[Bug] Excessive token usage on prompt messages (42k tokens for 3 prompts)

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 14, 2026 by rishabhBudhouliya Closed Apr 18, 2026

Bug Description
My messages token are 42k while I've just had three prompts in total

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 2.1.107
  • Feedback ID: 0075fc32-d923-45bc-b51d-c0dfc8b37d65

Errors

[{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (10961 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (10000). Use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or search for specific content instead of reading the whole file.\n    at ULK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4666:12262)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async QLK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4670:2638)\n    at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4675:7235)\n    at async hMY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3954:8327)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T14:24:41.498Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at jR.makeRequest (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:47:3448)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at runNextTicks (node:internal/process/task_queues:69:3)\n    at process.processTimers (node:internal/timers:540:9)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T14:30:07.560Z"}]

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