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Deleted my ClawHub account because it showed my old GitHub username after a rename. Now sign-in just refreshes the page endlessly.

Already tried: revoked OAuth, cleared cookies, incognito window, re-authorized — still loops.

Current GitHub: 0xMagistery Old GitHub: MagisteryOrg Profile: https://github.com/0xMagistery Deleted account: Approx time account was deleted (UTC): 2026-03-22 ~07:00-08:00 UTC

Please clear the stale account record so I can sign in fresh. Thanks!

Error Message

Clicking "Sign in with GitHub" redirects back to ClawHub but the page refreshes and I remain logged out. No error message is displayed. The login loop repeats on every attempt, including in incognito with cleared cookies and re-authorized OAuth.

Root Cause

Deleted my ClawHub account because it showed my old GitHub username after a rename. Now sign-in just refreshes the page endlessly.

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Bug type

Crash (process/app exits or hangs)

Summary

Deleted my ClawHub account because it showed my old GitHub username after a rename. Now sign-in just refreshes the page endlessly.

Already tried: revoked OAuth, cleared cookies, incognito window, re-authorized — still loops.

Current GitHub: 0xMagistery Old GitHub: MagisteryOrg Profile: https://github.com/0xMagistery Deleted account: Approx time account was deleted (UTC): 2026-03-22 ~07:00-08:00 UTC

Please clear the stale account record so I can sign in fresh. Thanks!

Steps to reproduce

  1. Rename GitHub username
  2. Notice ClawHub still shows old username
  3. Delete ClawHub account
  4. Revoke ClawHub OAuth app in GitHub settings
  5. Re-authorize OAuth
  6. Click "Sign in with GitHub" on ClawHub
  7. Page refreshes, never logs in — stuck in loop

Expected behavior

Clicking "Sign in with GitHub" should complete the OAuth flow and create a new ClawHub account linked to my current GitHub username, as it did when I originally signed up before the deletion.

Actual behavior

Clicking "Sign in with GitHub" redirects back to ClawHub but the page refreshes and I remain logged out. No error message is displayed. The login loop repeats on every attempt, including in incognito with cleared cookies and re-authorized OAuth.

OpenClaw version

N/A — this is a ClawHub web (clawhub.ai) authentication issue, not an OpenClaw CLI bug.

Operating system

macOS 15 (Sequoia) — but this is a server-side auth issue, not OS-dependent.

Install method

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Model

N/A — not model-related. This is a ClawHub account/OAuth issue.

Provider / routing chain

N/A — browser → clawhub.ai OAuth → GitHub. No model/provider involved.

Additional provider/model setup details

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Fix Plan

To resolve the issue, we need to clear the stale account record and update the OAuth flow. Here are the steps:

  • Clear stale account record:
    • Query the database for the deleted account record using the old GitHub username (MagisteryOrg).
    • Update the record to reflect the new GitHub username (0xMagistery) or delete the record if it's no longer needed.
  • Update OAuth flow:
    • Verify that the OAuth callback URL is correctly configured to handle the new GitHub username.
    • Ensure that the OAuth flow is properly handling the case where a user has renamed their GitHub username.

Example code snippet ( Node.js and Express.js ):

// Clear stale account record
const updateAccountRecord = async (oldUsername, newUsername) => {
  const accountRecord = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM accounts WHERE github_username = $1`, [oldUsername]);
  if (accountRecord) {
    await db.query(`UPDATE accounts SET github_username = $1 WHERE id = $2`, [newUsername, accountRecord.id]);
  }
};

// Update OAuth flow
const oauthCallback = async (req, res) => {
  const githubUsername = req.user.github_username;
  const accountRecord = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM accounts WHERE github_username = $1`, [githubUsername]);
  if (!accountRecord) {
    // Create a new account record
    await db.query(`INSERT INTO accounts (github_username) VALUES ($1)`, [githubUsername]);
  }
  // Complete the OAuth flow
  res.redirect('/login-success');
};

Verification

To verify that the fix worked, try the following:

  • Sign in with GitHub using the new username (0xMagistery).
  • Verify that the account record is updated correctly in the database.
  • Ensure that the OAuth flow completes successfully and the user is logged in.

Extra Tips

  • Regularly clean up stale account records to prevent similar issues in the future.
  • Consider implementing a mechanism to automatically update account records when a user renames their GitHub username.

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Expected behavior

Clicking "Sign in with GitHub" should complete the OAuth flow and create a new ClawHub account linked to my current GitHub username, as it did when I originally signed up before the deletion.

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