/compact error in Claude code
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Nov 13, 2025 by dbezar Closed Nov 16, 2025
Bug Description
/compact
⎿ Error: Error during compaction: Error: API Error: 400
{"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"clear_thinking_20251015 strategy requires
thinking to be enabled"},"request_id":"req_011CV5FqEx3XsaSXDJmtnhmn"}
Environment Info
- Platform: win32
- Terminal: null
- Version: 2.0.36
- Feedback ID:
Errors
[{"error":"SyntaxError: Expected property name or '}' in JSON at position 1 (line 1 column 2)\n at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)\n at file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:78:708\n at Q (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:8:15070)\n at S1Q (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:878:9702)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-11-13T02:13:57.522Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"`clear_thinking_20251015` strategy requires `thinking` to be enabled\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CV55di9RCfuvTUWxUByZt\"}\n at L4.generate (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:428:26211)\n at U_.makeStatusError (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:707:2117)\n at U_.makeRequest (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:707:5341)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async Js2.wrA.model (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3512:15108)\n at async wrA (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2026:39781)\n at async Js2 (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3512:15262)\n at async file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3512:8918\n at async q00 (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3512:1970)\n at async H6A (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3512:8888)","timestamp":"2025-11-13T02:13:58.583Z"},{"error":"Error: API Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"`clear_thinking_20251015` strategy requires `thinking` to be enabled\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CV55di9RCfuvTUWxUByZt\"}\n at BaA (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1752:1542)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async KSQ (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1747:1856)\n at async HS (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2028:15842)\n at async P6 (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2361:4415)\n at async Q4 (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2361:5722)\n at async iS2 (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2349:4758)\n at async Je1 (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2349:3424)\n at async file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2361:1384\n at async file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2342:4669","timestamp":"2025-11-13T02:13:58.593Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 202169 tokens > 200000 maximum\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CV55dsCsZJhfQ4v6BKoCN\"}\n at L4.generate (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:428:26211)\n at U_.makeStatusError (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:707:2117)\n at U_.makeRequest (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:707:5341)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n at async Js2.wrA.model (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3512:15108)\n at async wrA (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2026:39781)\n at async Js2 (file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3512:15262)\n at async file:///C:/Users/david/AppData/Roaming
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