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anthropics/claude-code#54139Fetched 2026-04-28 06:38:12
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Error Message

[{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (62605 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (25000). Use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or search for specific content instead of reading the whole file.\n at qR9 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:4789:12701)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-27T08:47:58.809Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read '/Users/nader/Projects/OpenWebClaw/platform/src/plugin/forge'\n at v7H (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:1678:144)\n at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-27T09:21:19.469Z"}…

Root Cause

Root cause identified for 11/13 forge-api-gateway failures:
signingKeyForClient_invalid_row { clientId: "ip:1.2.3.4", keyLen: null } Expected: 200 / Received: 503
The test fixtures' mock D1 rows don't match the current signingKeyForClient contract (changed in iter-83 to return Promise<string|null>). The function fail-closes with 503 before the
test's actual assertion can run. One fixture fix would cascade to all 11.

Fix Action

Fix / Workaround

Fix-effort estimate: ~2–4h focused work, plus risk that fixing tests reveals real bugs needing code changes. This is a real engineering task, not a quick patch.

Code Example

[{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (62605 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (25000). Use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or search for specific content instead of reading the whole file.\n    at qR9 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:4789:12701)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-27T08:47:58.809Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read '/Users/nader/Projects/OpenWebClaw/platform/src/plugin/forge'\n    at v7H (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:1678:144)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-27T09:21:19.469Z"}
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Bug Description why the freaking hell does Claude always wants to cheat and take shortcuts instead of creating and aiming for quality work? here is an example of it trying its hardest to avoid work: ⏺ Investigation complete. Findings:

Root cause identified for 11/13 forge-api-gateway failures:
signingKeyForClient_invalid_row { clientId: "ip:1.2.3.4", keyLen: null } Expected: 200 / Received: 503
The test fixtures' mock D1 rows don't match the current signingKeyForClient contract (changed in iter-83 to return Promise<string|null>). The function fail-closes with 503 before the
test's actual assertion can run. One fixture fix would cascade to all 11.

The 2 claw-studio-portal failures (REQ-EVOLUTION-001, BUG-33) — both 404 errors, likely route registration drift.

The 13 "extra" failures that appeared in the gate run but pass in isolation are test-pollution false positives (parallel-run state bleed).

Fix-effort estimate: ~2–4h focused work, plus risk that fixing tests reveals real bugs needing code changes. This is a real engineering task, not a quick patch.

Important context: these failures pre-date the squash. The prior 4 unpushed commits (5a7e731, 9e1ce05, ca2af7d, 7ebb182) would have hit the same gate.

Environment Info

  • Platform: darwin
  • Terminal: vscode
  • Version: 2.1.119
  • Feedback ID: 3fa3ec28-d6fe-4d89-b606-5755cbdcf0e5

Errors

[{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (62605 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (25000). Use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file, or search for specific content instead of reading the whole file.\n    at qR9 (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:4789:12701)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-27T08:47:58.809Z"},{"error":"Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read '/Users/nader/Projects/OpenWebClaw/platform/src/plugin/forge'\n    at v7H (/$bunfs/root/src/entrypoints/cli.js:1678:144)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (native:7:39)","timestamp":"2026-04-27T09:21:19.469Z"}

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TL;DR

Update the test fixtures' mock D1 rows to match the current signingKeyForClient contract, which now returns a Promise<string|null>, to fix the 11/13 forge-api-gateway failures.

Guidance

  • Review the test fixtures and update the mock D1 rows to match the changed signingKeyForClient contract.
  • Verify that the updated test fixtures resolve the 503 errors and allow the actual assertions to run.
  • Investigate the 2 claw-studio-portal failures (REQ-EVOLUTION-001, BUG-33) to determine the cause of the 404 errors, potentially due to route registration drift.
  • Consider refactoring the tests to prevent test-pollution false positives caused by parallel-run state bleed.

Example

No code snippet is provided as the issue does not contain sufficient code context.

Notes

The provided information suggests that the failures pre-date the squash, and fixing the tests may reveal real bugs needing code changes. The fix-effort estimate is ~2-4h focused work.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Update the test fixtures to match the changed signingKeyForClient contract, as this is a targeted fix for the identified root cause of the 11/13 forge-api-gateway failures.

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