Claude Code v2.1.229 ·
Automatic compaction errors say what went wrong
When auto-compaction fails you now see the underlying reason, not just a generic error.
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
3Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
CompactionArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.229,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
When automatic compaction fails, the message now appends the underlying failure detail, truncated, instead of only the generic compaction error text.
Evidence
automatic compaction failed:
Strings lifted out of the shipped bundle, so the claim above can be checked against them.
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