[Bug] Context limit reached: Cannot compact, operation fails
Resolved 💬 13 comments Opened Dec 16, 2025 by utfam2016 Closed Dec 17, 2025
Bug Description
i've seen this over and over again...conext low, can't compact. errors out
Environment Info
- Platform: linux
- Terminal: vscode
- Version: 2.0.70
- Feedback ID: eef20ec1-3888-42ee-8d14-4987883ff48a
Errors
[{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (34929 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (25000). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n at ZEB (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:957:11951)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async Object.call (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:966:996)\n at async file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3437:1459","timestamp":"2025-12-16T16:22:33.594Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"tools: Tool names must be unique.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CWAg732B9iFUA4bwqQgqS\"}\n at B9.generate (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:459:10797)\n at q_.makeStatusError (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:796:2195)\n at q_.makeRequest (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:796:5419)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async w11.model (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4493:6319)\n at async w11 (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1232:18701)\n at async $d2 (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4493:6473)\n at async file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4491:3797\n at async Jp1 (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:946:2037)\n at async uJA (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4491:3767)","timestamp":"2025-12-16T16:23:25.557Z"},{"error":"Error: API Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"tools: Tool names must be unique.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CWAg732B9iFUA4bwqQgqS\"}\n at sB1 (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1651:1556)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async ieB (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1725:3259)\n at async J$ (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:2369)\n at async J$ (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n at async J$ (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n at async J$ (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n at async J$ (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n at async J$ (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)\n at async J$ (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1861:7648)","timestamp":"2025-12-16T16:23:25.559Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"tools: Tool names must be unique.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CWAg7SX3bqUGxQWzUf41W\"}\n at B9.generate (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:459:10797)\n at q_.makeStatusError (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:796:2195)\n at q_.makeRequest (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:796:5419)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async w11.model (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4493:6319)\n at async w11 (file:///usr/local/share/nvm/versions/node/v20.19.5/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1232:18701)\n at async %2
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