[Bug] Auto-Compact requests context reduction despite single message in conversation

Bug Description
can't continue. can't compact. asking me to go up a few messages but i only sent one message in this conversation.

Environment Info

• Platform: linux
• Terminal: tmux
• Version: 2.1.45
• Feedback ID: d30f7e2f-e423-49a6-96a6-1e7669e03323

Errors

[{"error":"Error: File does not exist.\n    at Object.call (file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1356:6144)\n    at async file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:5855:1955","timestamp":"2026-02-18T11:48:26.247Z"},{"error":"FileTooLargeError: File content (512KB) exceeds maximum allowed size (256KB). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n    at Object.c89 (file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1163:335)\n    at ReadStream.emit (node:events:519:28)\n    at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:561:12)\n    at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:512:3)\n    at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:392:5)\n    at node:internal/fs/streams:292:14\n    at FSReqCallback.wrapper [as oncomplete] (node:fs:670:5)\n    at FSReqCallback.callbackTrampoline (node:internal/async_hooks:130:17)","timestamp":"2026-02-18T11:48:33.726Z"},{"error":"Error: File does not exist.\n    at Object.call (file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1356:6144)\n    at async file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:5855:1955","timestamp":"2026-02-18T11:48:34.653Z"},{"error":"Error: File does not exist.\n    at Object.call (file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1356:6144)\n    at async file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:5855:1955","timestamp":"2026-02-18T11:48:36.059Z"},{"error":"FileTooLargeError: File content (512KB) exceeds maximum allowed size (256KB). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n    at Object.c89 (file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1163:335)\n    at ReadStream.emit (node:events:519:28)\n    at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:561:12)\n    at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:512:3)\n    at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:392:5)\n    at node:internal/fs/streams:292:14\n    at FSReqCallback.wrapper [as oncomplete] (node:fs:670:5)\n    at FSReqCallback.callbackTrampoline (node:internal/async_hooks:130:17)","timestamp":"2026-02-18T11:48:36.921Z"},{"error":"FileTooLargeError: File content (512KB) exceeds maximum allowed size (256KB). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n    at Object.c89 (file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1163:335)\n    at ReadStream.emit (node:events:519:28)\n    at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:561:12)\n    at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:512:3)\n    at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:392:5)\n    at node:internal/fs/streams:292:14\n    at FSReqCallback.wrapper [as oncomplete] (node:fs:670:5)\n    at FSReqCallback.callbackTrampoline (node:internal/async_hooks:130:17)","timestamp":"2026-02-18T11:48:37.476Z"},{"error":"FileTooLargeError: File content (512KB) exceeds maximum allowed size (256KB). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n    at Object.c89 (file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1163:335)\n    at ReadStream.emit (node:events:519:28)\n    at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:561:12)\n    at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:512:3)\n    at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:392:5)\n    at node:internal/fs/streams:292:14\n    at FSReqCallback.wrapper [as oncomplete] (node:fs:670:5)\n    at FSReqCallback.callbackTrampoline (node:internal/async_hooks:130:17)","timestamp":"2026-02-18T11:48:39.889Z"},{"error":"FileTooLargeError: File content (512KB) exceeds maximum allowed size (256KB). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n    at Object.c89 (file:///home/USER/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1163:335)\n    at ReadStream.emit (node:events:519:28)\n    at addChunk (node:internal/streams/readable:561:12)\n    at readableAddChunkPushByteMode (node:internal/streams/readable:512:3)\n    at Readable.push (node:internal/streams/readable:392:5)\n    at node:internal/fs/streams:292:14\n    a…

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