Low Context Management in Claude Code CLI

Resolved 💬 6 comments Opened Aug 6, 2025 by edhijlu Closed Jan 30, 2026

Bug Description
⎿  Context low · Run /compact to compact & continue

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: Apple_Terminal
  • Version: 1.0.69
  • Feedback ID: b2a66285-ec93-4247-8217-6bcc8c4c7328

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Failed to create shell snapshot: zsh:5: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:10: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:11: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:14: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:24: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:25: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:27: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:34: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:40: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:41: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:42: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:43: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\nzsh:46: permission denied: /Users/user/.claude/shell-snapshots/snapshot-zsh-1754462654116-x6nzu6.sh\n\n    at file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:911:737\n    at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:427:5)\n    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:518:28)\n    at ChildProcess.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1104:16)\n    at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/child_process:456:11)\n    at Socket.emit (node:events:518:28)\n    at Socket.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at Pipe.<anonymous> (node:net:343:12)","timestamp":"2025-08-06T06:44:14.209Z"},{"error":"MCPContentTooLargeError: MCP tool \"browser_wait_for\" response (25096 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (25000). Please use pagination, filtering, or limit parameters to reduce the response size.\n    at zN0 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1295:7872)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async UTB (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1330:12222)\n    at async Object.call (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1330:6731)\n    at async Wj8 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2786:10455)\n    at async Yu1 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2786:6732)\n    at async rjB (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1917:1384)\n    at async Ij8 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2786:5843)\n    at async Gj8 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2786:5328)\n    at async pS (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2786:3792)","timestamp":"2025-08-06T06:45:24.551Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"too many total text bytes: 10911039 > 9000000\"}}\n    at B6.generate (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1262:2303)\n    at BS.makeStatusError (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1279:2101)\n    at BS.makeRequest (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1279:5315)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async CN0 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1295:6936)\n    at async zN0 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1295:7767)\n    at async UTB (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1330:12222)\n    at async Object.call (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1330:6731)\n    at async Wj8 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2786:10455)\n    at async Yu1 (file:///Users/user/.claude/local/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2786:6732)","timestamp":"2025-08-06T06:45:42.676Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 200132 tokens > 200000 m

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