[Bug] Compaction Fails When Free Context Space Depleted Despite Autocompact Buffer

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 15, 2025 by 99oblivius Closed Oct 19, 2025

Bug Description
It is not possible to initiate a /compact when there is not enough Free context space left, even though there is significant Autocompact buffer remaining. It leads to

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

Environment Info

  • Platform: win32
  • Terminal: vscode
  • Version: 2.0.14
  • Feedback ID: 93176e3d-b8f6-4d08-a8c0-73d682bf5a5d

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