"

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Workaround

Run git fetch --quiet --no-tags origin +refs/heads/main:refs/remotes/origin/main manually and auth or catch the window as it pops up.

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