[Bug] Anthropic API Error: Conversation Length Limit Exceeded Unexpectedly

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 1, 2025 by dnathe4th Closed Jan 7, 2026

Bug Description
getting an error that conversation is too long, but the context usage only shows me at 85k/200k (42%)

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: null
  • Version: 2.0.1
  • Feedback ID: 33be85c9-6111-4e31-a7fe-15b321a1db6b

Errors

[{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from stable: Error: ECONNREFUSED\n    at aU9 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2104:771)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-09-30T06:38:49.723Z"},{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from stable: Error: ECONNREFUSED\n    at aU9 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2104:771)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-09-30T09:56:16.629Z"},{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from stable: Error: ECONNREFUSED\n    at aU9 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2104:771)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-09-30T15:45:29.284Z"},{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from stable: Error: ECONNREFUSED\n    at aU9 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2104:771)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-09-30T19:30:20.080Z"},{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from stable: Error: ECONNREFUSED\n    at aU9 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2104:771)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-09-30T21:41:10.379Z"},{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from stable: Error: ECONNREFUSED\n    at aU9 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2104:771)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T00:53:45.559Z"},{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from stable: Error: ECONNREFUSED\n    at aU9 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2104:771)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T03:42:41.841Z"},{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from stable: Error: ECONNREFUSED\n    at aU9 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2104:771)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T04:29:39.545Z"},{"error":"Error: Failed to fetch version from stable: Error: ECONNREFUSED\n    at aU9 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:2104:771)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T05:23:20.525Z"},{"error":"Error: Request was aborted.\n    at new G5 (unknown:1:28)\n    at new _Y (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:716:20515)\n    at new q2 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:716:21301)\n    at makeRequest (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:871:3864)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T05:25:29.019Z"},{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (45858 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (25000). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n    at new eE0 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:1533:1483)\n    at FrG (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:1542:411)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T05:28:53.435Z"},{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (45858 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (25000). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n    at new eE0 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:1533:1483)\n    at FrG (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:1542:411)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T05:29:01.830Z"},{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (45858 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (25000). Please use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or use the GrepTool to search for specific content.\n    at new eE0 (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:1533:1483)\n    at FrG (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:1542:411)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T05:31:22.595Z"},{"error":"AbortError: The operation was aborted.\n    at unknown\n    at abortChildProcess (node:child_process:871:42)\n    at onAbortListener2 (node:child_process:35:24)\n    at abort (unknown)\n    at <anonymous> (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:3557:80)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T06:02:25.172Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 200680 tokens > 200000 maximum\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CTfyaJxoypET7RE5Vqg4c\"}\n    at new G5 (unknown:1:28)\n    at new _Y (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:716:20515)\n    at new tZ0 (unknown:1:28)\n    at generate (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:716:20972)\n    at makeRequest (B:/~BUN/root/claude.exe:871:5359)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2025-10-01T06:06:21.853Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 201408 tokens > 200000 maximum\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CTfyanmPSiwTVwKe8Wh9m\"}\n    at ne

Note: Error logs were truncated.

> /context
  ⎿  Context Usage 85k/200k tokens (42%)
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁   ⛁ System prompt: 2.9k tokens (1.5%)
     ⛁ ⛁ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶   ⛁ System tools: 11.5k tokens (5.8%)
     ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶   ⛁ Memory files: 4.7k tokens (2.4%)
     ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶   ⛁ Messages: 65.5k tokens (32.7%)
     ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶   ⛶ Free space: 115k (57.7%)
     ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶
     ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶

     Memory files · /memory
     └ Project                                                            4.7k
     (C:\Users\dnthe\AndroidStudioProjects\DemeraraStables\CLAUDE.md):    tokens

     SlashCommand Tool · 0 commands
     └ Total: 757 tokens

> /compact
  ⎿  Error: Error during compaction: Error: Conversation too long. Press esc twice to go up a few messages and try again

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