[Feature Request] Auto-resume on rate limit with configurable retry behavior
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Dec 27, 2025 by vamseeachanta Closed Dec 27, 2025
Bug Description
Feature Request: Auto-Continue After Rate Limit Reset
Problem
When Claude Code hits a rate limit mid-task, it stops completely and requires manual intervention. This breaks workflow for long-running tasks, background agents, and unattended operations.
Proposed Solution
Add an option to automatically wait and resume:
- Flag:
--auto-continueor--wait-on-limit - Setting:
autoResumeOnRateLimitin settings.json - Environment variable:
CLAUDE_AUTO_CONTINUE=1
Desired Behavior
- Detect rate limit error
- Display countdown timer until reset
- Auto-resume once limit resets
- Preserve full context and state
Use Cases
- Overnight multi-file refactors
- Automated CI/CD code review pipelines
- Long research tasks with subagents
- Batch processing across repositories
Alternatives Considered
- External wrapper scripts (fragile, loses context)
- Manual monitoring (not scalable)
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Environment Info
- Platform: linux
- Terminal: gnome-terminal
- Version: 2.0.76
- Feedback ID: 09159f48-cd5a-427b-bca6-24be961b71b2
Errors
[{"error":"AbortError: The operation was aborted\n at abortChildProcess (node:child_process:725:27)\n at EventTarget.onAbortListener (node:child_process:795:7)\n at [nodejs.internal.kHybridDispatch] (node:internal/event_target:831:20)\n at EventTarget.dispatchEvent (node:internal/event_target:766:26)\n at abortSignal (node:internal/abort_controller:370:10)\n at AbortController.abort (node:internal/abort_controller:392:5)\n at Timeout._onTimeout (file:///home/vamsee/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4967:6586)\n at listOnTimeout (node:internal/timers:581:17)\n at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:519:7)","timestamp":"2025-12-27T17:57:16.419Z"}]This issue has 2 comments on GitHub. Read the full discussion on GitHub ↗