[BUG] Claude Compaction Completely Broken for Opus
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Apr 18, 2026 by Aevum11 Closed May 29, 2026
Preflight Checklist
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- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
Compaction no longer functions for Opus. Every conversation, on every first compaction, the compaction fails.
What Should Happen?
Compaction should work and compact.
Error Messages/Logs
Generic compaction failed message.
Steps to Reproduce
Start a conversation with Opus, without hooks or anything, and then talk until compaction.
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
Latest
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
Windows
Terminal/Shell
Windows Terminal
Additional Information
_No response_
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