## Feature Description
Enables adding Google accounts on remote servers without a desktop
environment (headless Linux, Docker containers, SSH sessions) where
automatic browser opening is not possible. Users can manually copy the
authorization URL to a device with a browser, complete authentication,
and paste the authorization code back.
## Usage
npm run accounts:add -- --no-browser
## Code Architecture
### New Modules
1. oauth.js - extractCodeFromInput()
- Parses user input (full callback URL or raw authorization code)
- Extracts code and state parameters
- Handles OAuth error responses
2. accounts.js - addAccountNoBrowser()
- Account addition flow for no-browser mode
- Displays authorization URL for manual copying
- Waits for user to paste authorization code
- Calls extractCodeFromInput to parse input
- Completes OAuth flow and saves account
3. tests/test-oauth-no-browser.cjs
- 13 unit tests covering valid URLs, raw codes, error handling, edge cases
### Modified Modules
1. accounts.js - interactiveAdd()
- Added noBrowser parameter
- Selects addAccount or addAccountNoBrowser based on mode
2. accounts.js - main()
- Parses --no-browser CLI argument
- Updated help information
## User Flow
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Headless Server Terminal │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ npm run accounts:add -- --no-browser │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Display Google OAuth URL │
│ (manual copy required) │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
┌────────────────────┴────────────────────┐
│ │
▼ ▼
┌─────────────────┐ ┌─────────────────────┐
│ Local Browser │ │ Phone/Other Device │
│ Open URL │ │ Open URL │
│ Google Sign-in │ │ Google Sign-in │
│ Authorize App │ │ Authorize App │
└─────────────────┘ └─────────────────────┘
│ │
└────────────────────┬────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Browser redirects to localhost │
│ (page won't load - this is OK) │
│ Copy full URL or code parameter │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ Return to server terminal │
│ Paste URL or authorization code │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
│
▼
┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ ✓ Account added successfully │
└─────────────────────────────────┘
## Security Considerations
- Supports state parameter validation (when user pastes full URL)
- Warns on state mismatch but allows continuation (manual mode tolerance)
- Authorization code length validation to prevent incorrect input
## Compatibility
- Does not affect existing automatic browser OAuth flow
- All changes are additive, no modifications to upstream logic
- Easy to merge future upstream updates
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