[BUG] Context at 540k/200k tokens (270%)

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Sep 2, 2025 by vkabatov Closed Sep 2, 2025

Environment

  • Platform (select one):
  • [ ] Anthropic API
  • [ ] AWS Bedrock
  • [ ] Google Vertex AI
  • [ x] Other: Claude Code
  • Claude CLI version: npm-global (1.0.100)
  • Operating System: RHEL 9.6
  • Terminal: Terminal in VScode

Bug Description

Context for System prompt: 525.8k tokens (262.9%)

/context

⎿ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ Context Usage
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ claude-sonnet-4-20250514 • 540k/200k tokens (270%)
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ System prompt: 525.8k tokens (262.9%)
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ System tools: 11.4k tokens (5.7%)
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ MCP tools: 927 tokens (0.5%)
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ Memory files: 101 tokens (0.1%)
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ Messages: 1.3k tokens (0.6%)
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁

MCP tools · /mcp
└ mcp__ide__getDiagnostics (ide): 428 tokens
└ mcp__ide__executeCode (ide): 499 tokens

Memory files · /memory
└ Project (/home/user/Documents/GitHub/CLAUDE.md): 101 tokens

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Run /context
  2. Reinstalled vscode, claude, all vscode extensions
  3. context still in the same 270%
  4. cleared CLAUDE.md
  5. when running claude outside of github project directory in system terminal, context is fine

/context
⎿  ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛀ ⛶ ⛶
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ Context Usage
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ claude-sonnet-4-20250514 • 14k/200k tokens (7%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛁ System prompt: 2.9k tokens (1.4%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛁ System tools: 11.4k tokens (5.7%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛁ Messages: 8 tokens (0.0%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ Free space: 185.7k (92.8%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶

Expected Behavior

Normal context usage

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