[Bug] Compaction fails intermittently with extra usage requirement error
Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Apr 15, 2026 by zdavatz Closed Apr 19, 2026
Bug Description
/compact
⎿ Error: Error during compaction: API Error: Extra usage is required for 1M context · run /extra-usage to enable, or /model to switch
to standard context but if I run /compact again it works.
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: iTerm.app
- Version: 2.1.109
- Feedback ID: 0d89f5b1-ff18-4159-b1c2-2a654530d240
Errors
[{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Extra usage is required for long context requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011Ca64t89BR91agyAEJhbor\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:52736)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:4943)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-15T18:56:59.862Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Extra usage is required for long context requests.\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011Ca64tAgDzDoPXA5Wgvrvo\"}\n at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:52736)\n at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:50:4943)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-15T18:57:00.182Z"},{"error":"Error: API Error: Extra usage is required for 1M context · run /extra-usage to enable, or /model to switch to standard context\n at bEH (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:4527:1565)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-15T18:57:00.184Z"},{"error":"Error: Error during compaction: API Error: Extra usage is required for 1M context · run /extra-usage to enable, or /model to switch to standard context\n at <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:5432:1199)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-15T18:57:00.184Z"}]
well actually I am under my limit by a wide margin. running /compact again works.
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