[Bug] Subagent return context exhaustion causing premature token limit

Status Closed — duplicate
Reported on v2.1.7
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 3 comments · opened Jan 14, 2026 · 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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