[Bug] Compact Command Fails at 50% Memory Utilization

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Oct 18, 2025 by vadi2 Closed Oct 22, 2025

Bug Description
the compact command isn't working when only 50% of the memory, 101k tokens, are in use.

Environment Info

  • Platform: linux
  • Terminal: vte-based
  • Version: 2.0.14
  • Feedback ID: 3b037655-38aa-4fc8-b9c2-dfe886760fcd

Errors

[{"error":"AxiosError: Request failed with status code 401\n    at iM (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:24:1136)\n    at IncomingMessage.<anonymous> (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:29:9845)\n    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:events:520:35)\n    at IncomingMessage.emit (node:domain:489:12)\n    at endReadableNT (node:internal/streams/readable:1701:12)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:90:21)\n    at A81.request (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:31:2129)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async rLA (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:280:34283)","timestamp":"2025-10-18T08:55:38.854Z"},{"error":"Error: Language not supported while highlighting code, falling back to markdown: \n    at hK (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2123:729)\n    at file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2123:457\n    at Array.map (<anonymous>)\n    at tF (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2123:448)\n    at OlB (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2123:12745)\n    at G$ (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:73:19415)\n    at ka (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:42814)\n    at S9 (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38355)\n    at Wm (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38283)\n    at z$ (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:75:38137)","timestamp":"2025-10-18T09:10:11.532Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 208147 tokens > 200000 maximum\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CUEhXSTSDvcwmAKa2psog\"}\n    at N4.generate (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:428:21403)\n    at tS.makeStatusError (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:573:2117)\n    at tS.makeRequest (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:573:5330)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)\n    at async KwQ.yD1.model (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3209:19050)\n    at async yD1 (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2492:39781)\n    at async KwQ (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3209:19204)\n    at async file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3209:13417\n    at async sl0 (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3209:4415)\n    at async wB1 (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3209:13387)","timestamp":"2025-10-18T12:55:31.276Z"},{"error":"Error: 400 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"invalid_request_error\",\"message\":\"prompt is too long: 221309 tokens > 200000 maximum\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CUEhXVNoTnsrWNSERwvEJ\"}\n    at N4.generate (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:428:21403)\n    at tS.makeStatusError (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:573:2117)\n    at tS.makeRequest (file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:573:5330)\n    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)","timestamp":"2025-10-18T12:55:31.845Z"},{"error":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'P', \"Prompt is too long\" is not valid JSON\n    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)\n    at file:///var/home/vadi/.nvm/versions/node/v24.9.0/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:62:719\n   

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