Anthropic API Context Limit Exceeded During PDF Compaction

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Aug 1, 2025 by 4111y80y Closed Aug 15, 2025

Bug Description
Read(2507.04481v1.pdf)
⎿  Read PDF (1MB)
⎿  Context low · Run /compact to compact & continue

/compact

⎿ Error: Error during compaction: Error: API Error: 400
{"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"input length and max_tokens exceed context
limit: 198397 + 20000 > 200000, decrease input length or max_tokens and try again"}}

/compact

⎿ Error: Error during compaction: Error: API Error: 400
{"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"input length and max_tokens exceed context
limit: 198554 + 20000 > 200000, decrease input length or max_tokens and try again"}}

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: null
  • Version: 1.0.62
  • Feedback ID: df0cad0c-2752-471c-8398-4908ae31d017

Errors

[{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"This request would exceed your account's rate limit. Please try again later.\"}}\n    at n4.generate (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1317:12698)\n    at GP.makeStatusError (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1334:2101)\n    at GP.makeRequest (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1334:5315)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async OvB.bG1.showErrors (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2907:14365)\n    at async bG1 (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2368:5642)\n    at async OvB (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2907:14216)\n    at async file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2907:9271\n    at async hL0 (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2907:1690)\n    at async re (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2907:9241)","timestamp":"2025-07-29T13:51:19.780Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at BX (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1491:1184)\n    at file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1491:912\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at QX (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1491:903)\n    at GxB (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2530:7746)\n    at dM (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:65:19859)\n    at iv (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:42847)\n    at lv (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38368)\n    at jS (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38296)\n    at IR (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38150)","timestamp":"2025-07-29T16:20:31.526Z"},{"error":"McpError: MCP error -32602: Invalid request parameters\n    at WV0._onresponse (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1338:15638)\n    at _transport.onmessage (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1338:12790)\n    at J.X.client.transport.onmessage (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2924:7853)\n    at _eventSource.onmessage (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1344:18491)\n    at file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1344:2870\n    at C (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1341:343)\n    at X (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1340:3271)\n    at Object.J [as feed] (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1340:3232)\n    at file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1344:2401\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-07-29T16:25:12.709Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at BX (file:///C:/Users/lh/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1491:1184)\n    at file:///C:/Users/lh/AppD

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