Statusline shows token count exceeding budget limit (117.8% of 200k)
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Feb 3, 2026 by zizhongx Closed Feb 7, 2026
Bug Description
The statusline displays token usage exceeding the 200k budget limit, showing values like 235642/200000 (117.8%).
Expected Behavior
According to the documentation, conversations have "unlimited context through automatic summarization". When token count approaches 200k, the system should:
- Automatically trigger summarization to compress context
- Keep the actual context usage below the 200k limit
- Display the compressed token count in the statusline
Actual Behavior
- Statusline shows:
235642/200000 (117.8%) - The percentage exceeds 100%, indicating the context has overflowed the budget
- It's unclear if this represents:
- Pre-compression cumulative tokens (incorrect display)
- Post-compression actual usage (summarization not working)
Environment
- Model: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929
- Platform: Linux
Impact
This causes confusion about actual context usage and may indicate that automatic summarization is not functioning as expected.
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