Anthropic API Request Exceeds Context Limit Maximum Token Threshold

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

Bug Description
API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"input length and max_tokens exceed context limit:
188240 + 21333 > 200000, decrease input length or max_tokens and try again"}} on every request

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: vscode
  • Version: 1.0.65
  • Feedback ID: b9375829-dde8-4382-8285-6d7a12ffc9f9

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Command failed: security find-generic-password -a $USER -w -s \"Claude Code\"\nsecurity: SecKeychainSearchCopyNext: The specified item could not be found in the keychain.\n\n    at checkExecSyncError (node:child_process:890:11)\n    at execSync (node:child_process:962:15)\n    at t7 (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:867:5184)\n    at file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:48379\n    at Q (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:674:14418)\n    at cJ (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:45817)\n    at jz (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:44684)\n    at W9 (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:51005)\n    at csA (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:776:51163)","timestamp":"2025-08-01T19:40:15.519Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at VX (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1576:1184)\n    at file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1576:912\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at KX (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1576:903)\n    at BbB (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2626:11130)\n    at XR (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:65:19859)\n    at Nb (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:42848)\n    at $b (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38369)\n    at eS (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38297)\n    at jR (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:67:38151)","timestamp":"2025-08-01T20:57:45.475Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"input length and `max_tokens` exceed context limit: 187986 + 21333 > 200000, decrease input length or `max_tokens` and try again\"}}\n    at t4.generate (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1319:12486)\n    at TP.makeStatusError (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1336:2101)\n    at TP.makeRequest (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1336:5315)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async KfB.qF1.showErrors (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2981:14401)\n    at async qF1 (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2463:5642)\n    at async KfB (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2981:14252)\n    at async file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2981:9308\n    at async sM0 (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2981:1689)\n    at async O11 (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2981:9278)","timestamp":"2025-08-01T21:25:32.628Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"input length and `max_tokens` exceed context limit: 188012 + 21333 > 200000, decrease input length or `max_tokens` and try again\"}}\n    at t4.generate (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1319:12486)\n    at TP.makeStatusError (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm/versions/node/v18.19.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1336:2101)\n    at TP.makeRequest (file:///Users/arturo/.nvm

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