Anthropic API: Persistent 500 Overloaded Error Interrupting Service

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Aug 7, 2025 by 8agana Closed Aug 15, 2025

Bug Description
Receiving API Error: 500 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"api_error","message":"Overloaded"}} yet again. Its been a couple of days. Shame on me for thinking Anthropic had fixed the issue.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: alacritty
  • Version: 1.0.70
  • Feedback ID: 18a550ff-fd6f-49c8-b503-91007ac9bd67

Errors

[{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read\n    at readFileSync (node:fs:435:20)\n    at new qi1 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:686:6357)\n    at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:745:62381\n    at Q (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:674:14418)\n    at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:745:62802\n    at Q (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:674:14418)\n    at file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:745:64778\n    at Q (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:674:14418)\n    at QcB (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3246:7127)\n    at iM8 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3287:6822)","timestamp":"2025-08-07T18:02:07.453Z"},{"error":"Error: Tool mcp__unified-intelligence__ui_think not found\n    at jhB (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2830:3608)\n    at $R (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:19859)\n    at _b (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:42848)\n    at yb (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38369)\n    at Xj (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38297)\n    at gR (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38151)\n    at SC (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:35214)\n    at j8 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:4841)\n    at L3 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:32459)\n    at A.Q.updateContainer (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:333:1837)","timestamp":"2025-08-07T18:02:09.396Z"},{"error":"Error: Tool mcp__unified-intelligence__ui_recall not found\n    at jhB (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2830:3608)\n    at $R (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:19859)\n    at _b (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:42848)\n    at yb (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38369)\n    at Xj (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38297)\n    at gR (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38151)\n    at SC (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:35214)\n    at j8 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:4841)\n    at L3 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:32459)\n    at A.Q.updateContainer (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:333:1837)","timestamp":"2025-08-07T18:02:09.400Z"},{"error":"Error: Tool mcp__unified-intelligence__ui_think not found\n    at jhB (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2830:3608)\n    at $R (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:19859)\n    at _b (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:42848)\n    at yb (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38369)\n    at Xj (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38297)\n    at gR (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:38151)\n    at SC (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:35214)\n    at j8 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:4841)\n    at L3 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:32459)\n    at A.Q.updateContainer (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:333:1837)","timestamp":"2025-08-07T18:02:09.401Z"},{"error":"Error: Tool mcp__unified-intelligence__ui_think not found\n    at jhB (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2830:3608)\n    at $R (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:327:19859)\n    at _b (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:329:42848)\n    at yb (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/nod

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