claude-code - 💡(How to fix) Fix You've hit your limit · resets 2am (Europe/Prague) [1 participants]

[{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (10141 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (10000). 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 ULK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4666:12262)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)\n at async QLK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4670:2638)\n at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4675:7235)\n at async hMY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3954:8327)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T19:30:02.819Z"},{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (13268 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (10000). 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 ULK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4666:12262)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)\n at async QLK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4670:2638)\n at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4675:7235)\n at async hMY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3954:8327)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T19:39:31.967Z"},{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (13764 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (10000). 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 ULK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4666:12262)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)\n at async QLK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4670:2638)\n at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4675:7235)\n at async hMY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3954:8327)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T19:55:56.485Z"},{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (13764 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (10000). 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 ULK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4666:12262)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)\n at async QLK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4670:2638)\n at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4675:7235)\n at async hMY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3954:8327)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T19:56:11.736Z"},{"error":"MaxFileReadTokenExceededError: File content (13764 tokens) exceeds maximum allowed tokens (10000). 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 ULK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4666:12262)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:103:5)\n at async QLK (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4670:2638)\n at async Object.call (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:4675:7235)\n at async hMY (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3954:8327)","timestamp":"2026-04-14T19:57:07.834Z"},{"error":"dq8: Another process is currently installing an update\n at nq8 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2583:3924)\n at async Object.current (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:8367:10706)","timestamp":"2026-04-15T03:45:09.608Z"},{"error":"dq8: Another process is currently installing an update\n at nq8 (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:2583:3924)\n at async Object.current (file:///opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:8367:10706)","timestamp":"2026-04-15T04:51:18.531Z"},{"error":"dq8: Another process is currently installing an update\n at nq8…

TL;DR

The most likely fix is to use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file instead of reading the whole file to avoid exceeding the maximum allowed tokens.

Guidance

• The errors suggest that the file content exceeds the maximum allowed tokens (10000), causing a MaxFileReadTokenExceededError. To mitigate this, consider using offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file.
• Review the code to identify where the file is being read and modify it to use pagination or chunking to stay within the token limit.
• Check if there are any updates available for the @anthropic-ai/claude-code package, as some errors indicate that another process is installing an update.
• Verify that the issue is resolved by monitoring the error logs and usage quota after implementing the changes.

Example

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

Notes

The provided error logs are truncated, which may limit the ability to provide a comprehensive solution. Additionally, the root cause of the sudden usage quota depletion is unclear, and further investigation may be necessary to identify the underlying issue.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Use offset and limit parameters to read specific portions of the file to avoid exceeding the maximum allowed tokens. This approach can help mitigate the issue until a more permanent solution is found.