[Bug] Token Compaction Error: "Error: Conversation too long" at only 97k tokens used??
Resolved 💬 8 comments Opened Oct 7, 2025 by ariccio Closed Nov 3, 2025
Bug Description
This makes no sense. 97k tokens is too long? Why am I getting a compaction error?
See the following few exchanges:
> /compact
⎿ Error: Error during compaction: Error: Conversation too long. Press esc twice to go up a few messages and try again.
> /context
⎿ Context Usage
⛁ ⛀ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 · 97k/200k tokens (49%)
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁
⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛁ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛁ System prompt: 3.1k tokens (1.5%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛁ System tools: 11.8k tokens (5.9%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛁ Memory files: 9.7k tokens (4.9%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛁ Messages: 27.8k tokens (13.9%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ Free space: 103k (51.3%)
⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛶ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ Autocompact buffer: 45.0k tokens (22.5%)
⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝
⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝ ⛝
Memory files · /memory
└ User (/Users/alexanderriccio/.claude/CLAUDE.md): 702 tokens
└ Project 18 tokens
(/Users/alexanderriccio/Documents/GitHub/DeeDee-Prototype/CLAUDE.md):
└ Project (/Users/alexanderriccio/Documents/GitHub/DeeDee-Prototype/.9.0k
ithub/copilot-instructions.md): tokens
SlashCommand Tool · 0 commands
└ Total: 962 tokens
> /compact
⎿ Error: Error during compaction: Error: Conversation too long. Press esc twice to go up a few messages and try again.
> /feedback
⎿ Feedback / bug report cancelled
> /feedback
⎿ Feedback / bug report submitted
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: Apple_Terminal
- Version: 2.0.9
- Feedback ID: 1720fb27-78fa-4a64-b1ef-a79c8a3a100e
Errors
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