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

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?

i can't compact conversation, also can't exit conversation and go back to it, it still don't allow me to compact

What Should Happen?

compact the conversation

Error Messages/Logs

Prompt is too long

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

Steps to Reproduce

reach full context , and then it won't compact , auto compact won't trigger

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

don't know

Claude Code Version

2.0.72 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

VS Code integrated terminal

Additional Information

_No response_