[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Duplicate tool names during compaction

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 16, 2025 by cwtaras Closed Dec 16, 2025

Bug Description
i experience problems with compaction. auto compact fails and when i try to manually compact i get the following error:  Error: Error during compaction: Error: API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"tools: Tool names must be unique."},"request_id":"req_011CWAFZrBuETQ26tcoz4LrQ"}

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: iTerm.app
  • Version: 2.0.70
  • Feedback ID: c41054a2-1453-43e9-b834-f02a45ab1952

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"tools: Tool names must be unique.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CWAF3bv56jasghtvVJo3T\"}\n    at B9.generate (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:459:10797)\n    at q_.makeStatusError (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:796:2195)\n    at q_.makeRequest (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:796:5419)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async w11.model (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4493:6319)\n    at async w11 (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1232:18701)\n    at async $d2 (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4493:6473)\n    at async file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4491:3797\n    at async Jp1 (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:946:2037)\n    at async uJA (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4491:3767)","timestamp":"2025-12-16T10:54:48.340Z"},{"error":"Error: API Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"tools: Tool names must be unique.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CWAF3bv56jasghtvVJo3T\"}\n    at sB1 (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1651:1556)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async ieB (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1725:3259)\n    at async J$ (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:2369)\n    at async J$ (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n    at async J$ (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n    at async J$ (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n    at async J$ (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n    at async J$ (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n    at async J$ (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)","timestamp":"2025-12-16T10:54:48.348Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"tools: Tool names must be unique.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CWAF4AsDZrR5gjeJe8oY4\"}\n    at B9.generate (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:459:10797)\n    at q_.makeStatusError (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:796:2195)\n    at q_.makeRequest (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:796:5419)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async w11.model (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4493:6319)\n    at async w11 (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1232:18701)\n    at async $d2 (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4493:6473)\n    at async file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4491:3797\n    at async Jp1 (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:946:2037)\n    at async uJA (file:///Users/cwtaras/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4491:3767)","timestamp":"2025-

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