[BUG] Failure when there's over 100 images

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Jan 21, 2026 by barrettj Closed Mar 5, 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?

When using claude to edit images I reached an image limit and couldn't compact or continue:

What Should Happen?

I should be able to compact or continue in some capacity

Error Messages/Logs

Read image (5.2KB)
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Too much media: 0 document pages + 102 images > 100"},"request_id":"req_011CXLuUBKMffgQcCA9wfKbV"}
  ✻ Cogitated for 5m 51s
  ❯ .
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Too much media: 0 document pages + 102 images > 100"},"request_id":"req_011CXLuVk86SwnECT5auCkye"}
  ❯
  /compact
  ⎿  Error: Error during compaction: Error: API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Too much media: 0 document pages + 102 images >
  100"},"request_id":"req_011CXLuWpKdnGnnnXTDpAfEk"}
  ❯

Steps to Reproduce

I had claude working on editing images with image magick for a fair while

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.14 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Feedback Id: dc0e605c-0b56-4730-bd2a-9dcbb10c1255

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