claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug] Anthropic API Error: Image processing failures causing conversation token waste

Bug Description I got a lot, A LOT of issues like this one, that burned about 70% of my 5h window. But i have no image..

⎿ API Error: an image in the conversation could not be processed and was removed. Double press esc to edit your message, or re-read the file if you still need it.

Read 1 file (ctrl+o to expand) ⎿ API Error: an image in the conversation could not be processed and was removed. Double press esc to edit your message, or re-read the file if you still need it.

Read 1 file (ctrl+o to expand) ⎿ API Error: an image in the conversation could not be processed and was removed. Double press esc to edit your message, or re-read the file if you still need it.

⏺ Update(ui/plugins/PluginsScreen.kt) ⎿ Added 1 line 151 @Composable 152 private fun PluginRow( 153 plugin: Plugin, 154 + locked: Boolean, 155 onToggle: (Boolean) -> Unit, 156 ) { 157 Row( ⎿ API Error: an image in the conversation could not be processed and was removed. Double press esc to edit your message, or re-read the file if you still need it. ⎿ API Error: Server is temporarily limiting requests (not your usage limit) · Rate limited

Environment Info

• Platform: darwin
• Terminal: iTerm.app
• Version: 2.1.143
• Feedback ID: 134d8df9-d80a-4dc1-9c44-5c96d0de4e66

Errors

[{"error":"Unable to determine image format","timestamp":"2026-05-18T18:13:31.784Z"},{"error":"Unable to determine image format","timestamp":"2026-05-18T18:13:31.785Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Rate limited\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CbAcLujuDUmE4T41rwBRm\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:62513)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-18T19:46:24.898Z"},{"error":"Error: 429 {\"type\":\"error\",\"error\":{\"type\":\"rate_limit_error\",\"message\":\"Rate limited\"},\"request_id\":\"req_011CbAdD5p2KA3qW6JrgoYCN\"}\n    at generate (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:11:62513)\n    at makeRequest (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:51:7694)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-05-18T19:57:45.919Z"}]