1password8 error when trying cli "op" derived from Homebrew on a M1 Mac

TomHsiung

Hi, there

I installed the 1password from Homebrew following this guide (https://developer.1password.com/docs/cli/get-started/). I use the latest 1password8 desktop app on my M1 Mac with Sonoma 14.0 and when I try to use op in terminal I encountered this error,

connecting to desktop app: For the 1Password app integration to work, update your desktop app to the latest version or move the CLI binary to /usr/local/bin/op.

What should I do to correct this error? Thanks

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1Password Version: 8.10.16
Extension Version: Not Provided
OS Version: macOS 14.0
Browser: Not Provided

gewoonseba

I have exactly the same issue. Did you manage to solve this issue? @TomHsiung

1P_Amanda

Hello!

My first suggestion to try would be to reboot your machine and check for updates for 1Password 8, and check where op is installed. If it's not in /usr/local/bin/op, move it there and ensure /usr/local/bin is in your PATH. Another thing that sometimes gets missed is the "Integrate with 1Password" checkbox in 1Password 8 - if that's checked, has the app been restarted since? It's not technically a requirement, but sometimes does the trick.

If you want to share what version of op you're using and where it's installed, what you get when you run the op command with --debug and any other details, I might be able to help further.

Hope this helps!

roryschadler

I also get this error when using op. It only occurs on the first auth-required call (e.g. op vault ls). The first call returns that error. Subsequent calls work just fine for me, with the system's touch ID prompt appearing. After a timeout, it seems the CLI -> app integration drops again, and I get the same error once again.

I'm on an M1 Mac, and Homebrew installs applications under /opt/homebrew on my machine. I can manually link the installation under /usr/local/bin, but this is not the default behavior for Homebrew on my machine and is not mentioned in the install instructions. Moreover, Homebrew inserts its binary directory before /usr/local/bin in the PATH, and reversing that change would break many other Homebrew-installed applications, so I would have to use the full path /usr/local/bin/op every time I want to invoke op.

Homebrew PATH changes:

% grep opt .zprofile

eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

% /opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv | grep "export PATH"

export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/sbin${PATH+:$PATH}";

My 1Password app is at version 1Password for Mac 8.10.16 (81016047) and the CLI is 2.21.0.

roryschadler

I've found a work-around for this issue. Because the first call after a timeout would always fail, while the second call would work, I assumed the issue was related to the app not running in the background. I found and enabled the option to "Keep 1Password in the menu bar" under General settings, and have not seen this problem since.

gewoonseba

My op version is 2.21.0 and my 1Password app is version 1Password for Mac 8.10.18.

Both seem up to date and I just followed the instructions here on your own site which (since it uses homebrew) does not install op where you suggest @1P_Amanda . I would also rather not mess with moving it manually.

For me also the first command I issue doesn't work, so your woraround @roryschadler doesn't work for me unfortunately