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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/src/content/docs/setup/cli.md
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Expand Up @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ gh aw secrets set MY_SECRET --value-from-env MY_TOKEN # From env var

**Options:** `--repo/-r`, `--value`, `--value-from-env`, `--api-url`

For Claude workflows, set `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` or configure [Anthropic WIF](/gh-aw/reference/auth/#anthropic-workload-identity-federation-wif). `CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN`, including a token from `claude login`, is not supported.
For Claude workflows, set `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` or configure [Anthropic WIF](/gh-aw/reference/auth/#anthropic-workload-identity-federation-wif). `CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN`, including a token from `claude login`, is not supported; it is silently ignored, so the run instead fails with an authentication error from the Claude CLI that never mentions the token, which is the signal to switch credentials.

##### `secrets bootstrap`

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2. Add it as a repository secret from your repository root with `gh secret set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY < /path/to/key.txt`, or use the GitHub UI. See [Authentication](/gh-aw/reference/auth/#anthropic_api_key) for more detail.

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Claude subscription OAuth tokens (`CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN`) are not supported and are ignored if set. Use `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` or [Anthropic WIF](/gh-aw/reference/auth/#anthropic-workload-identity-federation-wif).
Claude subscription OAuth tokens (`CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN`) are not supported and are ignored if set. If it is the only credential configured, the workflow fails with an authentication error from the Claude CLI (for example, a missing/invalid API key error) rather than any message mentioning `CLAUDE_CODE_OAUTH_TOKEN` — treat that failure as a signal to switch to `ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` or [Anthropic WIF](/gh-aw/reference/auth/#anthropic-workload-identity-federation-wif).
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