[Bug] Subagent return context exhaustion causing premature token limit

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 14, 2026 by ariccio Closed Jan 18, 2026

Bug Description
STILL having issues with returning subagents and context exhaustion

Subagents will return and then end up with this nonsense:

⏺ Agent "Workslop detection" completed
  ⎿  Listed directory Test/
  ⎿  Context limit reached · /compact or /clear to continue

❯ /context 
  ⎿   Context Usage
     ⛁ ⛀ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁   claude-opus-4-5-20251101 · 296k/200k tokens (148%)
     ⛁ ⛀ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁   ⛁ System prompt: 3.1k tokens (1.5%)
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁   ⛁ System tools: 19.2k tokens (9.6%)
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁   ⛁ Custom agents: 2.1k tokens (1.1%)
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁   ⛁ Memory files: 4.7k tokens (2.4%)
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁   ⛁ Skills: 2.0k tokens (1.0%)
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁   ⛁ Messages: 264.6k tokens (132.3%)
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁   ⛝ Autocompact buffer: 45.0k tokens (22.5%)
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ 
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ 

 

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.7
  • Feedback ID: 835822d7-9608-4ffc-95a0-c0b6fe80d1f4

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Agent type 'feature-dev:code-reviewer' not found. Available agents: Bash, general-purpose, statusline-setup, Explore, Plan, claude-code-guide, code-simplicity-reviewer, test-coverage-reviewer, garden-hostile-verifier, simulator-interactor, swiftdata-migration-validator, documentation-accuracy-reviewer, medical-alert-validator, mock-demo-data-auditor, security-code-reviewer, deedee-build-test-verifier, workslop-detector, simulator-log-follower, accessibility-compliance-reviewer, subagent-response-consolidator, performance-reviewer, code-quality-reviewer, naming-quality-reviewer, macos-bsd-compatibility-reviewer\n    at Object.call (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2340:4897)\n    at async b77 (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3141:17888)","timestamp":"2026-01-14T22:10:28.300Z"},{"error":"Error: Agent type 'pr-review-toolkit:code-reviewer' not found. Available agents: Bash, general-purpose, statusline-setup, Explore, Plan, claude-code-guide, code-simplicity-reviewer, test-coverage-reviewer, garden-hostile-verifier, simulator-interactor, swiftdata-migration-validator, documentation-accuracy-reviewer, medical-alert-validator, mock-demo-data-auditor, security-code-reviewer, deedee-build-test-verifier, workslop-detector, simulator-log-follower, accessibility-compliance-reviewer, subagent-response-consolidator, performance-reviewer, code-quality-reviewer, naming-quality-reviewer, macos-bsd-compatibility-reviewer\n    at Object.call (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2340:4897)\n    at async b77 (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3141:17888)","timestamp":"2026-01-14T22:10:28.301Z"},{"error":"Error: Agent type 'pr-review-toolkit:silent-failure-hunter' not found. Available agents: Bash, general-purpose, statusline-setup, Explore, Plan, claude-code-guide, code-simplicity-reviewer, test-coverage-reviewer, garden-hostile-verifier, simulator-interactor, swiftdata-migration-validator, documentation-accuracy-reviewer, medical-alert-validator, mock-demo-data-auditor, security-code-reviewer, deedee-build-test-verifier, workslop-detector, simulator-log-follower, accessibility-compliance-reviewer, subagent-response-consolidator, performance-reviewer, code-quality-reviewer, naming-quality-reviewer, macos-bsd-compatibility-reviewer\n    at Object.call (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2340:4897)\n    at async b77 (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3141:17888)","timestamp":"2026-01-14T22:10:28.301Z"},{"error":"Error: Agent type 'pr-review-toolkit:type-design-analyzer' not found. Available agents: Bash, general-purpose, statusline-setup, Explore, Plan, claude-code-guide, code-simplicity-reviewer, test-coverage-reviewer, garden-hostile-verifier, simulator-interactor, swiftdata-migration-validator, documentation-accuracy-reviewer, medical-alert-validator, mock-demo-data-auditor, security-code-reviewer, deedee-build-test-verifier, workslop-detector, simulator-log-follower, accessibility-compliance-reviewer, subagent-response-consolidator, performance-reviewer, code-quality-reviewer, naming-quality-reviewer, macos-bsd-compatibility-reviewer\n    at Object.call (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2340:4897)\n    at async b77 (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3141:17888)","timestamp":"2026-01-14T22:10:28.301Z"},{"error":"Error: Agent type 'pr-review-toolkit:pr-test-analyzer' not found. Available agents: Bash, general-purpose, statusline-setup, Explore, Plan, claude-code-guide, code-simplicity-reviewer, test-coverage-reviewer, garden-hostile-verifier, simulator-interactor, swiftdata-migration-validator, documentation-accuracy-reviewer, medical-alert-validator, mock-demo-data-auditor, security-code-reviewer, deedee-build-test-verifier, workslop-detector, simulator-log-follower, accessibility-compliance-reviewer, subagent-response-consolidator, performance-reviewer, code-quality-reviewer, naming-quality-reviewer, macos-bsd-compatibility-reviewer\n    at Object.call (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2340:4897)\n    at async b77 (file:///Users/alexanderriccio/.nvm/versions/node/v24.10.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3141:17888)","timestamp":"2026-01-14T22:10:28.301Z"},{"error":"Error: Agent type 'pr-review-toolkit:comment-analyzer' not found. Available agents: Bash, general-purpose, statusline-setup, Explore, Plan, claude-code-guide, code-simplicity-reviewer, test-coverage-reviewer, garden-hostile-verifier, simulator-interactor, swiftdata-migration-validator, documentation-accuracy-reviewer, medical-alert-validator, mock-demo-data-auditor, security-code-reviewer, deedee-build-test-verifier, workslop-detector, simulator-log-follower, accessibility-compliance-reviewer, subagent-response-consolida

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