[BUG] PROMPT TOO LONG - Reached 100% current usage and 17% weekly usage in a single simple prompt.

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• [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Earlier, every single session restart consumed 15% current usage at the start of the session. Hence, I asked Claude to update and clean-up CLAUDE.md, memory.md, and status.md and keep what's relevant. Started a new session with unused usage limits and handed over a parsing tool generation task to Claude. It hit 100% current usage and 17% weekly usage in a single simple prompt. Prompt output killed because of usage limit.

What Should Happen?

Rationalised usage limits.

Error Messages/Logs

Prompt too long

Steps to Reproduce

I asked Claude to update and clean-up CLAUDE.md, memory.md, and status.md and keep what's relevant. After Claude implemented this, I started the session once usage limits were reset.

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude 1.1348.0 (efa3fd) 2026-04-08T15:06:08.000Z

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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