[BUG] Failure when there's over 100 images

[barrettj]

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• This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
• I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

When using claude to edit images I reached an image limit and couldn't compact or continue:

What Should Happen?

I should be able to compact or continue in some capacity

Error Messages/Logs

Read image (5.2KB)
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Too much media: 0 document pages + 102 images > 100"},"request_id":"req_011CXLuUBKMffgQcCA9wfKbV"}
  ✻ Cogitated for 5m 51s
  ❯ .
  ⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Too much media: 0 document pages + 102 images > 100"},"request_id":"req_011CXLuVk86SwnECT5auCkye"}
  ❯
  /compact
  ⎿  Error: Error during compaction: Error: API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"Too much media: 0 document pages + 102 images >
  100"},"request_id":"req_011CXLuWpKdnGnnnXTDpAfEk"}
  ❯

Steps to Reproduce

I had claude working on editing images with image magick for a fair while

Claude Model

Opus

Is this a regression?

I don't know

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.1.14 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Other

Additional Information

Feedback Id: dc0e605c-0b56-4730-bd2a-9dcbb10c1255

[github-actions]

Found 3 possible duplicate issues:

1. [BUG] Too many images (>100) in the context nukes the whole session and renders is unusable #3397
2. Compaction fails on sessions with pasted screenshots (base64 images) #16649
3. [Bug] Cannot send screenshots after conversation compaction causes unrecoverable state #10812

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[barrettj]

This is a newer #3397, reopened as it's still occurring and the previous issue is closed ("This issue has been automatically locked since it was closed and has not had any activity for 7 days. If you're experiencing a similar issue, please file a new issue and reference this one if it's relevant.")

[kkukshtel]

Also seeing this, no obvious way to fix it. Even submitting just text is failing.

[Rabusek]

Just got it myself as well.
⎿  API Error: 400 {"type":"error","error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"too many images and documents: 110 + 0 > 100"},"request_id":"req_011CXq3jLWD1pDKMBnJA1KF3"}