Merge pull request #12 from mantarayDigital/fix/start-sh-credentials-check

fix: Comprehensive authentication error handling

start_ui.sh

@@ -9,6 +9,27 @@ echo "  AutoCoder UI"
 echo "===================================="
 echo ""
 
+# Check if Claude CLI is installed
+if ! command -v claude &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "[!] Claude CLI not found"
+    echo ""
+    echo "    The agent requires Claude CLI to work."
+    echo "    Install it from: https://claude.ai/download"
+    echo ""
+    echo "    After installing, run: claude login"
+    echo ""
+else
+    echo "[OK] Claude CLI found"
+    # Note: Claude CLI no longer stores credentials in ~/.claude/.credentials.json
+    # We can't reliably check auth status without making an API call
+    if [ -d "$HOME/.claude" ]; then
+        echo "     (If you're not logged in, run: claude login)"
+    else
+        echo "[!] Claude CLI not configured - run 'claude login' first"
+    fi
+fi
+echo ""
+
 # Check if Python is available
 if ! command -v python3 &> /dev/null; then
     if ! command -v python &> /dev/null; then