[Bug] Autocompact thrashing due to context window refill within 3 turns
Status Open
Reported on v2.1.280
Maintainer reply None cached
Activity 0 comments · opened Sep 23, 2026
Bug Description
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⏺ Autocompact is thrashing: the context refilled to the limit within 3 turns of the previous compact, 3
times in a row. A file being read or a tool output is likely too large for the context window. Try reading
in smaller chunks, or use /clear to start fresh.
Environment Info
- Platform: darwin
- Terminal: vscode
- Version: 2.1.280
- Feedback ID: 62c7738e-be27-4151-95a2-72abeaf0732d
Errors
[{"error":"Error: Reactive compact: empty summary text in summarization response\n at Olr (/$bunfs/root/chunk-dt8bvbsd.js:1810:3184)\n at async fee (/$bunfs/root/chunk-dt8bvbsd.js:1810:7059)\n at async Ptr (/$bunfs/root/chunk-dt8bvbsd.js:1811:284)\n at async <anonymous> (/$bunfs/root/chunk-dt8bvbsd.js:1810:11966)\n at async WZn (/$bunfs/root/chunk-dt8bvbsd.js:219:5306)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-09-23T14:24:23.056Z"}]