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[Task] Complete organization App token renewal using existing SDK providers

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
github, go, java, node.js
Domain
api, authentication, backend-api-design, security

Research direction

Start with ADR github/copilot#30449, prior art github/copilot-sdk#1748, and the parent epic github/copilot#30409. Review the SDK credential-provider and session-auth entry points, then coordinate runtime credential updates with the bundled CLI. Done means safe S2S and U2S refresh, expiry retry behavior, preserved static tokens, consistent or staged SDK behavior, and secure public documentation.

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Description

enhancement

Outcome

Long-running SDK sessions can refresh GitHub App credentials without restarting the session or forcing repeated OAuth flows.

Scope

  • Add a supported credential-provider mechanism for lazy or proactive refresh
  • Support S2S installation token re-minting before or after the one-hour expiry
  • Support U2S refresh tokens and discoverable token lifetime policies
  • Retry safely when a token expires during a turn
  • Replace reliance on the experimental session.auth.setCredentials workaround
  • Preserve existing static token behavior

Acceptance criteria

  • A session running longer than one S2S token lifetime continues without manual token injection
  • A request encountering token expiry can obtain a fresh credential and retry without duplicating unsafe work
  • U2S refresh does not force a new interactive OAuth flow on normal expiry
  • Refresh failures surface clearly and never silently fall back to another identity
  • Node, Go, .NET, and Java SDK behavior is consistent or explicitly staged
  • Public SDK documentation includes secure private-key and refresh guidance

Dependencies

Coordinate runtime credential update behavior with the bundled CLI. The basic gitHubToken acceptance fix remains tracked in github/copilot#30423.

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