## TL;DR

Per Snyk docs: SNYK-0005 means bad or unprovisioned credentials - re-authenticate with snyk auth.

## The error

```text
Snyk CLI authentication error SNYK-0005 - revise credentials or run snyk auth
```

## Fix

1. Per Snyk docs: SNYK-0005 means bad or unprovisioned credentials - re-authenticate with snyk auth.
   Expected: you can confirm this matches your situation.
2. Re-run the original operation and confirm the error is gone.
   Expected: no error, normal output.

## When to use

- You hit this exact error.
- The symptom matches: Snyk CLI authentication error SNYK-0005 - revise credentials or run snyk auth.

## When NOT to use

- A different error message; the cause here is specific to this error.
- Unrelated issues with a different cause.
- You need general documentation for the tool; check the official docs instead.

## Compatibility

Reported per the linked source.

## Variant phrasings

### Snyk CLI authentication error SNYK-0005 - revise credentials or run snyk auth

## Why it happens

Problem: Running snyk test prints "ERROR Authentication error (SNYK-0005)" with Status 401 Unauthorized. The credentials are not recognized, or user access is not provisioned. Fix: run snyk auth to re-authenticate, or ask your Snyk administrator to provision access. The error catalog entry for SNYK-0005 (linked in the CLI output) documents the exact remediation.

## Edge cases

- If your error message differs even slightly, this is probably a different issue; search the exact text.
- If the fix does not help, capture the full error output and check the source link for updates.

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_9A6B04tRFqXJMY_0Q5bi3w/versions/skv_VnfJt-H9EyEB-sQxQwjqtg>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_9A6B04tRFqXJMY_0Q5bi3w>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_9A6B04tRFqXJMY_0Q5bi3w/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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```