[Bug] Compaction fails with "Conversation too long" error repeatedly

Bug Description

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

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

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: vscode
• Version: 2.1.34
• Feedback ID: f34adb69-c819-493d-ba69-18a1b120a590

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Conversation too long. Press esc twice to go up a few messages and try again.\n    at sj1 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3351:934)\n    at async Object.JdY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3640:47)\n    at async NGY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2033:3460)\n    at async Rh4 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2033:1025)\n    at async eOz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6407:2484)\n    at async NT6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6405:3743)\n    at async K_z (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6407:5464)\n    at async TT6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6407:4662)\n    at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6420:7196\n    at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6322:5390","timestamp":"2026-02-06T18:37:22.682Z"},{"error":"Error: Error during compaction: Error: Conversation too long. Press esc twice to go up a few messages and try again.\n    at Object.JdY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3641:185)\n    at async NGY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2033:3460)\n    at async Rh4 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2033:1025)\n    at async eOz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6407:2484)\n    at async NT6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6405:3743)\n    at async K_z (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6407:5464)\n    at async TT6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6407:4662)\n    at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6420:7196\n    at async file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6322:5390","timestamp":"2026-02-06T18:37:22.682Z"},{"error":"Error: Conversation too long. Press esc twice to go up a few messages and try again.\n    at sj1 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3351:934)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async Object.JdY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3640:47)\n    at async NGY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2033:3460)\n    at async Rh4 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2033:1025)\n    at async eOz (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6407:2484)\n    at async NT6 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:6405:3743)\n    at async K_z (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.j…

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