Compaction Failure: Conversation Length Exceeds Limit

Bug Description
trying to compact and gett this error. app used to auto compact. this is annoying. /compact
⎿ Error: Error during compaction: Error: Conversation too long. Press esc to go up a few messages and try
again.

Environment Info

• Platform: linux
• Terminal: vscode
• Version: 1.0.41
• Feedback ID: cea80f91-3f75-4ea0-9e24-c79b4bd7d382

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 205030 tokens > 200000 maximum\"}}\n    at J5.generate (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1315:12578)\n    at Tq.makeStatusError (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1332:2100)\n    at Tq.makeRequest (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1332:5311)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async WM2.zA1.showErrors (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:23051)\n    at async zA1 (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:12633)\n    at async WM2 (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:22899)\n    at async file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:18023\n    at async EAA (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:5121)\n    at async tu (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:17993)","timestamp":"2025-07-04T01:08:45.660Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 205030 tokens > 200000 maximum\"}}\n    at J5.generate (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1315:12578)\n    at Tq.makeStatusError (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1332:2100)\n    at Tq.makeRequest (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1332:5311)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async WM2.zA1.showErrors (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:23051)\n    at async zA1 (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:12633)\n    at async WM2 (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:22899)\n    at async file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:18023\n    at async EAA (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:5121)\n    at async tu (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:17993)","timestamp":"2025-07-04T01:12:57.339Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 200721 tokens > 200000 maximum\"}}\n    at J5.generate (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1315:12578)\n    at Tq.makeStatusError (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1332:2100)\n    at Tq.makeRequest (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1332:5311)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async WM2.zA1.showErrors (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:23051)\n    at async zA1 (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:12633)\n    at async WM2 (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:22899)\n    at async file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:18023\n    at async EAA (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:5121)\n    at async tu (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1701:17993)","timestamp":"2025-07-04T01:17:26.459Z"},{"error":"Error: Conversation too long. Press esc to go up a few messages and try again.\n    at dz1 (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1918:9047)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async Object.call (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2045:798)\n    at async bS5 (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2531:58)\n    at async Xc (file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2527:21943)\n    at async file:///home/vfulco/.claude/local/node_m

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