claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix [BUG] Auto-compact not triggering before 1M context limit error in Cowork mode

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Error Message

API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context · turn on usage credits at claude.ai/settings/usage, or use --model to switch to standard context

Code Example

API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context · turn on usage credits at 
claude.ai/settings/usage, or use --model to switch to standard context
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  • I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

Problema

Ao atingir o limite de contexto da sessão, o Claude não está compactando automaticamente a conversa. Em vez disso, exibe o erro: "API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context · turn on usage credits at claude.ai/settings/usage, or use --model to switch to standard context"

Comportamento esperado

A conversa deveria ser compactada automaticamente antes de atingir o limite, permitindo continuar no mesmo chat.

Comportamento atual

A sessão trava com o erro acima, mesmo com limite de uso ainda disponível (38% usado).

Ambiente

  • Plano: Pro
  • Modo: Cowork
  • Plataforma: [Windows/Mac/Linux]

Passos para reproduzir

  1. Iniciar uma conversa longa no Cowork
  2. Aguardar o contexto crescer
  3. O erro aparece sem compactação automática prévia
<img width="890" height="344" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/993cc860-f320-4196-adf3-107a114768ae" /> <img width="1406" height="387" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/90711f1e-f539-4b0c-84ac-e997b38d4ab7" />

What Should Happen?

Quando o contexto da conversa estiver próximo do limite, o Claude deve compactar automaticamente o histórico da conversa, permitindo continuar a sessão no mesmo chat sem erros, mesmo no modo Cowork.

Error Messages/Logs

API Error: Usage credits required for 1M context · turn on usage credits at 
claude.ai/settings/usage, or use --model to switch to standard context

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Abrir o modo Cowork no aplicativo Claude Desktop
  2. Iniciar uma conversa longa com múltiplas interações (criação de arquivos, pesquisas, tarefas complexas)
  3. Continuar a conversa até o contexto crescer significativamente
  4. O Claude exibe o erro de limite de contexto 1M e trava a sessão

Observação: O problema ocorre mesmo com o limite de uso da sessão ainda disponível (38% usado no momento do erro). A compactação automática não é acionada antes do erro aparecer.

Claude Model

Sonnet (default)

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

No response

Claude Code Version

2.1.156 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

Windows

Terminal/Shell

PowerShell

Additional Information

  • Modo: Cowork (aplicativo Claude Desktop)
  • Plano: Pro
  • O erro ocorre especificamente no modo Cowork, não no Claude Code CLI
  • O limite de uso da sessão estava em 38% no momento do erro
  • O limite semanal estava em 34% usado
  • O problema ocorreu em dias consecutivos (reproduzível)
  • A mensagem de erro sugere ativar "usage credits" em claude.ai/settings/usage, mas isso não deveria ser necessário para conversas normais no plano Pro
  • Não há opção visível para compactar manualmente a conversa no modo Cowork
<img width="890" height="344" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ec7e46e7-f51f-4f3d-8cf8-c7f79c5aaffb" /> <img width="1406" height="387" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a923f12d-55c0-47f1-8bd2-ec9e8906186d" />

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