[BUG] Compacting conversation started at only 16% of context used.

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 13, 2026 by yanislu Closed Mar 17, 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?

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What Should Happen?

Claude compacted conversation while only 16% of context was used. Seems like it did not know that it now has 1M context window

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

no idea

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

v2.1.75

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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