[BUG] Prompt is too long after compaction

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 11, 2026 by fra-LE Closed May 18, 2026

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Claude Code keeps running out of context, even after a fresh compaction "Prompt is too long" or "image too large etc..."

What Should Happen?

it shouldn't run out of context so quickly, and when it does not be dumb repeating the error, at least allow the user to extract the context to restart a new chat

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

not sure, chats are not as long, it just runs out of context when before wouldnt

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.12 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

windows

Terminal/Shell

VSCode

Additional Information

_No response_

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