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OAuth: run `elastic auth status` to check current session state

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
typescript

Research direction

Start by locating the existing elastic auth command and run elastic auth status to understand the current CLI behavior. Done means the command reports the active context, current identity, and token expiry for the OAuth session.

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Description

Should show:

  • active context
  • identity
  • token expiry
Dominant language
TypeScript
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43
Forks
24
Avg merge
1d 5h
Merged PRs (30d)
61

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