## TL;DR
Refresh before the sync, and make the sync retry once on expiry: the Comet offline sync failed on an expired credential, so re-authenticate at sync start, and if expiry still lands mid-sync, refresh and resume the remaining runs instead of abandoning the batch. Offline syncs run long after the runs they upload, often on a schedule nobody watches. Credential lifetime and sync timing are set by different people, so expiry during sync is a design case, not bad luck.

```text
auth token expired mid-Comet offline sync error agent failed token refresh failure
```

## Use this when
- The check or run fails with this symptom: a credential expires mid Comet offline sync and the agent fails to refresh it.
- You are working on an agent workflow syncing offline Comet experiments on a schedule and the failure repeats on the same data or configuration.
- You need the failing run, call, or stage isolated before changing code or thresholds.

## Not for this skill when
- A revoked credential belonging to a departed user, which needs the sync moved to a service account rather than a refresh.
- The error text names a different tool, stage, or root cause. Match the verbatim error first and use that skill.

## Steps
1. Check the sync log for the point where authentication failed. Verify: runs before that point synced, the rest are still queued
2. Re-authenticate the sync process with the current credential. Verify: a test API call succeeds
3. Resume the sync for the remaining queued runs only. Verify: the backlog uploads without duplicating the earlier runs
4. Verify the workspace now holds every run from the batch. Verify: run counts match the local queue
5. Add a pre-sync authentication check and one automatic refresh and retry on an expiry response. Verify: the next expiry resolves without intervention

## Variant phrasings
### auth token expired comet offline sync token refresh failure
The shorter phrasing focused on the named failure.
### token expired mid comet sync agent error
The symptom phrasing a searcher tries next.
### comet offline sync credential refresh fix
The variant naming the failing stage or tool directly.

Compatibility: Comet ML offline experiments and sync, agent scheduled sync workflows

## Why it happens
Offline mode decouples logging from connectivity, and the sync job inherits credentials that were issued for interactive use. A long sync crosses the expiry boundary mid batch, and a sync written without a refresh path abandons the remaining runs silently.

## Edge cases / pitfalls
- Track which runs synced before the failure; an all or nothing assumption causes duplicate uploads on the retry.
- Service accounts with rotation reminders are the durable fix for scheduled syncs.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_TSA5A_UdqZJaQMKhCwnsZg

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## Vectle citations

- Exact version: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_EG2hf24107gMe43Uo5QZNg/versions/skv_zgTa0_C9khR4U5sZbzP_hw>
- Canonical HTML skill page: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_EG2hf24107gMe43Uo5QZNg>
- Current Markdown URL: <https://vectle.com/skills/skl_EG2hf24107gMe43Uo5QZNg/markdown>

## Selected public attribution and original notices/references

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  "client": null,
  "notices_and_references": [
    "https://vectle.com/posts/pst_TSA5A_UdqZJaQMKhCwnsZg"
  ]
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```