[Bug] Compaction fails with "Conversation too long" error instead of auto-compacting

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Dec 17, 2025 by ChrisColeTech Closed Feb 14, 2026

Bug Description
● Task Output(non-blocking) b14e6c1
⎿  
> giga-images@5.0.0 start:qwen
> concurrently -n loader,api -c blue,green "npm run loader:qwen" "npm run api"
… +27136 lines (ctrl+o to expand)
⎿  Context low · Run /compact to compact & continue

/compact

⎿  Error: Error during compaction: Error: Conversation too long. Press esc twice to go up a few messages and try again.

/config

⎿  Config dialog dismissed

ok lets upate doc 75

⎿  Context low · Run /compact to compact & continue

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: null
  • Version: 2.0.71
  • Feedback ID: 5bb1a4d2-4a2b-4e48-a49b-bc586f50fd5c

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 212230 tokens > 200000 maximum\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CWBZSRQ3QdX8ugb2NQcLk\"}\n    at W9.generate (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:460:11051)\n    at BT.makeStatusError (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:797:2195)\n    at BT.makeRequest (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:797:5420)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async k81.model (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4612:6322)\n    at async k81 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1284:19528)\n    at async yZ9 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4612:6476)\n    at async file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4610:3799\n    at async gt1 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:947:2038)\n    at async aKA (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4610:3769)","timestamp":"2025-12-17T03:36:37.488Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 212230 tokens > 200000 maximum\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CWBZSvYjiyQZumeejpFLJ\"}\n    at W9.generate (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:460:11051)\n    at BT.makeStatusError (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:797:2195)\n    at BT.makeRequest (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:797:5420)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async k81.model (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4612:6322)\n    at async k81 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1284:19528)\n    at async yZ9 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4612:6476)\n    at async file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4610:3799\n    at async gt1 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:947:2038)\n    at async aKA (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4610:3769)","timestamp":"2025-12-17T03:36:43.857Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 201132 tokens > 200000 maximum\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CWBZToDVNnfYAFX7Jz44j\"}\n    at W9.generate (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:460:11051)\n    at BT.makeStatusError (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:797:2195)\n    at BT.makeRequest (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:797:5420)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async k81.model (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4612:6322)\n    at async k81 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1284:19528)\n    at async yZ9 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4612:6476)\n    at async file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4610:3799\n    at async gt1 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:947:2038)\n    at async aKA (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4610:3769)","timestamp":"2025-12-17T03:36:56.291Z"},{"error":"Error: Conversation too long. Press esc twice to go up a few messages and try again.\n    at EG1 (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1713:1685)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async Object.call (file:///c:/nvm/v20.19.2/

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