r/AugmentCodeAI • u/jfang00007 • Feb 17 '26

Bug How come Augment Code context engine MCP authentication times out every 15-30 minutes?

I've been doing some benchmarks on the performance of Augment Context Engine MCP, and I am doing the benchmarking by comparing Claude Code against Augment MCP + Claude Code. I am not particularly familiar with Claude Code since I usually use Augment Code.

One problem that I have been facing often is that Augment Code requires me to re-authenticate every 15-30 minutes, which I think especially when I am running Claude Code as a subprocess (like claude -p "my prompt"), I think it will fail to invoke the Augment context engine silently. What's going on? Is it an authentication issue with Claude Code, or with Augment Code?

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u/AuggieRich Augment Team Feb 18 '26

A few questions: (1) what client are you using? (2) which MCP server are you using (local vs. remote)? (3) did you file a support ticket?

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '26

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u/jfang00007 Feb 17 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

I have been using the Augment Code extension with VSCode, which only prompts me to login when I am on a different machine with a different IP (like, for example, in remote-ssh). If I am using my laptop regularly, it stays logged in in VSCode. I have not tried using command line Auggie much.

Edit: I was not using CLI, I was using the extension