[BUG] bug in context handling from Claude (context limits warning when /context shows > 80% free

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Aug 21, 2025 by enrico-galluccio7 Closed Aug 21, 2025

Environment

  • Platform (select one):
  • [ x] Anthropic API
  • [ ] AWS Bedrock
  • [ ] Google Vertex AI
  • [ ] Other: <!-- specify -->
  • Claude CLI version: <!-- -->
  • Operating System: <!-- e.g. macOS 15.6 -->
  • Terminal: <!-- e.g. Terminal -->

Bug Description

<!-- If I call the /context command, I see I have plenty of context available (80%), but then I on the bottom right you can see context is at 0%. See image.
Basically whenever I /clear all the context, it get immediately reset to 130k+ tokens with a simple "hello Claude". The issue is real and not only visual, as then I get a 400 because of context exceeded. The image explains the bug very well. -->

<img width="3002" height="614" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5e484a08-362a-49e7-918c-a5c645a3ff36" />

Steps to Reproduce

  1. <!-- /context -->
  2. <!-- Compare it with the number of tokens -->
  3. <!-- See discrapancy -->

Expected Behavior

<!-- If would expect /context to be a reflection of the context left, and I wouldn't expect the context to be problematic after a couple of prompts -->

Actual Behavior

<!-- After /clean, number of token skyrocket to 130000k with the first command and right corner context gets to <10% superfast, while /context is not coherent-->

Additional Context

<!-- By looking at the image you should be able to understand the issue -->

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