[BUG] image cannot be empty message for every prompt

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• [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?

I received the sent error after submitting what I think was a corrupted image on Kubuntu 25.04.

I don't have the original image since I wasn't thinking that far ahead. This error appears on all prompts in the session no matter what I send since that prompt.

I also cannot send a bug report with the Submit Feedback / Bug Report tool.

What Should Happen?

I should be able to carry on with the conversation even though 1 prompt in the history had a bad image.

Error Messages/Logs

❯ currently the inhale goes over the session timer. can you fix that?                                                                                                                                                                                       
  ⎿  [Image #1]
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.27.content.1.image.source.base64: image cannot be empty"},"request_id":"req_011CZ62vPp7MpuRuyU5UAYyy"}

❯ currently the inhale goes over the session timer. can you fix that?                                                                                                                                                                                       
  ⎿  [Image #2]
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.27.content.1.image.source.base64: image cannot be empty"},"request_id":"req_011CZ62viTGt6zZK9kFo4b3o"}

❯ currently the inhale goes over the session timer. can you fix that?                                                                                                                                                                                       
  ⎿  [Image #3]
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.27.content.1.image.source.base64: image cannot be empty"},"request_id":"req_011CZ62wwQfkYGDH4QU5Ks5v"}

❯ currently the inhale goes over the session timer. can you fix that?                                                                                                                                                                                       
  ⎿  [Image #4]
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.27.content.1.image.source.base64: image cannot be empty"},"request_id":"req_011CZ62yWtav3WXeeZQR8DXA"}

❯ currently the inhale goes over the session timer. can you fix that?                                                                                                                                                                                       
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.27.content.1.image.source.base64: image cannot be empty"},"request_id":"req_011CZ62yxh7eybtqissrQgBX"}

❯ currently the inhale goes over the session timer. can you fix that?                                                                                                                                                                                       
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.27.content.1.image.source.base64: image cannot be empty"},"request_id":"req_011CZ631XFy7krMCCy46YWq5"}

❯ currently the inhale goes over the session timer. can you fix that?                                                                                                                                                                                       
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.27.content.1.image.source.base64: image cannot be empty"},"request_id":"req_011CZ637VcfdnA1A1xTB9Ezy"}

❯ currently the inhale goes over the session timer. can you fix that?                                                                                                                                                                                       
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.27.content.1.image.source.base64: image cannot be empty"},"request_id":"req_011CZ637aJCZrJje2qjzmxpf"}

❯ how can i make it go up how does that work                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"messages.27.content.1.image.source.base64: image cannot be empty"},"request_id":"req_011CZ638HtkA5BGP8naXWWzD"}

Steps to Reproduce

I sent an image that was empty in a prompt.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.76

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

I was in Konsole in KDE in Wayland on Kubuntu 25.10. The screenshot tool has always been a little buggy in wayland.