[Bug] Hallucinated Database Column Existence During Code Generation

Resolved 💬 4 comments Opened Sep 14, 2025 by DocChrisKing Closed Jan 7, 2026

Bug Description
Claude told me that database columns existed when they didn't. I asked for thorough, thoughtful work, ultrathink, and a plan. It has access to my database and source code

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: WarpTerminal
  • Version: 1.0.111
  • Feedback ID: 1cae70a9-ec58-4c86-a6e9-b2a1792727a6

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Input buffer has corrupt header: VipsJpeg: Corrupt JPEG data: 27 extraneous bytes before marker 0x98\nVipsJpeg: Unsupported marker type 0x98\n    at bg._E9 [as metadata] (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:166:36391)\n    at J61 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:859:1746)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async Av6 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:2744)\n    at async Object.call (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1775:341)\n    at async nM (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:2956)\n    at async file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1794:1180","timestamp":"2025-09-13T07:24:19.248Z"},{"error":"Error: Input buffer has corrupt header: VipsJpeg: Corrupt JPEG data: 27 extraneous bytes before marker 0x98\nVipsJpeg: Unsupported marker type 0x98\n    at bg._E9 [as metadata] (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:166:36391)\n    at nx6 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:879)\n    at async ix6 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:587)\n    at async Object.call (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1775:406)\n    at async nM (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:2956)\n    at async file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1794:1180","timestamp":"2025-09-13T07:24:19.290Z"},{"error":"Error: Input buffer has corrupt header: VipsJpeg: Corrupt JPEG data: 27 extraneous bytes before marker 0x98\nVipsJpeg: Unsupported marker type 0x98\n    at bg.Rw9 [as toBuffer] (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:166:58384)\n    at ex6 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:2420)\n    at async ix6 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:763)\n    at async Object.call (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1775:406)\n    at async nM (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:2956)\n    at async file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1794:1180","timestamp":"2025-09-13T07:24:19.306Z"},{"error":"Error: Input buffer has corrupt header: VipsJpeg: Corrupt JPEG data: 27 extraneous bytes before marker 0x98\nVipsJpeg: Unsupported marker type 0x98\n    at bg._E9 [as metadata] (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:166:36391)\n    at J61 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:859:1746)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n    at async Av6 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:2744)\n    at async Object.call (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1775:341)\n    at async nM (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:2956)\n    at async file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1794:1180","timestamp":"2025-09-13T07:26:03.114Z"},{"error":"Error: Input buffer has corrupt header: VipsJpeg: Corrupt JPEG data: 27 extraneous bytes before marker 0x98\nVipsJpeg: Unsupported marker type 0x98\n    at bg._E9 [as metadata] (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:166:36391)\n    at nx6 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:879)\n    at async ix6 (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:587)\n    at async Object.call (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1775:406)\n    at async nM (file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:1780:2956)\n    at async file:///Users/chrisking/.bun/install/global/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-c

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