Compaction Failure: Conversation Length Exceeds Maximum Limit

Resolved 💬 5 comments Opened Apr 29, 2025 by kranthighanta-copart Closed Nov 30, 2025

Bug Description
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⎿  Error: Error during compaction: Error: Conversation too long. Press esc to go up a few messages and try again.

Environment Info

  • Platform: macos
  • Terminal: intellij
  • Version: 0.2.78
  • Feedback ID: 4fdc2c2e-f1e8-45fd-b5b4-628d2015529d

Errors

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