Error initializing client

Have had the same issue here, with different versions though and some disparity to your findings, notably in that 8.10.28 on Production channel works for me but 8.10.30 on Beta channel doesn't.

• CLI version: 2.26.1, also tested with 2.25.1 and 2.22.1
• Desktop version: 8.10.30 on Beta release channel
• MacOS version: Sonoma 14.4.1 on a 2023 M3 MacBook Pro

I went down a bit of a rabbit hole thanks to an error message shown when testing CLI 2.25.1 of...

op account list
[ERROR] 2024/03/30 10:27:32 connecting to desktop app: 1Password CLI couldn't connect to the 1Password desktop app. To fix this, update the desktop app to the latest version. If you're still having trouble connecting, restart the app. If you're using version 8.10.12 or earlier of the app, the 1Password CLI binary must be located in /usr/local/bin/op.

...and while I knew I was on a later version of the app, I also know brew install 1password-cli does not use /usr/local/bin/op as its path for the binary - it uses a symlink of /opt/homebrew/bin/op to point at a versioned package path (/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/1password-cli/2.26.1/op)

So I grabbed my rabbit hole gear (small flashlight and a flask of tea) and off I went...

Tests with 8.10.30 Beta release:

• Install CLI with packaged installer = works
• Install CLI with packaged installer and copy op binary to any other location = crashes
• Download CLI zip and extract binary to /usr/local/bin/op = works
• Download CLI zip and extract binary to any other location = crashes
• Install CLI with brew to default brew path = crashes
• Install CLI with brew and copy binary to /usr/local/bin/op = works

Tests with 8.10.28 Production release:
after setting release channel to Production and reinstalling to downgrade app from Beta using https://downloads.1password.com/mac/1Password.zip

• All above tests work regardless of path

Tests with 8.10.30 Beta release:
after updating again from above working 8.10.28 Production

• Same behavior as initial 8.10.30 Beta release tests, fails outside of /usr/local/bin/op

Dropping some of the results against the 8.10.30 Beta release of the app below...

$ brew info 1password-cli
==> 1password-cli: 2.26.1
https://developer.1password.com/docs/cli
/opt/homebrew/Caskroom/1password-cli/2.26.1 (2 files, 23.2MB)
From: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask/blob/HEAD/Casks/1/1password-cli.rb
==> Name
1Password CLI
==> Description
Command-line interface for 1Password
==> Artifacts
op (Binary)
==> Analytics
install: 6,470 (30 days), 18,175 (90 days), 50,448 (365 days)

$ brew install 1password-cli
==> Downloading https://cache.agilebits.com/dist/1P/op2/pkg/v2.26.1/op_darwin_arm64_v2.26.1.zip
Already downloaded: /Users/asuka/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/10c189eb8b726bc0b012189cb021b52d95202876696cdaf524fec1ada35ce725--op_darwin_arm64_v2.26.1.zip
==> Installing Cask 1password-cli
==> Linking Binary 'op' to '/opt/homebrew/bin/op'
1password-cli was successfully installed!

$ which op
/opt/homebrew/bin/op

$ op account list
[ERROR] 2024/03/30 10:45:02 connecting to desktop app: connecting to desktop app timed out, make sure it is installed, running and CLI integration is enabled

$ sha256sum /usr/local/bin/op /opt/homebrew/bin/op
436ff9e30ee94a4a02edab6fcfa5486ede5056c71c6b67e22cb010278390731a  /usr/local/bin/op
436ff9e30ee94a4a02edab6fcfa5486ede5056c71c6b67e22cb010278390731a  /opt/homebrew/bin/op

$ /usr/local/bin/op --version
2.26.1

$ /opt/homebrew/bin/op --version
2.26.1

$ /usr/local/bin/op account list
URL                                 EMAIL                         USER ID
my.1password.com                    hidden@gmail.com          MIGHTNOTPOSTTHISONLINE
nervhq.1password.com                asuka@nervhq.com          MIGHTNOTPOSTTHISEITHER

$ /opt/homebrew/bin/op account list
[ERROR] 2024/03/30 10:48:00 connecting to desktop app: connecting to desktop app timed out, make sure it is installed, running and CLI integration is enabled

@stuhall and @bbaublitz -- I am having the same problem, on production 8.10.28 -- never used Beta channel, only production -- how does one reinstall 1password, or is there another recommended solution? Thanks.