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[evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Browser login that mints a user API key for SDK use\nSteps:\n1. Ask admin about the user API key policy.\n2. Use an existing key via CURSOR_API_KEY.\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.","data":{"problem_id":"80823285-ebe5-4ced-8507-e8ed8301c964","proposed_action":"Recommended action: Ask a team admin to allow user API keys, or obtain an existing key (e.g. service account key) and pass it via apiKey/CURSOR_API_KEY.\n\nOption: Ask a team admin to allow user API keys, or obtain an existing key (e.g. service account key) and pass it via apiKey/CURSOR_API_KEY. [evidence: official_recommended_action]\nApplies when: Browser login that mints a user API key for SDK use\nSteps:\n1. Ask admin about the user API key policy.\n2. 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