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Claude Code changelog Claude Code CLI · in the page changelog …esult message when piping large responses from `claude -p` * Fixed `CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS` and similar env vars silently using the mantissa of scientific-notation values (`1e6` became `1`)… Environment variables Claude Code CLI · in the page env-vars …| | `CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS` | Set the maximum number of output tokens for most requests. Defaults and c… Error reference Claude Code CLI · in the page errors …g budget. **What to do:** * Lower `MAX_THINKING_TOKENS`, or raise [`CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS`](/docs/en/env-vars) above the thinking budget * See [Extended thinking](/docs/en/model-config#exten… Connect Claude Code to an LLM gateway Claude Code CLI · in the page llm-gateway-connect …t below 100,000, and `/compact` remains the recovery there. Also set `CLAUDE_CODE_MAX_OUTPUT_TOKENS` below the gateway model's output limit | | Models missing from the `/model` picker…