Expose credential status check error message.

Author: dlongley

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # bedrock-vc-verifier ChangeLog
 
+## 23.5.0 - 2025-12-dd
+
+### Added
+- Expose credential status check error message.
+
 ## 23.4.0 - 2025-11-20
 
 ### Added

lib/status.js

@@ -110,6 +110,19 @@ export function createCheckStatus({config} = {}) {
       };
       return await handlers.checkStatus(options);
     } catch(error) {
+      if(!(error instanceof BedrockError)) {
+        // always expose cause message and name; expose cause details as
+        // BedrockError if error is marked public
+        const details = error.details?.public ? error.details : {};
+        error = new BedrockError(error.message, {
+          name: error.name || 'OperationError',
+          details: {
+            ...details,
+            public: true
+          },
+          cause: error
+        });
+      }
       return {verified: false, error};
     }
   };