[Bug] Claude repeatedly attempts `timeout`/`gtimeout` commands instead of using built-in timeout functionality
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 29, 2025 by Geenz Closed Nov 2, 2025
Bug Description
It keeps trying to use timeout and gtimeout despite having its own built in timeout. It then chews through tokens trying to diagnose this fact before I stop it to remind it that it doesn't have timeout as a command and that it has its own timeout
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: clion
- Version: 2.0.28
- Feedback ID: 8aa386b0-a256-4dad-8687-c3dcfe17fbdc
Errors
[{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n at Module.readSync (node:fs:733:18)\n at Object.readSync (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:9:472)\n at pV (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3568:105)\n at Ez (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3570:475)\n at KS6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:7467)\n at V (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:6679)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:6997\n at HJ (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:21528)\n at QE (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:41111)\n at AU (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:35147)","timestamp":"2025-10-29T19:21:47.432Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n at Module.readFileSync (node:fs:434:20)\n at Object.readFileSync (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:9:299)\n at Ez (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3570:490)\n at KS6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:7467)\n at V (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:6679)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:6997\n at HJ (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:21528)\n at QE (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:41111)\n at AU (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:35147)\n at q4 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:4840)","timestamp":"2025-10-29T19:21:47.437Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n at Module.readSync (node:fs:733:18)\n at Object.readSync (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:9:472)\n at pV (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3568:105)\n at Ez (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3570:475)\n at KS6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:7467)\n at V (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:6679)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:6997\n at HJ (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:21528)\n at QE (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:41111)\n at AU (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:35147)","timestamp":"2025-10-29T19:21:55.393Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n at Module.readFileSync (node:fs:434:20)\n at Object.readFileSync (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:9:299)\n at Ez (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3570:490)\n at KS6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:7467)\n at V (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:6679)\n at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2715:6997\n at HJ (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:21528)\n at QE (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:41111)\n at AU (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:35147)\n at q4 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:4840)","timestamp":"2025-10-29T19:21:55.398Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n at Module.readSync (node:fs:733:18)\n at Object.readSync (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:9:472)\n at pV (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3568:105)\n at Ez (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3570:475)\n at KS6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/
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