[BUG] API 500 ERROR "Attempt N/10... Retrying in Xs..." MAKING CLAUDE CODE UNUSEABLE

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?

API 500 ERROR ALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY

SUPER FUCKING ANNOYING

SOMETIMES IT WORKS, THEN IT JUST DIES. RETRIES 10 TIMES. THEN JUST RESETS.

What Should Happen?

NO FUCKING ERROR. OR AT LEAST UPDATE CLAUDE STATUS SO I KNOW THERE'S AN ERROR?????

Error Messages/Logs

⎿  API Error: 500 status code (no body). This is a server-side issue, usually temporary — try again in a moment. If it persists, check
     https://status.claude.com.


Submit Feedback / Bug Report

  Describe the issue below:

  fucking api error 500 all throughout the entire fucking day what the fuck

  Couldn't send feedback (server returned 500). If it keeps failing, you can file at https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues instead.

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Steps to Reproduce

JUST TRY USING IT

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.1.153 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

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