forbidden aa error while using run cmd

[saurav-codes]

i have configured custom llm api key but still seeing these errors. i have claude code cli installed but it's not logged in as i dont have a pro plan. but it shouldn't be a problem if i have custom api provider ( digital ocean ).

can anyone help:

~/Developer/apply-pilot  apply-pilot ❯ applypilot doctor

ApplyPilot Doctor

  profile.json       OK  /Users/sauravsharma/.applypilot/profile.json
  resume.txt         OK  /Users/sauravsharma/.applypilot/resume.txt
  searches.yaml      OK  /Users/sauravsharma/.applypilot/searches.yaml
  python-jobspy      OK  Job board scraping available
  LLM API key        OK  Local: https://inference.do-ai.run/v1
  Claude Code CLI    OK  /opt/homebrew/bin/claude
  Chrome/Chromium    OK  /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome
  Node.js (npx)      OK  /opt/nanobrew/prefix/Cellar/node/25.9.0_2/bin/npx
  CapSolver API key  optional  Set CAPSOLVER_API_KEY in .env for CAPTCHA solving

Current tier: Tier 3 — Full Auto-Apply

~/Developer/apply-pilot  apply-pilot ❯ applypilot

 Usage: applypilot [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

 AI-powered end-to-end job application pipeline.

╭─ Options ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --version             -V        Show version and exit.                                                │
│ --install-completion            Install completion for the current shell.                             │
│ --show-completion               Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or customize the    │
│                                 installation.                                                         │
│ --help                          Show this message and exit.                                           │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Commands ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ init       Run the first-time setup wizard (profile, resume, search config).                          │
│ run        Run pipeline stages: discover, enrich, score, tailor, cover, pdf.                          │
│ apply      Launch auto-apply to submit job applications.                                              │
│ status     Show pipeline statistics from the database.                                                │
│ dashboard  Generate and open the HTML dashboard in your browser.                                      │
│ doctor     Check your setup and diagnose missing requirements.                                        │
╰───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
~/Developer/apply-pilot  apply-pilot ❯ applypilot apply
No tailored resumes ready.
Run applypilot run score tailor first to prepare applications.
~/Developer/apply-pilot  apply-pilot ❯ applypilot run

╭──────────────────────────────────╮
│ ApplyPilot Pipeline (sequential) │
╰──────────────────────────────────╯
  Min score:  7
  Workers:    1
  Validation: normal
  Stages:     discover -> enrich -> score -> tailor -> cover -> pdf
  DB:        270 jobs, 0 pending enrichment

======================================================================
  STAGE: discover — Job discovery (JobSpy + Workday + smart extract)
  Started: 14:28:36
======================================================================
  JobSpy full crawl...
14:28:37 - INFO - Full crawl: 17 search combinations
14:28:37 - INFO - Sites: indeed, linkedin, zip_recruiter | Results/site: 50 | Hours old: 72
2026-05-21 14:28:37,985 - ERROR - JobSpy:ZipRecruiter - ZipRecruiter response status code 403 with response: {"error_code":"forbidden aa","error_message":"forbidden aa","request_id":"CFRAY:9ff26161cda686e5-IAD","status_code":403}
2026-05-21 14:29:53,568 - INFO - JobSpy:Linkedin - finished scraping
14:29:53 - INFO - ["Backend Engineer" in Remote (remote) [tier 1]] 95 results -> 1 new, 75 dupes, 19 filtered (location)
2026-05-21 14:29:54,395 - ERROR - JobSpy:ZipRecruiter - ZipRecruiter response status code 403 with response: {"error_code":"forbidden aa","error_message":"forbidden aa","request_id":"CFRAY:9ff2633f58fc77d3-IAD","status_code":403}
14:31:05 - INFO - ["AI Engineer" in Remote (remote) [tier 2]] 100 results -> 3 new, 84 dupes, 13 filtered (location)
2026-05-21 14:31:06,066 - ERROR - JobSpy:ZipRecruiter - ZipRecruiter response status code 403 with response: {"error_code":"forbidden aa","error_message":"forbidden aa","request_id":"CFRAY:9ff264ff3bce455c-IAD","status_code":403}
14:32:18 - INFO - ["Python Developer" in Remote (remote) [tier 3]] 100 results -> 3 new, 69 dupes, 28 filtered (location)
2026-05-21 14:32:19,194 - ERROR - JobSpy:ZipRecruiter - ZipRecruiter response status code 403 with response: {"error_code":"forbidden aa","error_message":"forbidden aa","request_id":"CFRAY:9ff266c86b311e0a-IAD","status_code":403}
14:33:30 - INFO - ["Django developer" in Remote (remote) [tier 3]] 53 results -> 2 new, 29 dupes, 22 filtered (location)
2026-05-21 14:33:31,456 - ERROR - JobSpy:ZipRecruiter - ZipRecruiter response status code 403 with response: {"error_code":"forbidden aa","error_message":"forbidden aa","request_id":"CFRAY:9ff2688bf962aa33-IAD","status_code":403}
14:34:40 - INFO - ["python django developer" in Remote (remote) [tier 3]] 53 results -> 2 new, 30 dupes, 21 filtered (location)
14:34:40 - INFO - Progress: 5/17 queries done (11 new, 287 dupes, 0 errors)
2026-05-21 14:34:40,902 - ERROR - JobSpy:ZipRecruiter - ZipRecruiter response status code 403 with response: {"error_code":"forbidden aa","error_message":"forbidden aa","request_id":"CFRAY:9ff26a3e0f3114c8-IAD","status_code":403}

[mat926]

Having the same issue