[BUG] ERROR Invalid String Length (Claude Code crashing)
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Oct 29, 2025 by waldoalvarez00 Closed Jan 12, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
Just let it running with a task and when I check the console it was crashed at the end of a task. Writing a resume.
What Should Happen?
Not crash, just finish
Error Messages/Logs
ERROR Invalid string length
file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:725:2651
- (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:725:2651)
- (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1253:6034)
- (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1539:28863)
- OS (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:20238)
- RS (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:20721)
- Object.useState (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:27274)
- co2.useState (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:11:7844)
- X3 (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1539:28745)
- Vw (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:19414)
- Lv (file:///C:/Users/waldo/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:3226)
Steps to Reproduce
No idea. I am using Serena MCP. Maybe could be related or help with tracking the issue.
Claude Model
Sonnet (default)
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.0.28 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Windows Terminal
Additional Information
<img width="1881" height="1059" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/82600180-8593-495f-9a1e-5bf4626292e4" />
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