[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Conversation too long during compaction

Bug Description
I’m trying to /compact but get the message ’Error during compaction: Error: Conversation too long. Press esc twice to go up a few messages and try again’.

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: WarpTerminal
• Version: 2.0.27
• Feedback ID: a4b4e23f-4110-4461-ad24-268d5e3f3231

Errors

[{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 401\n    at UR (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:24:1136)\n    at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:29:9845)\n    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:events:536:35)\n    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1698:12)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:82:21)\n    at g3A.request (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:31:2129)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async dh2 (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3574:15030)","timestamp":"2025-10-27T07:14:02.800Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at JD (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1175:4413)\n    at file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1175:4141\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at MF (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1175:4132)\n    at ATQ (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1798:6306)\n    at Cw (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:19414)\n    at Ao (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:42806)\n    at T9 (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38347)\n    at Uc (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38275)\n    at qw (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38129)","timestamp":"2025-10-27T07:14:03.051Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 212361 tokens > 200000 maximum\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CUXT36bVf8MuBrzxk4eud\"}\n    at D4.generate (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:203:83066)\n    at uy.makeStatusError (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:357:2117)\n    at uy.makeRequest (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:357:5330)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async qtA.model (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3356:18846)\n    at async qtA (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2685:39781)\n    at async vb2 (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3356:19014)\n    at async file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3356:13007\n    at async Bo1 (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3356:4492)\n    at async m4A (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3356:12977)","timestamp":"2025-10-27T09:15:37.934Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"This request would exceed your account's rate limit. Please try again later.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CUXTB87VvXPpNUqLnC44F\"}\n    at D4.generate (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:203:83274)\n    at uy.makeStatusError (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:357:2117)\n    at uy.makeRequest (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:357:5330)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async qtA.model (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3356:18846)\n    at async qtA (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2685:39781)\n    at async vb2 (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3356:19014)\n    at async file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3356:13007\n    at async Bo1 (file:///Users/plindberg/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3356:4492)\n    at async m4A (file:///Use

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