[BUG] Error: Error during compaction: Error: Failed to generate conversation summary - response did not contain valid text content
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Jan 4, 2026 by rhyadav Closed Feb 24, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
- [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
either during auto-compaction or when i run /compact i get the error -> Error during compaction: Error: Failed to generate conversation summary - response did not contain valid text content . I'm on linux and on latest version and this issue doesn't seem to be going away by itself and im consistently encoutering it
What Should Happen?
claude should be able to compact successfully
Error Messages/Logs
/compact
⎿ Error: Error during compaction: Error: Failed to generate conversation summary - response did not contain valid text content
Steps to Reproduce
/compact
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
2.0.70
Claude Code Version
2.0.76 (Claude Code)
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Other Linux
Terminal/Shell
Other
Additional Information
_No response_
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