feat(auth): Better multi-account gh account usage #13768#13781
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Automatically select which authenticated account gh acts as based on local, API-free context (working directory and base-repo owner) instead of the single global active account. This addresses cli#13768: multiple accounts on the same host (e.g. an EMU + a personal github.com identity) cannot be disambiguated by host, and `gh auth switch` mutates global state, which is unsafe for concurrent agents. New `account_rules` config key (gitdir + owner maps) and an explicit `--account` / `GH_ACCOUNT` override. Resolution wraps the HTTP client's token getter and never mutates persistent state. Token precedence: env token (GH_TOKEN etc.) > --account/GH_ACCOUNT > rules > globally active account. When no rules or override are configured, behavior is byte-identical to before. `gh auth status` now shows which account resolves for the current context, and GH_DEBUG traces resolution, so automatic switching is observable rather than silent. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
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FIXES #13768
Automatically select which authenticated account
ghacts as based on local, API-free context (working directory and base-repo owner) instead of the single global active account. This addresses #13768: multiple accounts on the same host (e.g. an EMU + a personal github.com identity) cannot be disambiguated by host, andgh auth switchmutates global state, which is unsafe for concurrent agents.New
account_rulesconfig key (gitdir + owner maps) and an explicit--account/GH_ACCOUNToverride. Resolution wraps the HTTP client's token getter and never mutates persistent state.Token precedence: env token (
GH_TOKENetc.) >--account/GH_ACCOUNT> rules >globally active account. When no rules or override are configured, behavior is byte-identical to before.
gh auth statusnow shows which account resolves for the current context, and GH_DEBUG traces resolution, so automatic switching is observable rather than silent.