I can't sign in
Signing in to Yardmaster or to your Claude account is not working.
Quick question
Which sign-in?
Yardmaster itself (with Google), then Account not authorized
If it says "Account not authorized"
Read it in Sign in to YardmasterYardmaster may only let in people who were invited. If your Google account is not on the list, you see Account not authorized.
Click Request access. The screen changes to Request sent.
Wait for the admin to approve you, then click Refresh status.
Signed in with the wrong Google account? Click Use a different account to sign out and pick another.
Yardmaster itself (with Google), then Something else
Sign in
Read it in Sign in to YardmasterOpen Yardmaster. It shows Sign in to continue.
Click Sign in with Google. Your web browser opens Google's sign-in page.
Pick your Google account and allow access.
Go back to Yardmaster and click I Agree & Continue to accept the terms.
There is no separate sign-up: the first time you sign in, that creates your account. If you see or sign in with GitHub too, you can use GitHub instead.
Once you are signed in, Yardmaster remembers you. It stays signed in even if you go offline for a while, for up to a day.
My Claude account, then It says Login Expired
If a login expires
Read it in Connect your Claude accountWhen a login stops working, Yardmaster shows a Login Expired notification, and sessions on that account fail until you sign in again. Open Settings > Accounts and click Log In next to that account.
Your Anthropic logins and API keys are saved encrypted on this computer, using your operating system's own protection (the Keychain on a Mac, Windows' built-in data protection on a PC).
On Windows, a big hardware change can reset that protection. Yardmaster then cannot read the saved copy: a login asks you to sign in again, and an API key's card says it cannot be read. Paste the same key in again to fix it; the key itself still works.
My Claude account, then I am connecting it for the first time
Connect your account
Read it in Connect your Claude accountOpen Settings > Accounts.
Under Add Account, click Log In with Anthropic. Your web browser opens Anthropic's sign-in page.
Sign in with your Claude account and approve Yardmaster.
Go back to Yardmaster. Your account now shows under Login Accounts.
You can also do this the first time you open Yardmaster: the welcome steps ask you to Sign In with Anthropic.
My sign-ins are gone after moving to a new computer
Work through the checklist
Read it in Fix sign-ins after a restoreThe checklist opens by itself the first time Yardmaster starts after a restore that replaced your data with a backup from another computer, and an Inbox card points to it.
Look at the groups that are open: those have items that need attention. Each group shows how many items are healthy.
On an item, click its button: for example Go to Accounts to sign in again, or Copy or Open Terminal for a command-line tool's sign-in command.
Enter the key or sign in again.
Come back and click Re-check on that item. It turns healthy when Yardmaster can read it.
When you are done, or want to finish later, click Dismiss.
If items still need attention when you click Dismiss, Yardmaster asks first. The checklist does not open by itself again until your next restore.
If you undo the restore, the checklist does not open for it: your own keys and sign-ins come back with your own settings.