[BUG] Failed to decode JSON: JSON message exceeded maximum buffer size of 1048576 bytes...

Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jun 29, 2026 by junaid1460

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  • [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?

Image reading, when image gets loaded and if images are larger it would show this

What Should Happen?

Ideally there should be precheck to not allow this to faulting error, and guide agent to compress and read

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

Take a screen shot and ask agent to read more than one of them in mac

Claude Model

None

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

Claude Code v2.1.195

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

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